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Hello,

My dad has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread to his spine and lungs. 

He has started hormone injections yesterday as his first treatment. He is in his late 60's and is very active and fit.

I know that there is no cure for this but I would be really grateful if anyone had any advice on what to expect/ how effective treatments are and if there is anything that can help.

Thank you

 

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    Hi Acs,

    Welcome to this forum allthough I am sorry to hear about your dad. I was also in my late sixties when I was diagnosed. I was started on hormone injections (zoladex) And my psa came down from 70 which is quite high to 3.18 before I started radiotherapy. A  few weeks after finishing radiotherapy my psa was only just measurable at 0.01. Cancer seems to need testoerone to grow and the hormone therapy stops the body producing it therby slowing the cancer growth down and in some cases even stopping it growing.

    Your dad will soon probably start to have hot flushes which is a side effect of the hormone. They can be embarrasing for a man. I wish for good results for your dad. I am here to talk if needed. Best wishes to you and your dad, Brian.

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    Hello,

    Thank you so much for your reply. It is really helpful to hear any experience/ advice at this early stage, the difficulty at the moment is the not knowing.

    Thank you again 

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    Hi acs, 

    My dad was also diagnosed with prostate cancer the beginning of July. He doesn't have cancer in his lungs, but it is in his bones and his lymph nodes. My dad has his first hormone injection and we find out if it worked in October. We did notice that the injection made his bone pain worse for a while. He had pain in his chest, so we had to go to emergency anf found out he has fractures in his ribs. I'm not sure if you're aware but I was told by the emerg doctor that my dad's bones are so weak that even if he coughs he could fracture a bone because of the cancer. I'm not sure what situation your dad is in. If you need to message me, feel free. Maybe we could help each other through this. If you have any questions, you can always feel free to ask me!

  • Offline in reply to GiftThePresent
    Hi, Thanks for your reply, I am sorry to hear about your Dad. Thank you for the information on the injections, my Dad has only just begun these, the only side effect he has noticed so far is nausea. That would be great, thank you.

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