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Prostate Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

(5 Posts)
Wenmore Sun 01-Oct-23 15:19:40

This is just fantastic news - an incredibly effective, fast and lower cost treatment that will help so many sufferers.

www.icr.ac.uk/news-archive/higher-doses-of-radiotherapy-cut-treatment-time-by-up-to-75-per-cent-in-localised-prostate-cancer-patients-while-maintaining-high-cure-rates

Jaxjacky Sun 01-Oct-23 16:05:20

I too think it’s excellent news, joined up research and trials, a thank you to those who volunteer.

crazyH Sun 01-Oct-23 16:13:10

Great news - lots of precious young men in my family and I’ve always worried about this awful disease. A good friend of my ex-husband died from it (a good few years ago )…

Kate1949 Sun 01-Oct-23 16:48:53

Encourage your men to get checked if they can. It is the most common cancer in men. My husband has it, as does my brother-in-law, both in remission after treatment thankfully. My next door neighbour has it and a good friend's husband died from it aged 63.

Nanatoone Sun 01-Oct-23 17:03:11

My husband died of this cancer, he didn’t even know he was ill when diagnosed with metastasis. Great to hear that progress is being made. Early diagnosis is the way forward.