Adam’s Advanced Prostate Cancer Journey

In this episode I share my thoughts on last week's decision by the UK National Screening Committee to not recommend that nationwide screening for prostate cancer be introduced. But there's also some good news, firstly in the test result of how the hormone therapy I've been on since day one has worked, and secondly in that an enormous sum has been very generously donated by my lovely supporters wit...

In this episode I talk about my first meeting with my oncologist, at which I learnt further details of my diagnosis, and agreed a treatment plan of chemo infusions over the next eighteen weeks. I also explain why I've decided to shave off my lovely long silver locks, and how you can show your support, should you wish to, for the marvellous people at Macmillan Cancer Support by donating a few penni...

In this episode, my friend Kim Sharpe relates his own journey with prostate cancer. We discuss attending a pop-up PSA testing session, radiotherapy, constipation and erectile disfunction.

In this episode I share my thoughts on how I've managed to remain positive since my diagnosis, accepting the situation and being realistic about what lies ahead. I'm not living with cancer - it's living with me.

In this fourth episode I discuss receiving my score on the Gleason chart - the system devised to rank where a patient is on the prostate cancer journey - and my reaction to what at first seemed like devastating news, plus more hormone therapy side effect fun and the first round of pain.

In this episode I talk about Relugolix, the hormone therapy tablet which seems to be the UK norm for the initial treatment of advanced prostate cancer. I describe my experience after several weeks of being on this treatment, and details the side-effects - from increased appetite and bone pain to man boobs.

In this episode I'll discuss my experience of MRI and CT scans, and subsequent lymph node and prostate biopsies. All this completely new to me, having never had any more than an X-ray before. What's the dress code, and where does that gel go?

Hello to anyone listening to this, the first episode of my advanced prostate cancer journey podcast! I'm 60, previously in great health but recently diagnosed with stage 4 advanced prostate cancer despite having no symptoms. It's now in my bones and lymph nodes, and incurable. I'm going to be recording and publishing my thoughts and reflections each week, primarily to provide myself with an outlet...