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Post by mojo1941 on Dec 30, 2014 8:41:05 GMT
British grandfather celebrates beating three types of cancer in a year with trek to South Pole A grandfather from Surrey is trekking to the South Pole with Prince Harry's polar guide, to celebrate triumphing over three separate cancers in less than a year Patrick McIntosh's wife, children and grandchildren think he's gone mad. His business clients think he's joking. And his doctors think he's lucky to be alive. Yet on Monday, despite the concerns of his family and bemusement of his colleagues, the businessman left home to trek to the South Pole – despite having been diagnosed with three unconnected cancers in less than a year. "It is perhaps a bit unusual," said Mr McIntosh, 58. "I've never done anything quite as mad as this. But I just want to get going." Three Cheers for Patrick and all the Best to him in 2015 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/11316214/British-grandfather-celebrates-beating-three-types-of-cancer-in-a-year-with-trek-to-South-Pole.
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Post by mojo1941 on Jan 8, 2015 8:28:13 GMT
The hormone testosterone, which fuels prostate cancer growth, unexpectedly stymies the disease in certain cases, according to researchers who found it made tumors more vulnerable to treatment in some patients. Prostate cancer is the most common tumor in men. The American Cancer Society projects 220,800 men will be diagnosed with the disease in 2015. The cancer typically turns deadly after tumors stop responding to drugs that block production of testosterone and its receptors, an approach called androgen deprivation therapy that has been standard for 70 years. www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-07/testosterone-fuel-for-prostate-cancer-stalls-tumors-in-surprise.html
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Post by mojo1941 on Jan 11, 2015 13:30:43 GMT
Living with two penises is 'special and unique' www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30684471real ? does he have 2 prostate lumps?? as well as a full house also ? testicles??
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Post by Geoff on Jan 11, 2015 15:10:31 GMT
I bet it is .
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Post by jal on Jan 11, 2015 17:03:50 GMT
I would think he would only have one prostate
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Post by mojo1941 on Jan 31, 2015 16:32:54 GMT
Prostate Cancer: What are the symptoms and risk factors? Take Prostate Cancer. An early diagnosis would give a man a 90% chance of surviving more than ten years. A late diagnosis, when it’s already spread to stage four, mean a mere 30% chance that you’ll live for more than five. So, armed with this knowledge, and adding it to the fact men probably don’t listen to their wives/mothers about getting themselves checked out, Prostate Cancer UK www.prostatecanceruk.org has come up with a plan. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer It’s called Men United www.prostatecanceruk.org/menunited, and it does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s calling for men to unite and support each other in the awareness of a cancer that will affect 1 in 8 of them in their lives. "Since it was launched 12 months ago, Men United has caught the imagination, and a new zeal for change in men’s health - with more than 200,000 people signing up to pledge support,” explains a Prostate Cancer UK spokesperson. home.bt.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/prostate-cancer-what-are-the-symptoms-and-risk-factors-11363958275862
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Post by mojo1941 on Feb 16, 2015 15:08:03 GMT
Hi Davje That is terrible news - what about zoledronic acid? for any viewer who has just joined the club nobody wants to join sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-health/10-things-to-know-about-prostate-cancer-073638792.htmlProstate cancer occurs four times more frequently compared to 30 years ago, and is now the fifth most common cancer in Singapore, according to a SingHealth report. Here are ten things that you need to know about the cancer, based on a booklet on prostate cancer by the National Cancer Institute.
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Post by mojo1941 on Apr 22, 2015 17:11:37 GMT
www.techienews.co.uk/9728800/brca-targeting-drug-shows-promise-for-prostate-cancer-treatment/follow the bouncing ball(s)....& or breast(s) feeling ok 24 hrs post chemo thanks to a PhD nurse director KFH KSA 1984 and her pint of warm water every hour cure for = no constipation and most of the heavy bad stuff flushed down the loo both ways ...I am convinced that being super hydrated gets rid of most side effects - probably induced by deing dehydrated = urine darker than light straw..& btw if it floats ur fibre is OK keep on dancing and taking the pills & dont get caught ... mo41...now on heavy ex yew tree chemo...quo vadis next..
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Post by sleepyjohn on Apr 29, 2015 15:13:02 GMT
Hey Mojo,keep dancing, and don't get caught!!! All the best.. I'm still hanging in there with the hormones,but will need to grab some mammary support soon
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Post by mojo1941 on Apr 30, 2015 22:01:51 GMT
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Post by sleepyjohn on May 5, 2015 15:05:20 GMT
That sounds like it could be useful, but these "new" treatments often take years to come down to we plebs! Did you notice the link re vasectomies. The concensus on this seems to change with the seasons.
Your treatment gives new meaning to "What's your poison? '
All the best to you and all with PC. I'll be away for a little time, but hope to be back in June. Regards Dave.
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Post by mojo1941 on May 7, 2015 19:31:50 GMT
New research suggests statins could slow progress of prostate cancer by 10 months in men with advanced disease Statins could provide a valuable lifeline for men with advanced prostate cancer, research has shown. Results from a new trial show that the drugs significantly increase the time it takes for the disease to stop responding to treatment. The findings suggest patients can keep prostate cancer at bay for longer if they take statins at the same time as undergoing hormone therapy. Of 926 patients taking part in the study, men taking statins saw their cancer progress after 27.5 months compared with 17.4 months for those not on the drugs. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11589645/Statins-can-slow-progress-of-prostate-cancer-study-finds.html
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Post by mojo1941 on May 17, 2015 18:59:00 GMT
A UK-led trial has found that combining a chemotherapy drug with hormone treatment extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer. "All men who are well enough and who have prostate cancer which has spread, should be offered this combination of treatments” - Professor Peter Johnson, Cancer Research UK The drug, called docetaxel, is typically only offered if standard hormone treatment has failed. But these findings, that will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference (link is external), show treating patients whose cancer has already spread earlier extended survival by almost two years. Experts say the results provide sufficient evidence to suggest that the treatment should be offered to newly diagnosed men whose disease has already spread. mmmmI was on the stampede trial - pity I wasnt riding the right horse = malish = Arabic...good word 2 www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/news-report/2015-05-14-earlier-chemotherapy-extends-lives-of-men-with-advanced-prostate-cancer
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Post by sleepyjohn on Sept 4, 2018 16:28:32 GMT
Just thought that I'd post that I'm still here battling away, with chemo every 4 weeks, and aberaterone inbetween, and the odd dose of radiotherapy for good measure. Not heard anything from mojo ffor some time, so hope that isn't a sign of bad news.
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Post by sleepyjohn on Sept 25, 2018 20:52:01 GMT
The concept of this seems so obvious that you wonder why no one has thought of it before. Using imaging and radiotherapy simultaneously. If only it had been available 10years ago! www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45627165
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