Thread: Sam Newman prostate cancer

Thats bad news for anyone . Still can't stand that idiot .... needs his girlfriend to run him over a couple more times

True blood or blue blood when you await the news of that kind it is all the same.

Tough news.

Cancer knows no class, no wealth nor no fame.

The pain is the same.

Don't criticise the victim, donate to the cause.

I have prostate cancer, I was diagnosed 12 years ago, my urologist (Specialist) advised that I have radiation therapy, because I only had a low grade cancer (Grade 3) and he said there would be less side effects,i.e. no Incontinence, no Impotence and it would only require 7 weeks treatment as an Outpatient.
You can take my advice or not, but at least get a second opinion, my advice is have the bloody thing out, in less than 5 years after Radiation the Cancer has returned and has spread to somewhere else in my body (still too small to detect). It seems that when Prostate cancer spreads it is still prostate cancer and it feeds off the Testosterone produced by your balls, seems the thing that makes us men is the same thing that kills us with prostate cancer, I am being treated with an injection every 3 months that stops the production of Testosterone and am still kicking 7 years after that treatment started, the Clinical Oncologist (prof. no less) reckons he can keep me kicking for a while yet, actually I am more likely to die of natural causes or old age.
The problem with Radiotherapy is the side effects, 1st you become impotent, 2nd the radiation damages your bladder, bowel and Rectum, which leaves you with the runs for the rest of your life and having to Pee 2 to 3 times a night. All of this can be avoided by having the prostate removed, esp. as in my case the cancer was not aggressive and the nerves that control the old fella and the valve on your bladder can be saved by the type of surgery performed today.
I was only 49 when I was diagnosed and there were no symptons, still aren't except for the radiation damage, so all you men out there get yourself tested, catch it early and with the new operating techniques they can eliminate the bad side effects, be told, if you have it and dont get it treated it will kill you so don't think it only happens to old codgers, Regards Frank.

As Frank (Tank) has said it is a nasty cancer and far too common.

Any male who has the slightest change to bladder control, should go see a Doctor immediately.

Several years ago I had a problem with wanting to pee all the time. Saw a Urologist who discovered early stages of bladder cancer and got it in time. I'm now constantly aware that prostate cancer maybe around the corner. Cancer is the one disease that won't go away. It will only go into remission

I'm not demeaning the importance of prostate cancer as my dad had a scare!, but sam newman is a prostate cancer !!

cheers

Well, he'd be pretty safe from brain cancer

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

As Frank (Tank) has said it is a nasty cancer and far too common.

Any male who has the slightest change to bladder control, should go see a Doctor immediately.

Several years ago I had a problem with wanting to pee all the time. Saw a Urologist who discovered early stages of bladder cancer and got it in time. I'm now constantly aware that prostate cancer maybe around the corner. Cancer is the one disease that won't go away. It will only go into remission

An important note to add: I HAD NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND STILL DONT (except from the Radiation treatment).
Ask your Doctor for a PSA blood test, if it's normal you wont get the finger up the bum check, have the blood test every year.
If there is any Prostate Cancer in the Family definitely have a check up, my Dad had it, but he died at 83 from emphysema caused by smoking, Regards Frank.

I have only just found out my old man has liver cancer, it is the secondary cancer site so they are testing it to locate the primary cancer. He has a few lesions in his liver the average one is 35mm across.

He collapsed at work on the 17th of Feburary, it is terrible how fast it has taken it's toll, he has lost 15kg in the last month. Chemo should be commencing in the middle of month, but it is fairly advanced.
It is a shocking disease that I wish upon no one.