Hormone therapy
Dr Stephen Allen, My Prostate Cancer journey
Posted on September 14, 2021 in Hormone therapy, Incontinence, MRI, Patient stories, PodcastJoining me today is Dr Stephen Allan, a retired consultant anaesthetist and former prostate cancer patient. Stephen has a unique perspective on how men are diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer, and shares his wisdom and experience regularly through Tackle Prostate Cancer as a patient representative, and as an advisor to NICE and the […]
Read more →Hormone Treatment – What Every Man Needs to Know
Posted on July 18, 2021 in Hormone therapyWe have a continual stream of patients who come to the Focal Therapy Clinic having undergone hormone therapy, or having had it recommended to them and exploring alternatives. All wish to exit from it or avoid it altogether. Those who wish to exit tell us they weren’t counselled on its side effects and those exploring […]
Read more →“Too Old” for Treatment? How Medical Ageism Affects Prostate Cancer Care
Posted on November 9, 2020 in Hormone therapy, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 6 minutes Legal Context: NHS Equality Act 2012 prohibits unjustified age discrimination Expert Perspective: Specialist experience with age-based treatment denial patterns Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Recent healthcare investigations have exposed systematic age discrimination that affects prostate cancer treatment decisions. Despite men at 65 expecting 19 more years of life, chronological age often […]
Read more →Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Treatment – Friend Or Foe?
Posted on July 7, 2020 in Hormone therapyHormone Therapy for prostate cancer is a well acknowledged approach to managing advanced prostate cancer, effectively slowing metastatic prostate cancer progression. The trade-offs between cancer management and side effects are usually well understood by doctors and well accepted by patients. One trade-off of hormone therapy for prostate cancer is between physical health and mental health, […]
Read more →“Just Put Him on Hormones”: Why Short-Cuts in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Care Are Harming Men
Posted on June 30, 2020 in Hormone therapy, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 7 minutes Study Reference: Imperial/HEAT Registry PSM Study (2023) – 8-year cancer control equivalence Legal Context: NHS Equality Act (2012) protections against age discrimination Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Androgen-deprivation therapy is essential for advanced prostate cancer but is being inappropriately used as a “stop-gap” for early-stage patients who should receive curative treatment. […]
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