Cancer is such a bastard - just read the sad news about Chris Hoy’s prognosis

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He and his wife Sarra are remarkable.

But life is really, truly just so unfair at times.

However, his determination to change how people perceive stage four is inspiring.

www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/chris-hoy-terminal-cancer-wife-interview-0rpw9h0l7

Depends on the type of prostate cancer, my dad had a very aggressive form, diagnosed at 48, died at 51. Older men get the slower more treatable cancer usually, although I do think the treatment is better now than when my dad was ill.
So sad for Chris and his family especially as his children are so young.

This is my situation. 65 years old, I had a friend who died of prostate cancer so got myself checked out. PSA was slightly high, prostate enlarged, so they monitored me for 5 years before increasing PSA levels triggered a scan and then a biopsy. Cancer was found but small and non-aggressive. I was given the option to have it treated but it was recommended to just leave it alone and keep an eye on it, which is what I'm doing. I just didn't fancy the side effects of treatment

So we'll just see what happens

Awful. It's an indiscriminate disease. His poor family having to deal with it all

So cruel. Hate this.

I worked in the Ciry the friend in the office that walked away from the big money to retrain as a human rights lawyer to use her talent to help the needy for a fraction of the salary - she was the one dead at 42 from cancer. Not any of the frankly knobbish greedy men we worked with. Not that I would wish this on anyone but still why her.

Numbed by this. Heavily involved in cycling and everyone is devastated. With Sarra having MS this is the worst thing that could happen for his two young children.

In tears reading that. I pass one of his gold post boxes every day on my way to work. It always brings me joy. Now I’ll feel sad next time I look at it.

What an inspirational couple. Their positivity is incredible. Their strength. What a fucking awful awful situation.

Thanks. I can read it fine on my phone, but not on my laptop. All good.

he is only young

Chris Hoy is one of my all-time heroes. Used to love watching him in his racing days. He and Sarra are just all around good people. I actually burst into tears when I read this last night, and I hardly ever cry. I hope that they can just be left in peace to get on with their lives, as they clearly don't want any fuss.

Ironic to type this, given I started the thread about it and his major interview, but I hope he and Sarra are left in peace unless they want to talk about it.

I’d hate pap shots of him looking ill, feeling vulnerable in private moments etc, unless he chooses to share those with us for his own reasons.

I’m so upset about this. I’m really praying his high level of fitness keeps it at bay as long as possible in the hope more life prolonging treatments may be developed

He was an absolute hero of mine, seemed such a lovely man.

So shocked and saddened to hear this especially as he had looked so well at the only.

He looked fantastic at the Olympics and I was delighted to see him looking so good. I'm so upset about this. He's a wonderful person and it's so unfair.

I'm very sad too. Not that anyone deserves something like this, but if there is someone who surely doesn't it has to be Chris Hoy. His poor children. I hope they're all getting plenty of support.

I agree he did look so good at the Olympics and I was so happy for him, I was hoping he was in remission; to think he was carrying this news, he is incredible, and now hearing about his wife, two amazing people who I hope have plenty of support to deal with their conditions and support their lovely family.

So sad. My DH (54) got the same diagnosis just this week. If he'd been tested earlier it would have been so treatable but because it wasn't caught before it metastasised he's lost that possibility. It never even occurred to us to get him tested.

Another adding how sad we all are, especially my son who loved the Flying Fergus books. More proof that there are no guarantees and how unfair it all seems. So impressed with how he’s choosing to handle it. Still gutted for him though.

Shockingly sad news. Those poor children.

My cancer has thankfully been in remission for a long time but I remember the time of being in that no man’s land of treatment and not knowing if I’d still be around in a month / year and the terror it brought, very vividly. That he’s managed so much whilst knowing it is terminal is testament to his character. As he says, this treatment may get him to a time when there are more and even better options.
Stage 4 can be managed for a lot longer than the initial timelines and I hope Chris is one of those who defies the odds for a long time and lives well whilst doing it.

The Olympics must have been so hard for him, as he would have known it would likely be his last (or at least the last one he works on, as barring a miracle he won't be travelling to Asia in 4 years' time). I can see why he didn't want it known before that, but knowing what he knew would have been so tough.

I'm pleased he's done everything on his own terms so far. I hope that is allowed to continue.

I admit I shed a tear today. One of my favourite memories is being at the Olympics 2012 watching him and his teammates win gold..the atmosphere was electric
He seems one of the good guys, so inspirational to so many people. I wish him and his family well.

I'm a massive girlfan of Sir Chris. He was part of the Team GB cycling squad at the Sidney Olympics in 2000 that changed the face of British cycling (and made my lifelong hobby cool!). I remember sitting at home in the petrol strike on Sidney time.

He's done so much for his sport and his country. Not many cyclists get a velodrome named after them.

I'm absolutely gutted, all over again.

Just watching him interviewing Cameron Meyer at the track worlds now, still giving 100% to his work. How brave he is to come out to work as normal the day after making that announcement. He really is an amazing person.

@CoruscatingSlowAndGold I'm so very sorry to read this . We need to be getting blokes tested post 50 in the same way women have mammograms.

My ex husband should have started testing for prostate cancer at 45 because it is rife in his family and his father had it. You can bet he hasn't bothered though. Not my problem any more but I don't understand anybody who doesn't take screening that is available. To add I'm a breast cancer survivor.

Poor man. His wife had MS too and was diagnosed last year with it.