My lovely dad (67) has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. It's what killed his dad so a) he was on the lookout and diagnosed swiftly and b) pretty scary for us all.
It seems to have been caught early - biopsy gives Gleason score of 6, CAT scan shows it is localised (but cons thinks potentially may be going to 'leak' into surrounding tissue. No symptoms, picked up through bloods only.
They will make a decision on treatment next week but looks likely to be radiotherapy rather than surgery at this stage, possibly with hormone treatment. He is very overweight and has been advised to lose weight before treatment starts.
Does anyone have any experience/advice of a similar situation? How can I help hm (and my mum) through the next few months - what should he (we) expect in terms of side effects etc?