In the UK:
Over 47,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year4
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men5
Approximately 1 in 8 men will develop the condition in their lifetime6
Black men are more likely to develop prostate cancer (1 in 4 likelihood in comparison to 1 in 8)3
Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer, which is more than 11,500 men every year4
Around 400,000 men are currently living with and after prostate cancer4
Advanced Prostate Cancer
At initial diagnosis, between 17% and 34% of prostate cancers have spread to different parts of the body.7
This means the cancer is in the advanced stage.8 Most of the time, prostate cancer spreads to the bones first.9
Because prostate cancer can spread, it’s important to know what to look for.
If you are currently living with prostate cancer, ask yourself these questions:10, 11
Are you having trouble doing regular activities?
Are you needing to take or increase the amount of medicine for pain?
Are you living with aches, discomfort, or pain you can’t explain?
Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms that may indicate your prostate cancer has advanced?
If you answered yes to any of these questions or have other symptoms which are worrying you, it is important that you talk to your doctor.
Advanced prostate cancer can affect you in obvious and sometimes, not so obvious ways.10, 11 You may think these things are occurring because of your age, a busy day, or a simple change in routine. But nobody knows your body better than you do – so talk to your doctor about any changes you notice.
For advice on speaking to your doctor, take a look at the Manversation resources.
Treatment options
There are many treatments that can be used across the different stages of prostate cancer.13 If your prostate cancer is advancing, there are treatment options available that, while they may not provide a cure, deliver a variety of benefits for this stage of your disease.13
More information about treatment options can be found on the websites of Orchid Cancer Appeal and Tackle Prostate Cancer.
- Globocan. Cancer Fact Sheets: Prostate Cancer. Available at: https://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/pdf/fact-sheets/cancers/cancer-fact-sheets-19.pdf. [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- NHS Choices. Prostate cancer. Introduction. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cancer-of-the-prostate/Pages/Introduction.aspx [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Prostate Cancer UK. Are you at risk? Available at: http://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/are-you-at-risk [last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Prostate Cancer UK. About prostate cancer: Facts and Figures. Available at http://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/about-prostate-cancer [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Tackle. The Prostate and Prostate Cancer – Some facts. Available at http://www.tackleprostate.org/some_facts.php [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Orchid. Prostate Cancer and you: a quick guide to prostate cancer. Available at http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6893-Prostate-Cancer-Basics-Z-Card-web.pdf [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Cancer Research UK. Prostate Cancer Incidence by Stage at Diagnosis. Available at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/prostate-cancer/incidence#heading-Three [last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Orchid. Advanced prostate cancer. Available at: https://orchid-cancer.org.uk/prostate-cancer/advanced/ [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- American Cancer Society. Preventing and treating prostate cancer spread to bones. Available at http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-treating-treating-pain [last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Macmillan. Risk factors and symptoms of advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer. Available at: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/prostate-cancer/advanced-prostate-cancer/understanding-cancer/signs-and-symptoms-advanced-prostate-cancer.html [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- NHS Choices. Prostate cancer. Living with prostate cancer. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-prostate/Pages/living-with.aspx [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
- Prostate Cancer UK. Advanced prostate cancer: Managing symptoms. Available at: https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/advanced-prostate-cancer/advanced-prostate-cancer-managing-symptoms [Last accessed October 2020] Return to content
- NHS Choices. Prostate cancer. Treating prostate cancer. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-prostate/Pages/Treatment.aspx [Last accessed July 2020] Return to content
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