You can help give men more time for what matters
For a man with early-stage prostate cancer, radiotherapy is a common treatment. It uses waves like x-rays to destroy the cancer cells in or around the prostate. But for some men with high-risk, localised prostate cancer, their cancer may return after they’ve had treatment.
No man should have to hear the words, “Your prostate cancer has come back.” But right now, that’s the reality for thousands of men.
Will you help give men the reassurance that their cancer is gone for good?
Highly targeted radiotherapy could give men more time to do the things they love
Men with high-risk, localised prostate cancer are at greater risk of their cancer coming back. Cancer can spread to the lymphatic system - a network of vessels and nodes that form part of our immune system - without being visible on scans.
With your support, we're helping to fund Professor Emma Hall, Dr Angela Pathmanathan, Prof Nicholas van As, and Prof Suneil Jain to conduct the PACE-NODES clinical trial. They will explore whether additional, highly targeted radiotherapy to the lymph nodes may help prevent the cancer from returning.
The PACE-NODES clinical trial uses stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), an advanced type of radiation treatment. SBRT delivers radiotherapy in larger doses and can be safely given over only five visits to the hospital, far fewer than standard radiotherapy treatments.
The success of PACE-NODES could have dramatic benefits. It could mean fewer men finding that their cancer has come back. Beyond that, SBRT could mean fewer appointments for men with early-stage prostate cancer – meaning less travel, less cost and less stress for men at such a turbulent time of their lives, giving them more time to do the things they love.
You can read more about the PACE-NODES trial here.
Will you help give men with prostate cancer the treatments they deserve?
Gary's story
Gary Hastie-Davies was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in January 2010, which was thought to be confined to the prostate. He underwent radiotherapy treatment, but his PSA levels continued to rise.
Following further scans, Gary was told that his cancer had come back – it had spread locally to a pelvic lymph node.
“When they told me the cancer had come back, I started to have terrible panic attacks. It was a horrible stage of my life, because I didn’t know what was going to happen to me.” – Gary Hastie-Davies
Over 14 years later, Gary is receiving hormone therapy injections. His cancer has now spread to four lymph nodes, but with his shift in his mentality, he’s still able to do all of the things he loves – including gardening, DIY, and spending time with his wife and daughters.
By funding groundbreaking projects like the PACE-NODES trial, you could give men like Gary more time with their loved ones.
