Defiance in the Face of CancerI felt like a fraud! I was sitting in the cancer treatment center having my 12 weekly infusions of Zometa, that helps stop my bones disintegrating after seven years of... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Still A Running ManWhen I was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in May 2017, the first question I asked my oncologist wasn’t, “How long have I got to live?” It was, “Will I... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
More Harm Than GoodI’m heartily sick of arguing for PSA testing/screening with healthcare professionals who are rabid anti-PSA testers. They constantly quote guidance made in 2012 from the United States Preventive Services Task... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
Can Do, Can't DoHas the perception of living with cancer treatments changed, and has it changed for the better? Historically both healthcare professionals and the families of people diagnosed with cancer may have... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Mental Resilience and Prostate CancerI was recently asked if I’d do an interview for regional television covering the North West of England. They were doing a series of interviews about mental health with a... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Faith and Prostate CancerIt’s still so vivid in my memory: 9:45 a.m. on Friday, May 5th, 2017. I was driving to a dental appointment and my mobile phone rang (hands free!). When I... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Unexpected EmotionsWhen I sat down to think about this article, my first thought was that I had absolutely no idea what the expected emotions of a cancer diagnosis would be when... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Mourning and Remembering Life Before CancerA cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It’s bad enough when it’s a curable cancer, but so much worse when it’s incurable and the reality of a premature death hits you. Then... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Things I've LearnedReading an article written by a trainee cancer doctor from the U.S. about how important it is for healthcare professionals to learn from their patients inspired me to think about... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Stereotypes and How We Talk About CancerA friend of mine, also sadly a member of the stage 4 prostate cancer club and only at the age of 49, recently speculated in a conversation we had. It... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Another Year in the Life of a Patient with a VoiceI'd like to look back and reflect on another year of living with stage 4 prostate cancer. It would be fair to say that it’s been lived to the full... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Big MouthI need to learn to keep my mouth shut! In December 2021 I was asked to do an interview for regional TV here in the UK to talk about the... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
It's (Not Just) an Age ThingPeople look at me and see someone who looks reasonably fit and well and still manages to run every day. But I don’t think that they truly understand the impact... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
My Salvation: How I Cope with Stage 4 Prostate CancerIn general, I’ve had a good and happy life, worked hard, and been well-rewarded. It’s not always been a bed of roses though, and there have been times where life... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Our Special PersonI don’t think that anyone who hasn’t had cancer would truly understand the impact that a cancer diagnosis has on a person. And I’m absolutely convinced that they wouldn’t truly... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Giant SyringeA man that I know and admire greatly has decided that five years of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is enough and is taking a treatment break. Given that he was... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Prehab4CancerJust imagine a program being available when you are newly diagnosed with cancer that got you fitter before surgery or treatment, helped you with nutritional advice, and supported your emotional... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
The Little ThingsIsn’t the saying "don’t sweat the little things?" I think this is very relevant to living with and beyond cancer. We really should try to avoid worrying about the small... By Tony Collier2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Treatment AdvancesI vividly remember a conversation with an eminent professor, whose specialty is prostate cancer, at a research event. It was about two years after my stage 4 diagnosis, and we... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Fatigue and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is, thankfully, keeping me alive. However, the side effects have been difficult to cope with, and one of those is fatigue. It’s difficult to describe the... By Tony Collier3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments26 comments