Oh Dear ..... Just on NBN News (channel 9 - I will put a link up when I find it!)Did anyone else see it & grab the name of the 2nd drug?Some men who require taking Hormone tablets to reduce the amount of testosterone (and other hormones) that feed their Prostate Cancer - don't seem to like the side effects that the tablets produce. Weight Gain, brain fog issues, emotional issues, aches & pains ...... HELLO??So they are trialling the use of a combination of 2 drugs to kill the cancer cells - Lozanoc (an anti fungal treatment) and something else ( I missed the name - but started like hydro..........) are showing promising results.Further down the track, they will trial it on ovarian and breast cancer, apparently!

I am not on hormone tablets however I am sure there would be a female reporter on another channel that would love to hear a females experience on this whole issue and how we recognised that if a man went through this it would be a different response from doctors. Well here is proof. Time to go for it ladies. Who is going to jump in or maybe a few of you could do it together. I for one would love to see how the doctors scramble for excuses. SEXism

Hmm! Testicles v breasts it would seem. ..... and the winner is?

Considering the amount of bodily function stuff women put up with as a matter of course, no wonder we cope better. We just get on with the job. There is also the research on pain tolerance levels for redheads too...we have two redheaded daughters and can vouch that their pain tolerance is pretty high and strangely enough little or no side effects when using pain killers eg endone... when our younger daughter had her ovarian cyst removed she was on it for a short while, no side effects at all...i take one and it hits me like a truck!Though on the funnier side i do remember a recent tv ad on the flu and the bloke saying that it took him 6 weeks to get over it...more like man flu i thought...men tend to groan louder which makes more people take notice...maybe we should do the same.

The link to the storyhttps://www.9news.com.au/2018/12/26/17/14/new-drugs-trials-testicular-cancer-australia

Many thanks for finding that xxx @iserbrown - I was monitoring FB and Google/NBN News to find it and you FOUND IT!! I should've just hit 'record' button - but brain did not get into gear as I watched it - amazed that men didn't appear to put up with what WE'VE been putting up with for decades!! (an all embracing 'WE' for those who went before us!!)TOTALLY AGREE, @Blossom1961 !!

Men don't like Hormone Tablet side effects for Prostate - trying new meds

19 Replies

strongtogether
Member
6 years ago
As a man, I can only say how much more in awe I am of women now than I was BC. I don't know that much about research funding, but I really wish we had better solutions than what we currently have.
iserbrown
Member
6 years ago
Committed stoic is familiar in this house aa well as.
Afraser
Member
6 years ago
No I didn’t mean that. I mean genuinely keeps it to himself until the situation is somewhat worrisome. It’s not silent if everyone knows about it. Your committed stoic is not looking for sympathy, just accepting discomfort as part of life.
Sister
Member
6 years ago
Yep @afraser. He has a headache but refuses to take anything for it. Hours spent suffering in silence (except the rest of us all know about it) and then may or may not take painkillers. (And he must have a secret medical degree as he "knows" more than any doctor)
Afraser
Member
6 years ago
I have the opposite problem - stoical refusal to get help when it’s necessary. Suffering in silence is entirely the province of the male of the species in my house!
Artferret
Member
6 years ago
Considering the amount of bodily function stuff women put up with as a matter of course, no wonder we cope better. We just get on with the job. There is also the research on pain tolerance levels for redheads too...we have two redheaded daughters and can vouch that their pain tolerance is pretty high and strangely enough little or no side effects when using pain killers eg endone... when our younger daughter had her ovarian cyst removed she was on it for a short while, no side effects at all...i take one and it hits me like a truck!

Though on the funnier side i do remember a recent tv ad on the flu and the bloke saying that it took him 6 weeks to get over it...more like man flu i thought...men tend to groan louder which makes more people take notice...maybe we should do the same.
kmakm
Member
6 years ago
New research about how women's pain is different from men's and the ramifications in research, drug development and treatment.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/why-is-women-s-pain-less-likely-to-be-treated-20190830-p52mia.html
Blossom1961
Member
6 years ago
Hmm. Just been thinking. Which is dangerous at the best of times! With this new age of you can be whatever gender you align with, maybe ladies suffering with hot flushes due to your drugs should say you are male. They might try a bit harder to find relief for you! Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Zoffiel
Member
7 years ago
I've been trying to impose a peroxide plan for my partner's toenail fungus. It really seems to help and has the added benefit of bleaching the nail so it doesn't look so yellow and digusting. It doesn't cure it completely ( mind you, chemo does, but that's a bit extreme) however it certainly helps. If you do it. Which is currently the problem.
arpie
Member
7 years ago
Many Thanks for that, @Blossom1961 ... He tried the vinegar for a while, but sadly didn't follow thru with it for long enough!! :( I may get him to try again, tho!! ;)