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• Cancer >> Prostate Cancer >> Male 61 - 65 >> Interview 37 >> Considers that radiotherapy took away a lot of the pain he had been experiencing.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1993, TURP in 1993, hormone treatment.

• Cancer >> Prostate Cancer >> Male 61 - 65 >> Interview 31 >> Describes how a patch with the right dose of painkiller was found.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1994, hormone treatment and vaccine trial.

• Cancer >> Prostate Cancer >> Male 61 - 65 >> Interview 31 >> Describes the strontium injection and its use as pain control.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1994, hormone treatment and vaccine trial.

• Cancer >> Prostate Cancer >> Male 66 - 70 >> Interview 04 >> Describes his experience of the Pain Relief Centre.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994, TURPs in 1994 and 1996, external beam radiation, hormone treatment 1997.

• Cancer >> Prostate Cancer >> Male 71 -74 >> Interview 53 >> He recalls what happened on the day he had High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) as part of a clinical trial.

He had urinary symptoms for about 5 years, and in February 2005 had a PSA test which was slightly raised. After a biopsy, prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). He recovered quickly from the operation with few side effects and little discomfort.