David had no reason to think he had prostate cancer. He had no symptoms.
It was a conversation with his schoolmate that drove him to get tested.
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Unfortunately for David, the news wasn’t good. His GP said his PSA was elevated.
“I asked him how high it was and he said it was 10.8. And I said, ‘What should it be?’ He replied, ‘Ideally for you, for somebody of your age and profile, it should be under two.’ I was shocked.” David told us.
Further tests soon revealed that David had an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread beyond the prostate. Given his relatively young age and outlook, David underwent surgery, backing it up with 34 rounds of radiation and also hormone therapy, in the hope of eliminating any further spread.
The problem is, there are no guarantees – right now.
For the thousands of Australian men struggling with prostate cancer right now, for their loved ones doing the best they can, Alpha Therapy provides the greatest hope of sending metastatic prostate cancers into remission.
With your support this Christmas, we can further invest in this groundbreaking work to facilitate the world-first development of predictive molecular targets for PSMA-Targeted Alpha Therapy (PSMA-TAT). It will enable our clinicians to identify suitable candidates for the therapy in our race to save lives.
Your support will help see this important research and development of new treatments succeed. Please give men like David their best chance at life this Christmas.
Your donation sends a powerful message of hope, a gift that could save David’s life and Aussie men like him.
Unfortunately for David, the news wasn’t good. His GP said his PSA was elevated.
“I asked him how high it was and he said it was 10.8. And I said, ‘What should it be?’ He replied, ‘Ideally for you, for somebody of your age and profile, it should be under two.’ I was shocked.” David told us.
No man or his family should have to face the agony of a deadly prostate cancer diagnosis.
But the tragic reality is that 3,901 Australian men lose their lives to the disease every year.
1 in 5 men are likely to be
diagnosed by 85
Around 26,000 men are
diagnosed each year
11 men die each day
from
prostate cancer
By making a generous donation to our Future Fund, you can help support innovative researchers like Dr Koo, Fellow at The University of Queensland.
Australian researchers are accelerating work on the development of next generation treatments in the fight against prostate cancer, with a new PCFA funded project set to support men battling metastatic disease.
Tomorrow is too late.
We must act now.
Only the research we do today can save men's lives tomorrow.
Please give generously to PCFA's Prostate Cancer Future Fund to help accelerate research into deadly prostate cancer, and speed the path to a cure for men whose lives depend on it.
