Adam’s Advanced Prostate Cancer Journey
Hi there, I'm Adam Wood. On 8 October 2025 I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, it having spread to my lymph nodes and bones. To say I was surprised is an understatement; in the previous fifteen years I'd been to the doctor twice, and never stayed overnight in hospital. I was the typical fit and healthy bloke, and had no inkling that I had prostate cancer until it was too late.
In this weekly podcast I'll be sharing my experiences, from biopsies and scans, hormone therapy and side effects. I'll be talking honestly about my feelings, good times and bad, and how my friends and family are coping. No sugar-coating, but no doom and gloom either - just a normal bloke hopefully putting some of the misconceptions about advanced prostate cancer to bed.
Episodes
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
16 min
In this episode I talk about Relugolix, the hormone therapy tablet which seems to be the UK norm for the initial treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
I describe my experience after several weeks of being on this treatment, and details the side-effects - from increased appetite and bone pain to man boobs.
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
20 min
In this episode I'll discuss my experience of MRI and CT scans, and subsequent lymph node and prostate biopsies.
All this completely new to me, having never had any more than an X-ray before.
What's the dress code, and where does that gel go?
Oct 16, 2025
Oct 16, 2025
15 min
Hello to anyone listening to this, the first episode of my advanced prostate cancer journey podcast!
I'm 60, previously in great health but recently diagnosed with stage 4 advanced prostate cancer despite having no symptoms. It's now in my bones and lymph nodes, and incurable.
I'm going to be recording and publishing my thoughts and reflections each week, primarily to provide myself with an outlet, but if anyone listening to this can get something from it, either relief that certain procedures aren't as bad as they sound online, or encouragement to go to your own GP to get checked out.
This episode discusses the background to the diagnosis, and how I dealt with it.