Sir Chris Hoy is terminally ill

I was watching some of the world cycling from Denmark today but only just heard on the news his cancer has turned terminal. Up to 4 years more to live. Utterly shocked and gutted to hear that. Amazing how he appears to be taking it in his stride.
 
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As a person diagnosed through PSA testing when I was 65, now 72 I was glad that I did ask the GP for an examination (the embarrassing bit) and then a PSA which was high.

All in all it was eighteen months or so before I had the prostate removed following several biopsies.

There is some writing on the adverse effects of long distance cycling on the prostate and without causing undue concern it may be a contributory factor. Certainly if you are worried you should get a check up and if you experience difficulty having a pee or get up several times during the night to have one you should definitely consult a doctor.

By the way I cycle daily but just a trip to the shops
 
Horrible to read, and then the article went on to say that his wife also has an aggressive form of MS :( that's ridiculously bad luck.
 
ristac said:
Very sad news indeed and makes you realise nobody is immune from the disease
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I was thinking the same thing, you could be fittest/richest/most successful person in the world and cancer can still find you.

It's upsetting news and I hope he's able to make the most of life with his family.
 
Hagar said:
There is some writing on the adverse effects of long distance cycling on the prostate and without causing undue concern it may be a contributory factor. Certainly if you are worried you should get a check up and if you experience difficulty having a pee or get up several times during the night to have one you should definitely consult a doctor.
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doesn't seem there is any proven relationship yet https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.25.171546v1.full.pdf
though, have had one of the saddles, with a cut-out for many years

The findings from two large observational studies come to conflicting conclusions about
the effect of cycling on prostate cancer risk. Hollingworth et al. (2014) propose a doseresponse relationship between hours/week of cycling and risk of prostate cancerin men
over 50. When we considerthatthe numbers of survey respondents with prostate cancer
were low and the corresponding Bayesian 95% credible intervals, we conclude that it we
do not yet have compelling evidence for a dose-response relationship. Based on logistic
regression analyses, Koupparis et al. (2020) claim no dose-response relationship. But
when we consider the number of respondents with prostate cancer was low, and the
potential for selection bias, we find it hard to firmly conclude there is no dose-response
relationship.
Both studies report very low prostate cancer risks for cyclists, much lower than
the overall lifetime risk in the general population. It was shown that if cyclists (or
ex-cyclists) with prostate cancer are less likely to take part in these surveys, then we we
should expect to see lower prostate cancer risks in a cycling group as compared to the
general population, even if cycling increases prostate cancer risk.
Overall, while we have two large observational studies which inform the debate, we
conclude that it is too early to draw definitive conclusions either way about cycling and
prostate cancer risk. It is important that this is considered when the media translate
scientific studies for public consumption
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Before you have a PSA test you are told not to cycle for a few days before the test as it can effect your PSA levels. If it can affect levels I do wonder what it can do to the prostate itself

On a personal note, I got my 6 months all clear today. PSA levels are undetectable
 
ristac said:
Very sad news indeed and makes you realise nobody is immune from the disease
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What upsets me the most is the children who get these types of things, ok its bad for anyone to get it but at least if you are past middle age you have had your prime of life and all that.
 
mrgubby said:
Before you have a PSA test you are told not to cycle for a few days before the test as it can effect your PSA levels. If it can affect levels I do wonder what it can do to the prostate itself

On a personal note, I got my 6 months all clear today. PSA levels are undetectable
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Well it's never wise to oversimplify these things as there are always multiple risk factors at play. For example cycling may well have a negative impact on prostate health when considered in isolation, but that may be masked by the tendency of people who cycle a lot to also lead a more healthy than average lifestyle. Or indeed the overall health benefits of cycling X miles per week might offset the increased prostate risk (if there even is one).

Let's face it, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow. :D
 
Urgh. I read this on the news and it is so awful.

Regardless of his profession, at the end of the day he is a dad, husband, son, and will be missed if he goes all the more. I guess I hope - as I hope for everyone who suffers like this - for a cure of some description...
 
Wow, I hadn't seen this news until here. What a shock. As others have said, it's hard to imagine someone so fit being so ill.

Thoughts certainly go out to him, and everyone else living with cancer.
 
Mr Badger said:
Well it's never wise to oversimplify these things as there are always multiple risk factors at play. For example cycling may well have a negative impact on prostate health when considered in isolation, but that may be masked by the tendency of people who cycle a lot to also lead a more healthy than average lifestyle. Or indeed the overall health benefits of cycling X miles per week might offset the increased prostate risk (if there even is one).

Let's face it, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow. :D
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It's turns out it runs in his family, his dad and grandad both had it. In hindsight he could have had routine checks earlier, perhaps this will change the guidance, especially for those who have a family history of it.
 
Phew, saw his interview on the news the other morning, his description of the treatment....

Because his son was worried about losing his hair he wore this skull cap which is at -27° :eek: for 2 hrs at a time while having chemo, it sounded horrific. He said it was like torture and it had to mentally break it down in 1 min chunks to endure it....:(

Christ, we need better treatments for cancer.
 
Freakbro said:
Phew, saw his interview on the news the other morning, his description of the treatment....

Because his son was worried about losing his hair he wore this skull cap which is at -27° :eek: for 2 hrs at a time while having chemo, it sounded horrific. He said it was like torture and it had to mentally break it down in 1 min chunks to endure it....:(

Christ, we need better treatments for cancer.
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I have heard of this before... it is brutal but it is the "best" we have to prevent chemo killing off cells it shouldn't.
 
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