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Intermittent Hormone (Androgen) Deprivation Therapy
I was diagnosed with PC in Mar 03 and am undergoing ADT having so far received four (4) quarterly inplants of Eligard as there was evidence of spread to the lymph nodes. PSA went from over 30 to 0.2 as of Apr 05. I understand that eventually the cancer cells will become androgen independent or refractory. My question: Has…
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Laparoscopic Prostate surgery
I am 63, 25# overweight, and was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer- Stage 2A- Gleason 8- I was most fortunate for the following 3 reasons: #1- I advocated getting a biopsy when I saw my PSA jumped from 1.7 to 2.6 in a year...below the recommended levels,but still a big increase in a year #2- had the biopsy under sedation in…
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Soldier On
Thank you so much for those who replied to my posting. It is a comforting feeling to know there are others out there, willing to care for each other as people. Being the oldest son I am very much like my father and I have been raised to be much like him. He has recently started a chemo trail in Boston (we are in NH) with…
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What to expect in end stage Prostate CA
To anyone with a moment to spare and some comfort to give I write this as a crisis continues to unfold in my life. My father, my hero, aka "superman" just turned 52 and has been battling with protrate CA for over 4 years. The PSA now runs erraticly in the 600-800 range, he is experienceing extreme pelvic girdle pain. I am…
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metastatic prostate cancer without perforation of prostate's capsula
Hi everybody my father had elevated PSA 1 year ago(52) with biopsy negative no symtoms but becauce of PSA amount his doctor finaly decided to opreation.again the pathology result was negative afther 3 month PSA was 83 & bone envolment was prooved cancer is Glyson3 score 6 .now his realy depressed & worry about survival is…