Prostate Cancer
Discussion List
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Chemo for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Since my diagnosis in 2002, I've had all FDA-approved treatments as well as all more popularly used off-label treatments. My clinic had to resort to chemo salvage therapy after I started reflecting a refractory response to Casodex/Lupron toward the end of 2007 when my PSA started abruptly rising. I recently demonstrated a…
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wow all new to me
Well a few months ago my husband went for his yearly physical and to his surprise the dr did a DRE and a PSA. Well at that time we a week later found out his PSA was 4.09 so the Dr said he wanted to do another PSA because sometimes a DRE can raise the PSA. So he had another blood test and his PSA was 4.53. So the Dr…
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
President Bush has declared that September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Why hasn't the American Cancer Society acknowledged this in their most recent edition of the Cancer Survivors Network? I want to make a guess, in October they will let us know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I am glad they will do…
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Recent PSA Examine
Just had my 1 1/2 year PSA examine and it was undetectable (Surgery was in December, 2008). I'm sure you all know the stress when taking this test. Thank God is was fine. I can rest for the next 6 months.