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Prostate Cancer

Archives for September 2010

erections after davinci
Had davinci on sept 16th and slowly recovering.I am 47 years old and although I am concentrating on getting the continence in check I wondered what people's experience has been with erections once you control the incontinence. Never had any problems before but nervous about the future although doc said operation was…
PSA 1524 Guess I'm doomed.. now what? Quality of life, letting my family and friends know
Hi This is my first post and I am dealing with advanced Prostate Cancer. I met with my doctor today and he gave me the news, I have not had a biopsy but my CT Scan showed lots of issues with enlarged Prostate, Lymphs with irregulairies and urine flow.. My PSA has climed from 40 to 70 to 1524 in the last 6 years...…
Pad Diary II
Guards, the Pad Dairy thread is getting too heavy for this server- it takes forever to post on it any more. I am now starting the 2nd volume. I read your last post. You and I have so much in common. I hadn't gotten a stint yet- and that hasn't been discussed with me the Ileal Conduit bag has been discussed with me. I have…
BIOPSY REPORT TODAY
My doc just called me. I had one in 12 come back with a gleason score of 6. Another sample was questionable. I need to have the usual tests. Did anyone else need a cystoscopy as one of the tests?
The Anti-Cancer Book
Has anyone heard much about this? I had a good friend give me a copy after he found out I was being treated for PCa. It is very interesting and right down my alley as I once asked my Dr. about what "I can do" vs. just tolerating the treatment.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
I was told my biopsy report was sent away for staining- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?
Sex Problems Vex Men Long After Prostate Surgery
http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.6281715/k.E76C/Sex_Problems_Vex_Men_Long_After_Prostate_Surgery.htm Thursday, Sept. 16 (Reuters Health) - Sexual problems appear to be more distressful to men after prostate-removal surgery than urinary problems do, a new long-term follow-up study shows. The findings suggest that…
Uninsured With Prostate Cancer Diagnosed With More Advanced Disease
http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.6281691/k.9AB3/Uninsured_With_Prostate_Cancer_Diagnosed_With_More_Advanced_Disease.htm Patients on Medicaid also more likely to have more severe cases Friday, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Prostate cancer patients who are uninsured or on Medicaid at the time of their diagnosis tend to…
Surgery a Help for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
These are articles posted by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which by the way is the most aggressive foundation supporting PCa in the world...So if you have an issue with my posting (directed to a few) then sent your complaints to them and not hold the entire group hostage to your rebuttals…Peace…
Scrotom Pain
I am 5 weeks post RP. I have been having pain in my scrotom as well as tenderness of my testicles since the RP although it seeems to be worse the past few weeks. The tenderness extends somewhat into my groin. I discuss with my surgeon and he perscibed 5 days of antibiotics as he thought I might have an infection. No…
Diet to bring down PSA
I had IMRT treatment in 2006 and my PSA went down to it's lowest poit to about 1.2 from 4.2 in about six months. I recently joined this discussion board as my PSA last year was 1.9, and two weeks agao it was 2.2. I exchanged thoughts with several people, "KONGO" is one and a member on this site, and a few others are…
first psa after seeds
I am blessed with a .67 psa reading after my seed implant procedure.
Diet and Post Prostate Treatment
So many have been so helpful here. I have reread Dr. Patrick Walsh, googled "diet and prostate cancer" and have read volumes. All this has led to a question that I think I have an answer to, but wished to pose it here. Is it firmly established that after one has had treatment that diet in the way of red meat elimination…
Recently diagnosed with Gleason score of 9
My biopsy last week revealed a few fives and sixes but the ugliest was a score of 9. The strange thing though is my PSA score of 5 about six months ago. Because of the high Gleason score, my urologist suggested the DaVinci surgery and a second opinion. After numerous recommendations and a consultation with Dr. Kawachi at…
Early Prostate Cancer Detection, Screening: No Benefit for Men With Low Baseline PSA Value, Study Fi
Do not forget we are all snowflakes..Trew Best to all http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913080621.htm Early Prostate Cancer Detection, Screening: No Benefit for Men With Low Baseline PSA Value, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2010) — Men aged 55 to 74 years who have low baseline blood levels of prostate…
Surgery Found Effective for Patients With Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
Surgery Found Effective for Patients With Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2010) — In one of the first studies to focus exclusively on the outcomes after treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer, researchers have found that surgery provides high survival rates. Collaborating…
Delay in Surgery Not Likely to Worsen Tumors in Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100608183054.htm Delay in Surgery Not Likely to Worsen Tumors in Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2010) — Johns Hopkins experts have found that men enrolled in an active surveillance program for prostate cancer that eventually needed surgery…
Cholesterol Drug May Have Role in Treating Prostate Cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100920111317.htm Cholesterol Drug May Have Role in Treating Prostate Cancer ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2010) — A drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer, according to new research by Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen at St.…
Polyphenols in Red Wine and Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer Growth, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100609171802.htm to your health- Polyphenols in Red Wine and Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer Growth, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (June 11, 2010) — In what could lead to a major advance in the treatment of prostate cancer, scientists now know exactly why polyphenols in red wine…
Prostate cancer: Should I have radiation or surgery for localized prostate cancer?
http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/tc1702/dp.htm Prostate cancer: Should I have radiation or surgery for localized prostate cancer? 1.Get the facts 2.Compare your options 3.What matters most to you? 4.Where are you leaning now? 5.What else do you need to make your decision? 1. Get the facts Your options •Have…
In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number
In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number by Burt Solomon | The New York Times | 08.25.2008 My internist warned me that nobody understands enough about prostate cancer to make easy decisions about how to treat it, but he didn’t prepare me for the barrage of numbers that kept pretending that all is known. The P.S.A.…
Modofoed Mediterranean Diet
Outside of the few "pushs" for certain brand vitamins one of the better guides to this type of diet (I live by it)...to your health http://mrisusa.com/mediterranean_diet.asp#fish
Weight Gain, Smoking May Make Prostate Cancer Deadlier
I have posted this in the past but I am posting again because a friend recently had surgery and had a Gleason 3+3, negative margins, etc and went right into escalating PSA scores and now radiation and now hormones...he never gave up smoking so here is an article on weight gain, smoking may make prostate cancer…
FREE PSA TESTING TODAY IN SO CAL
The Cruisin' for a (PCa) Cure car show in Orange County, Ca, is offering free PSA testing (by the City of Hope) with admission to the car show which is $12 (so guess you could say the testing isn't really free--but $12 is a bargain for a car show AND testing!) and ALL admission proceeds go to PCa research at the City of…
First PSA following prostatectomy.
Hello everyone, I am returning following robotic assisted radical prostatectomy. My gleason was 3+3=6. Cancer was found in part of one biopsy of twelve. I dont know what stage it was but the doc said he could not feel any lumps on digital examination prior to the biopsy. The surgery went well and my recovery has been very…
I am blessed with another <.01 post surgery PSA test result!
Being at high risk (I was not high risk prior to surgery based on my clinical results and this is something everyone must weigh when making their decision on the type of treatment they will have to fight this beast...). I am truly blessed and believe that the experienced hand of my surgeon and the grace of God have given…
CR's take on PC treatment rsults --AS does raise death rate; incontinence is very higth for SUR, etc
Consumer's report on Health (10/10) take on prostate cancer treatment --AS (Active Surveillance) vs. SUR (surgery) vs RAD (external radiation) vs. SEEDS (Radiative seeds implant) (Hope this has not duplicate a previous post) Synopsis : (1) for low-risk and intermediate risk --10 year death rate is higher for AS by about 2%…
New diagnosis, looking at options
Hello, I'm returning to the CSN after a bit of an absence. I am a 52 yo and a survivor of stage 4 SCC of the tonsil. Now I have a new diagnosis of stage T1c with a Gleason of 3+3. As a "young" man I have read enough to know that I probably should do something, the question is what. I am leaning towards the seeds (I went…
Abiraterone - Great News
Just returned from a PCa lecture by Dr Reiter, Urologist @ UCLA (So Cal). At the start of the lecture he announced that their Abiraterone (T4 stage trial drug) clinical trial has had such great success that the trial was stopped, study participants/data were unblinded, and apparently because of the great results, ALL the…
Provenge? Anyone scheduled for this treatment?
Hope all is well to all. I am scheduled for first Provenge treatment on October 22, 2010, one of three, and am wondering if anyone has experienced or has an appointment for such? My last PSA was 1.58 with Casodex failure, lasted about 5 months, stage IV, with some micrometastatic lesions to upper spine. Not too bad at his…

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