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9 MONTH PSA RESULT
Hi i need some advise i have just had my 9 mth PSA since my RP.My PSA readings are @ 4 wks 0.02 @ 8 wks 0.01 @ 3 mth 0.03 and at 6 month 0.03 and again at 6 mth 0.03 But today my 9 mth PSA WAS 0.04 My QUESTION IS SHOULD I BE WORRIED IM VERY WORRIED. Any Advise Greatly Appreciated bob01.
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Another Friend going down
i got the call today from an old friend. His PC was too advanced for surgery- he had radiation at U of MI. the rads checked the PC- that was over 5 yrs ago now. But now he has acute luekema- probably triggered by the radiation his U of MI docs told him. His is a very hard strain to treat- they gave him a 25% chance of…
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advice needed: seeking prostate cancer specialists in NYC area
Hi everyone, My dad's prostate cancer just returned after 10 years of remission following radiation therapy. His PSA is now 6 with one possible involvement in a regional lymph node, no other tumors detected by MRI, bone scan and cat scan. His urologist is optimistic, he feels we "caught it" almost immediately after it…
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IMRT side effects related to pre-existing conditions/situations - might they be worse or more intens
Related to imrt/igrt treatments, if one has some pre-existing conditions such as frequent urination (multiple times per night and also some during the day - which Dr. says is overactive bladder) or ibs with sometimes stomach upsets/pains and sometimes diarrhea or close to it ---> would it be probable that with having…
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Would like to speak with someone, privately.
Have some questions I would like to ask a cancer survivor. If you are willing to E-mail back and forth, please, let me know.
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Survivors, get engaged !
Myself & a fellow PCa survivor at work have started a small group of cancer support group, call ourselves CSG (how original). We are there for all, and we are also running a relay for life fund raising team, TEAM AVIATION to help ACS make a difference. For those that maybe interested, here is a link, and I urge all of us…
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11th Anniversary of World Cancer Day
11th Anniversary of World Cancer Day Let’s celebrate this day with joy. It was in 2000 that at Paris Charter the awareness of Cancer was raised. Since then many individuals and organizations become active in the intent of promoting Prevention, Detection, and Treatment. It was also the year of my diagnoses with prostate…
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What We Talk About In The CSN Prostate Cancer Forum
While sitting through a mind numbing 3-hour conference call this morning with colleagues from the East Coast, I kept myself amused by going back through roughly a year’s worth of postings on the ACS Prostate Cancer Forum to try to determine what it is we specifically talk about. I looked at over 6,000 postings in…
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PSA results after Dec. 15 surgery
Received my first PSA results after my DaVinci Surgery six weeks ago: PSA = .03. Next PSA will be in 3 months. Doctor mentioned option of adj radiation or waiting to see the next PSA result. He supported waiting rather than pursuing radiation now. Any thoughts on this are appreciated. I'm very happy with today's results…
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reactions to levitra
has any one had probs with erectile pills eg viagra levitra calais ect Normal erectoins returning so I thought I would try levitra again to see if i could get longer function unfortunately I forgot about the side effects going on for 2 days after .pains in the hips thighs and lower calves blury vision ect couldn,t sleep…
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Slow Growth? NOT Always.... Don't wait too long, here is why
As a bit of background, I'm a guy who got annual physicals. After my physical in '08 my doc said, "Hey your PSA is up slightly (2.9) lets do it agian in 6 mos." I waited 6 mos between PSA tests and I was at 4.8. "Get a biopsy" the Doc told me. Hmm, I thought, well it's a slow growing type of cancer and I have a bunch of…
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1YR FOLLOW -UP
Well, it's been one year since my surgery and subsequent radiation and I'm glad to report that my latest PSA test came back undetectable !! So far so good. Thanks to all who have provided valuable information and support during this past year. It makes it much easier to deal with this disease when you know there are people…