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Prostate Cancer

Archives for January 2014

Dr. Strum has stablized my recurrent PSA with a DIM supplement
Dr. Steve Strum suggested I take BR-DIM to stablize my PSA that had been doubling every 5 months. I started at 1 per day of the 150mg, it stablized my PSA at 0.2 then dropped to .17. It started going up again so I increased to 4x per day and it is stable at 0.2 for 10 months now. Available as DIM Plus by Natures Life…
turning flow on
Back on the ams 800 site someone mentioned about forgetting to turn on the flow (working the pump). Well it happens and you stand there and wait for the flow and then you remenber it isn't comming until you do your thing with the pump. I don't know why but I can no longer get on the other site any more my last post was in…
up date
Hi All, it's been months since I've posted, lost contact with the network but just found it again. Also was listed as SPARK PLUG & KOZY KITTY just in case anyone remenbers names. But I have to give TREW alot of credit, he has been a great help in his postings. I had the prostrate removed in 2011 after having the numbers go…
My blog
I would like to share my blog entitled Living with Prostate cancer. The focus is on the living. Please read at toddseals63.blogspot.com
CyberKnife SBRT, 6 years treatment results
Here is a very comprehensive report of CyberKnife treatment, side effects and biochemical control. These results may help the many now contemplating CK as their favourite choice. Unfortunately it does not give details to distinguishing between Low, Intermediate and High risk patients but the Gleason above (4+3) 7 did…
Have I been a fool or have I used wisdom
Have I been foolish? Am I playing Russian Roulette? I respect your opinions and will appreciate any comments to my question after you ready my story. Ater a biopsy in October of 2011, I was told that I have prostate cancer. The results are listed below: Container/Label Pieces Length Gross Description Gleason Score %…
Life Insurance after being 5 years Cancer free
I was surprised that I was able to get Life Insurance after 5 years of being cancer free. Has anyone else had this experience?
psa screening recommendations survey
Recommendations for prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: A national survey of radiation oncologists and urologists, "Beyond the Abstract," by Simon P. Kim, MD, MPH, et al. Published on 11 December 2013 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Early detection of prostate cancer through the use of prostate-specific…
CSN study FAQ
Please excuse the long post. A number of members have posed questions on the discussion boards or emailed me for more information about the CSN study that has been underway since November 2013. I thought it might be helpful to post the most common questions and my answers. What is the CSN survey? What is its purpose? The…
Need help with biopsy
Urolgist gave me some bad news, said removal of bladder and prostate needed to be done. REPORT of condition: INFILTRATIVE HIGH GRADE UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA.I have read this is a very common bladder cancer. At the age of 79 I question the outcome of this type of surgery.No C-T scans done as yet to determine the grade or…
Custom-Fit Treatments for Prostate Cancer
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calcium & Prostate Ca.
Here is an excerpt from a review published by the National Cancer Institute in May, 2009....Can anyone add to this? Especially on the use of supplements rather than food (dairy) products. The results of some but not all studies suggest that a high intake of calcium may increase the risk of prostate cancer. For example, the…
Prostvac Trial Later vs. HDT Now
My friend Tim is two years post RP and IMRT. Age is 53, Gleason 9, PSA 22, 12/12 positive, EPE, SVI and PNI. RP was non-nerve sparing which included 12 lymph nodes which showed no cancer however he is most likely metastatic. He now has a PSA of .5 which has been rising from the .1 range for about one year now. His PSADT is…
casodex side effects
As previously posted my Doctor put me on casodex 50mg daily because I have a "recurrence" after IMRT. I was to try this medicine for one month and see if my PSA went down. After about a week of taking casodex I started terrible stomach pains, diahrea and nausea. So I have to stop taking it. It seems not only HT but now…
New to forum - wife of prostate cancer patient
Hello everyone, I am actually on here trying to get some ideas and help for myself and my husband. Some background: my husband was not tested until he was 55 years old in 2009. To make a long story short over several tests and different doctors his PSA tripled in a year, they did a biopsy and he was diagnosed with stage…
PSA & Surgery
My husband had his prostate removed in early December 2013 by the DaVinci robotic method. Final pathology report stated that there was one positive margin, 24 out of 24 lymph nodes were clear but his Gleason score was 9 (4+5). First PSA reading 6 weeks after surgery was 0.46. What significance does this have on the…
Looking for information regarding MRI guided laser ablation therapy for PC?
Thank you for any guidance and/or help.
Orchiectomy
Saw my Doctor again and he was quite alarmed by a PSA rise of 2 in only one month. which means it has nearly doubled in 4 months. Now 9.7. He says that I have reccurence and my cancer is obviously agressive. He says that I should have HT but knows that I can not do so because of the severe side effects and the costs. He…
Best treatment for sparing nerves
Is robotic surgery the best hope for sparing nerves? Does radiation nuke the nerves along with the prostate?
Husband's radiation starts tomorrow
Well, we're ready for hubby to begin radiation treatments tomorrow. I think we have our ducks in order. He had his first injection of Trelstar about a month ago followed by 10 days (I think) of Bicalutamide. So far so good. He says he has not noticed any side effects and here's hoping the radiation will go without any…
CRPC (Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer)
I had surgery 9 years ago, PSA 31, Gleason 7, negative margins, local spread. PSA jumped after surgery, went on Casodex, the Lupron which I am still on. PSA non-detectable for 7 years. Then it slowly started doing up every three month check-up and Lupron shot: .2, .3, .4, .5, etc. until it reach .9 last month. I've…
Prostate Laser Ablation
Can anyone enlighten me on prostate laser ablation? Read an article on it but have never seen anything on this thread about it. Thanks Bldr23
HIFU
Has anyone heard about High Intensity Focused ultrasound for the treatment T-1 or T-2 pc.? It is not approved by the FDA in the USA but is used in Europe and canada. They claim it is very effective and has little to no side effects. It can be repeated and used even after other treatments have been used. The Cleveland…
Treatment
On a post I made several weeks ago the reply was, to get this book, great reading! Test scores Tc1,One core with aggresive cancer rated @4+4=8 gleason score with P.S.A @8 Treatment Hormone/Rads. Question: How soon after hormone treatments do they start Rads? Dr. said around 2 Mo. I'm 79 and moving to Wa. in this timer…

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