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hormone use with cyberknife
i have been told i need a hormone shot with my cyberknife radiation is this needed,my gleason score is 4+3 one asap suspicious,one hgpin,one pti, core where.Doctor said i was intermediate.is a hormone shot with cyberknive agood idea.my age is 65,my prostate size is 4.8,12 cores were taken,psa is4.29,core where cancer…
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WHICH COMES FIRST WHEN PROSTATE CANCER HAS SPREAD ?
Which usually comes first when prostate cancer has spread: a fast, high-rising PSA or pain at the site where the cancer has spread?
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Low But Slowly Rising Post-Surgery PSA Over 13 Years
I had a radical prostatectomy in 2001. My pre-surgery PSA was 11, my Gleason score was 7-8, and there was cancer in the seminal vesicles, but none in the margins or lymph nodes. I've had no post-op treatment of any kind. My post-op PSA went to less than .04, but has gradually crept up over the 13 years since my surgery and…
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PSA RESULTS OFR MAY2014
ALL following my radiatoion PSA results especially VGAMA---------JUST GOT LATEST RESUTS > PSA IS NOW 0.09. THE PSA dropped again from 0.11 last month-----this is a good sign. RADIATION HOPEFUL
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ADVANTAGES VS. DISADVANTAGES FOR SALVAGE RADIATION WHEN PSA IS LOW !!!!
Is there any advantage to early intervention with salvage radiation since my psa is so low( 0.044 ) vs. waiting on the 0.2 threshold ?
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Long term prosatate cancer
Gidday. I was diagnosed at the age of 55 (in 2000) with PC and had a TURP done and radiation tratment. PSA was about 18 at the time. PSA then settled down to about 1 - 2 level until about 3 years ago. Was having annual tests during most of this time. PSA suddently started climbing rapidly and am now on Lucrin (hormone…
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Curious !!!! What is happening with my psa ?
Last 4 psa results at 3 months apart using ultrasensitive psa test were 0.030 , 0.040 , 0.033 , 0.038 and the latest 0.044 !!!!!! Is this normal when using the ultrasensitvie psa test ? Should i be worried about this ? ( surgery aug . 2012 ) At what psa level should i consider salvage radiation ?
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Recent diagnosis
In September 2013 I received blood test result with PSA of 4.9. Subsequent biopsy (9-30-13) indicated prostate cancer. 49cc prostate. Gleason 7 (3+4) in 2 cores out of 16. gleason 6 in some others. 40% of left side and 5% of right showed cancer. November blood test indicated 4.2 PSA. Second biopsy in January 2014 showed 22…
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5 Years Out from DaVinci
Tomorrow marks my fifth year since DaVinci surgery for PCa. PSA remains undetectable. All is well ... I'm fortunate. Good luck and best wishes to anyone starting down the PCa path, and to those who continue their fight against the beast.
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Got the news, big C two weeks ago...
Hi, I'm 58 and in good overall health. In December I went to my primary care physican for my routine yearly physical. No new complaints. Every lab value was normal except for my PSA which was 4.69. My DRE is unremarkable. My doctor referred me to a urologist, however made the comment that it is probably prostitis. The…
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Gleason 6: Active Surveillance or Surgery
In my opinion this discussion is well presented by "Snufy" Myers http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/gleason-6-active-surveillance-or-surgery/
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Raising PSA after 1st Lupron Shot?
I apologize if I posted twice. Not sure how to post on this list... So I'm going to start with Here. I was diagnosed with PCa 1999, Baseline PSA 4.6, Surgery to remove prostate 7-15-99, Gleason 3+4=7. one year later salvage radiation. When my PSA started to slowly again eight years ago my oncologist that specializes in PCa…