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Prostate Cancer

Archives for September 2014

Anyone seen a jump in PSA after spinal radiation?
My husband had 20 grays in 6 days following a base-of-skull met acting up. He went on Zytiga shortly before (in May) and the Ra was six weeks ago. Since then, his PSA has risen quite dramatically to 10.7. There was some discussion with a naturopathic oncologist that the dead cells could be spilling antigens. I know this to…
just diagnosed
Hello I just found this forum and am very happy to have found it. I was recently diagnosed with prostrate cancer. I'm still not over the shock and am stressed out a bit. My psa is 5.3, my Gleason score is 6. Out of 8 biopsy cores, 3 have cancer. All on my left side. Left base 30%, left mid 40%, and left periphery is 40%.…
Hi from a visotor from the colorectal board
G'day all, my name is Ron I am from East coast Australia. I am a 15+ year survivor of stage 3c colon cancer into 6 nodes. I got lucky I lost a piece of transverse and descending colon and had 48 sessions of chemo over a year and fortunately I have been cancer free ever since. I can't say that It has not cost me as I…
Wanting to connect with PCa survivors
Hello. I am wanting to connect with prostate cancer survivors. I had HIFU 8 months ago. I'm in no support group and thought this site might meet that need. I was hoping there would be a lively chat room but seems no one is there. I'd like to discuss life post prostate cancer. Men who had HIFU would have more in common with…
7-yr SBRT results for low/intermediate risk from Dr. Katz
http://www.cyberknife.com/Forum.aspx?g=posts&t=6048#jumptobottom
Five year update from Lewvino
The good news is my PSA was 0 this morning. This is almost one year post IMRT radiation and 5 years following my Davinci surgery. Glad to be in the 0 club. Next PSA check is in 6 months. Lewvino
Negligible rise in psa 7 months post surgery
Age 59. feb 6,2014 surgery. Davinci Robotic. Geason 3+4. Stage pT2, pN0. My 1st follow up psa March 20 <0.02; June 20, psa 0.02; September 18 psa 0.06. my concern is the obvious rise in psa. Although significantly below .2 warning level. Any thoughts on this increase and or recomendations. Thank you. Rob
Blood test new hope for prostate cancer patients
http://www.delhidailynews.com/news/Blood-test-new-hope-for-prostate-cancer-patients-1411040280/
Bicalutamide and Finasteride
I had a prostatectomy March 2005 after surgery my psa was .01Before the surgery my gleason was 6 and my psa was 2.70. By Sept. 17, 2009 it gone up to .69. I started salvage external beam RT to prostate bed and seminal vesicle bed. July 23, 2010 it was a .52 Oct. 27, the psa was .77. by Sept. 15,2012 it was a psa of 1,84. I…
Question about Post treatment readings for PSA and Testosterone
I completed 3 + years of ADT --last Lupron shot (4 mo shot) given Jan 2, 2014. Last PSA reading taken on 4/22/14 was 0.09 (lowest level) since initial Diagnosis. I just had my first lab results back since stopping all treatment -taken 9/9/14. The results are as follows: Reference Range Total PSA 0.52 Testosterone 545 (221…
RISING PSA AFTER 22 YEARS
22 years after having my prostate remove because of cancer , my psa have rosed from 0.000 to 0.080 psa was done on 3/24/14 .Repeated psa test on 9/02/14 reading was 3.9 , any here have any ide REPEATED PSA ON 6 NOV 2014 , RESULT WAS 0.091 NG/mL . WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT TO DROP WITHOUT ANY TREATMENT? I DID WHY THAT…
Only urine comes out everytime with jaculation after prostate removal with DiVinci 6 months ago.
My doc seems to be a bit baffled. Anyone have this or know anything about this.
Once again....
I have not been to this prostate discussion since Februrary. A PSA last week showed an increase from 3.7 (in February) to a current 4.6, or nearly a point in under a year. I have never been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but as my screen name indicates, I had a run with lymphoma a few years ago, but thankfully have been…
Cyber Knife - Dr. Michael Myers - Peace Helath Center in Vancouver Washington
Has anyone had experience with Oncologist Dr. Michael Myers at the Peace Health Center in Vancouver, WA? I am considering having Cyber Knife treatment by him. Thank you.
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in the Focal Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer (LITT)
New Technology for low risk patients It works like this. Lessions are found using a multiparametric MRI , then a biopsied, either fused to a 3-D biopsy machine, or in real time with using an MRI. Where the cancers are determined, This techology targets the lesions found in the prostate. It is done using an MRI to guide the…
Surgery? Or External Radiation Followed by Brachytherapy?
My first post to CSN. Just diagnosed with PSA of 14, I believe. CAT and bone scans reveal no spread of cancer from prostate. I'm an otherwise healthy and fit 64-year-old whose main concerns are 1. ridding myself of cancer and 2. sexual function. With that in mind, does anyone have strong feelings either way about the two…
Castrate Resistant PCa (CRPC)
This was posted over on the HW PCa forum today by Profman and it's pretty interesting: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=3174673 "The September 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has an article "AR-V7 and Resistance to Enzalutamide and Abiraterone in Prostate Cancer" in which a variant…

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