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Prostate Cancer

Archives for April 2015

ctDNa 'liquid Biopsy" janis c. kelley, 11/18/2014 medscape.com
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/835140 Will this test replace the biopsy?
thanks for reply OLD salt
was talking to a sweet old women at radition today she is on tomo side see her everday all 65 pounds.on chemo also.she can,t hold anything down. she won,t touch sugar. says cancer feeds on it!! Iheard chemo folks could hold down watermellon. she said no got to keep starving the cancer.I DON,T know which one is winning.…
please tell me about sugar&PCa
keep hearing about do not eat sugar. just had my first shot. stop hormone production. starve ca. cells.sugar????
Trelstar
"Hi VG and Panel, Went to the oncology doctor last Tuesday and my PSA has gone from 1.52 to 3.5. My testosterone total is still high at 1111 ng/dl. I am still on 5 mg of Finasteride and 50 mg of Bicalutmide. So I asked him to give me a injection of Trelstar ( less side effects than Lupron?) This is the path that Dr. Myers…
eligard & high blood pressure need help
got my first 6 month shot 14 days ago. 0n a tuesday. wednesday blood pressure 196/92 . 8 days later. bp 201/96. now holding around 180/80 has anyone had this problem? don,t know waht to do can you undo the shot?
eligard & high blood pressure need help
got my first shot 6 month 12 days back tuesday wednesday 196/92 perssure next wednesday 8 days after shot 201/96 now holding in the mid 180/80 has anyone had this problem? what to do? can you undo the shot????
AUS800 Problem
Hello; I am new to this Board. I initially mistakenly located the following query, in the chat-room. My query/concern is this; 3 years ago after a radical prostatectomy in 2002, I was fitted with an AUS800. All went well for the last 3 years, until I recently began experiencing increasing left Low groin pain. My pad use…
Waiting On Biopsy Results
On Apr. 16th I posted remarks and questions about my biopsy scheduled for the next day. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be......I was given a few injections of Lidocane (spel?). A total of 20 cores were taken. Before the ultrasound and biopsy, the doctor showed me how they mapped out ten areas in each lobe…
Luekine in Off Phase of ADT3
Hi, I have started a new posting as my old one was getting a little long a copy of it can be found here http://csn.cancer.org/node/261390 I am now in my 2nd off phase of ADT3 , stopped Zolodex, Xtandi in December 2013 and I am in "maintainance" mode using Luekine to stimulate my immune system injected subcutaineously 14…
Alternative Treatments in addition to traditional?
Good evening everyone. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer a couple of months ago. He had a prostatectomy 3 weeks ago and his pathology report indocated ECE and positove margins. He is scheduled for radiation in 10 months. I know there is absolutely no medical validation or acceptance, but has anyome experienced…
Biopsy Tomorrow
Hello Everyone, I am new to this site and have found it extremely helpful! Hopefully, I'm not jumping the gun by this posting since I have not been diagnosed with PC. However, last week my Urologist found a couple "suspicious" bumps on my prostate and said it was hard to the touch as well. But, it was not enlarged as I had…
Question About Scans and Low PSA
My question is are results from the use of C11 Pet scans with low PSA values determined simply by a matter of probability with high GL being the greater probability? I noticed Dr Eugene Kwon reporting C11 Choline Pet scan results on patients having a PSA of 0. How do you determine when to use these types of scans -…
Looking for experiences on Salvage RT and its side effects
Hello all ! My PSA is rising after having a prostatectomy in March 2007. My pre-surgery PSA was 3.9 ng/ml. Surgical Pathology reported Gleason grade 7 (3+4) and Cancer Stage pT2b with no seminal or lymph node involvement. My PSA remained stayed undetectable for approximately 6 ½ years. Current PSA value is 0.37 ng/ml and…
Treatment Decision: SBRT
I have been on AS since 2010 and due to progression shown in a January biopsy (Gleason 6 to G 3+4, 1 core to 3 cores) I posted earlier that I was considering ending AS and deciding on a treatment option. After making the rounds again and talking to various "experts" in both the surgical and radiation fields, I have decided…
Very Worried about PSA level at 7.6
Hi everyone! I just joined this network. I had a PSA test done today and it came out high at 7.6. Last summer it was high at 7.4 and the Mayo Clinic here in Phoenix did a biopsy in July. Luckily no cancer was found. I"m 52 and my Dad had both prostrate cancer and then died of liver cancer at age 70. I just checked the…
Next steps
This is my first posting, so I'll give a brief history before asking questions: My husband was diagnosed with PC in late Feb. 2012, at 56 years old. After a physical exam his GP referred him to a urologist, who recommended a biopsy. His PSA was 6. He underwent RP on 4/9/12. Pathology report gave Gleason score at 7 (3+4) /…

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