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Prostate Cancer

Archives for July 2015

tertiary pattern 5
thanks cowboy a lady who was giving her hubbys stats used this term i have read it before. thought i should know .. again thanks nepol
FLA or Focal Laser Ablation with mpMRI
Hello, I am brand new to the site, board, and prostrate cancer - with all it's complexities. I was unable to successfully SEARCH for keyword FLA or focal laser ablation, thus posting this thread. Hoping to hear from anyone who has undergone FLA, guided by mpMRI, as part of their watchfull waiting. . ? Either as part of a…
tertiary 5 ???
what is tertiary? thanks nepol.
U.S. News Best Hospitals 2015-16, and by specialty
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings
Website to compare performance of surgeons
A big step forward IMHO, a website that allows one to compare the performance of surgeons in the USA. And YES (!) prostate surgery is one of the specialties for which there are data: http://www.checkbook.org/surgeonratings/
Lifestyle changes vs. Salvage Rad
Greetings, I had RP in Feb 2010 and my latest PSA numbers have gone from 0.03 to 0.12 in one year. Urologist recommends consultation with rad/oncologist. Here are my PSA numbers: 5/29/15 9:54A 5/29/15 0.12 FINAL 5/19/14 8:14A 5/19/14 0.03 FINAL 4/12/13 8:15A 4/12/13 <0.02 FINAL 4/13/12 7:49A 4/13/12 <0.02 FINAL 10/3/11…
Post surgery PSA level detected
My husband has prostate cancer, he's only 53 (I'm older). He had symtoms that our old doc blew off, new doc INSISTED on a physical exam and could feel a nodule. Ultrasound and biopsies showed cancer in four spots, it was stage 7 on the Gleason Scale (specifc scale they use for prostate) his PSA levels were actually ok, on…
Johns Hopkins has a new pre-surg workshop
I'm officially an "Inaugaral Member" LOL! It seems they are planning to do these once a month for soon-to-be surgery patients at the hospital. I encourage anyone scheduling surgery at JH to go, and my understanding is that they are matching the upcoming surgeries with patients in order to invite patients to attend. Good…
Vasco da Gama
On this day, 1497, Vasco da Gama embarked on the first direct sea voyage from Europe to Asia.
AMS 800 urinary artificial sphincter
Any one interested in tell me the name of a great Urologist that does surgery for the implant of the AMS 800? Thanks
advice
Hello everyone.... I am 30 years old. Last year my dad age 53 was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer with bone mets. By the time we found it the cancer was all over bones from knees up. He needed a cath and a Nephro tube in right kidney due to prostate tumor being so big... his psa got up to 198..... did hormone shots…

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