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Prostate Cancer

Archives for March 2016

Mr. Davao Cancelled
Mrl Davao was scheduled for March 27th, but was postponed until sometime in March. The problem was the Mayor did not want to have any crowds assembled due to risk of terrorist bombs. All of Southern Mindanao is Muslim and there is a very active Muslim terrorist group there that kidnaps lots of people for ransom. Mindanao…
HIFU Info Required
My Doctor has found Prostate Cancer in me, my gleason score is 6 and PSA is 8, He is recommending HIFU procedure as treatment but since I understand has been approved by FDA october 2015 And there is not much info in the web site I would like to hear some HIFU experiences. Its this a really good procedure? Is it Safe?…
Mayo Jacksonville - Opinion
Sorry - some of the below has previously been posted by me - Biopsy 2/11/16 by a local Urologist Results are in my profile below - above Urologist wanted radiation and ADT - Subsequent CT and Bone Scans were negative. Second opinion with Urologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida - Because of current voiding issues radiation…
use of hemp (Rick Simpson) oil
I have come to learn about the sometimes miraculous results in treaating cancer with hemp oil. I started a regimen about 2 weeks ago. I am interested to know if anyone has heard of hemp oil as a treatment or better yet, if anyone has used it./ What were the results?
mourners bill of rights
I have the right to mourn on my own timeline. I have the right to discuss my grief ad nauseam. I have the right to hide pictures until I am ready to accept the memories. I have the right to retail therapy. I have the right NOT to be a model griever. I have the right to tell people with platitudes to take a hike. I have the…
Borderline case?
Hi folks: I'm new here so I'll keep this fist one brief just to be sure it's working, ok? I'm 73 in general good health but recently diagnosed with stage T2 Prostate cancer. 6 core biopsy showed tumor in all 6 cores with 50 to 90% involvement but a Gleason score of just 6 (How unusual is that?). My reading of Partin tables…
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary prostate cancer. Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) is currently the most comprehensive work up for non-invasive primary tumor staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Prostate-specific membrane antigen…
18F-choline PET/MRI: the Additional Value of PET for MRI
18F-choline PET/MRI: the Additional Value of PET for MRI-guided Transrectal Prostate Biopsies. We assessed the value of fusion (18)F-fluoromethylcholine ((18)F-choline) Positron Emission To-mography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) for image-guided (targeted) prostate biop-sies to detect significant prostate cancer…
PSMA-PET/CT and MP-MRI correlated well ..high pretest probablility large tumors
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary prostate cancer. Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) is currently the most comprehensive work up for non-invasive primary tumor staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Prostate-specific membrane antigen…
Metabolically-stabilized 68Ga-NOTA-bombesin for PET Imaging of prostate cancer
Metabolically-stabilized 68Ga-NOTA-bombesin for PET Imaging of prostate cancer and influence of protease inhibitor Phosphoramidon. Peptide receptor-based targeted molecular imaging and therapy of cancer is on the current forefront of nuclear medicine preclinical research and clinical practice. The frequent overexpression…
Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Imaging
Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Imaging Previously, doctors have only been able to see prostate cancer, either as a tumor or at metastatic sites, when there have been enough cancer cells gathered together to make a critical mass that would show up on MRI or another form of imaging. There was no way to target prostate…
New Grading System Proposed
What Kind of Prostate Cancer Do I Have? Epstein Develops a Less-Confusing System Carter and Epstein: Making active surveillance safer and the Gleason scores easier to understand.After all the worry — the elevated PSA, then the biopsy — the diagnosis is finally here. You just found out that you have prostate cancer and the…
Extreme PSA
Was diagnosed 3 years ago with PC, had radiation therapy. PSA after radiation was .5, 1 year later it was 2.4. Recently had next follow-up, PSA is 37.5. Doctor is going to schedule CAT scan and bone scan. Don't quite know what to make of all this yet, wait until scans are done and next appt. with urologist is about the…
Another new member of the PC club
Greetings everyone. I have been accessing this site for the past 2 months and wanted to thank those who post information and even though I have not been active in comunication to date, I have found the site to be very helpful as I have been dealing with my own cancer diagnosis. The specifics .. Age 52 (at time of…
My Apifiny Blood Lab Results
hi, everyone. today, i received my non PSA apifiny results. the results had two categories: 0 - 59, is the lower risk for category. 60 - 100, is the higher risk category. my score was 41. my uro wants to do a repeat PSA blood exam in one month. if my PSA is still elevated or above 5.5, he wants to continue with the…
Bone Density Treatments
After two years of Lupron, and 8 Weeks of Radiation, following a Radical Prostatectomy, I am now looking at Bone Density concerns in my Femurs. I had a Bone Density Scan in 2014, it was acceptable. Two years later, Just two weeks back, I had another bone scan. All bones have increased in Density by 1 - 2% over the last two…
prostatectomy for Gleason 8-10
Found this study - interests me as a Gleason 8 who is having a prostatectomy Longterm outcome following radical prostatectomy for Gleason 8-10 prostatic adenocarcinoma- Analysis of 75,416 patients Abstract: 717 Date & Time: May 5, 2013 03:30 PM Session Title: Prostate Cancer: Advanced (I) Sources of Funding: None…
I'm Nervous About My PSA
hello, everyone. i received a call from the urology office and my PSA went down from a 7.6 to a 6.2. because my PSA is still above 5.5, my uro recommends a biopsy. my urologist understands since i had some concerns about him performing a DRE before having blood drawn, he doesn't mind re-checking my PSA. i asked the nurse…
New to this site, new to understanding cancer
Hi, I was online tonite hoping to find some kind of help for my Dad. He found out a year ago that he has prostate cancer. Please forgive me, because I'm sure I don't know all the right words to say exactly what all this entails. I do know that it's very aggressive and rapid cancer & that it basically boiled out of the…
Kaiser physicians proficient at nerve sparing prostatectomies
My husband was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are Kaiser insured and are looking for the best physician to perform his prostatectomy. Does anyone know of a highly recommended Kaiser surgeon in the NW Region who performs these operations on a regular basis? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Doctors Scratching Their Heads. Ideas
I insisted on a biopsy in September of 2015 after a couple of elevated PSA tests. (6.4 followed by 5.4). To the surprise of my urologist, one of six samples came back with 2mm of positive tissue. It was graded a Gleason score of 3+4=7. A routine post diagnosis pelvic CAT scan was performed to check for any signed of…
New member, newly diagnosed
Greetings, I am newly diagnosed with prostate cancer... Oh boy! 62 years old, PSA 50, with gleeson 9 (4+5 and 5+4) in all 13 samples areas - with an estimate of 65 to 75% cancerous... As of the biopsy 2 weeks ago. Got a bone scan and ct done last Friday and both seem to show no metastitis... (Whoo!) the urologist was…
New Prostate Cancer Dx
Hi to everyone on the board. Here's my story so far. PSA has been up and down since 2008 mostly in the 4-5 range. Had a negative biopsy in 2009. Last 5 PSA's are as follows: 9/2/2014 6.5 %free PSA 7.7 12/1/2014 7.4 %free PSA 7.7 9/2/14 6.5 %free PSA 7.7 4/6/15 6.1 %free PSA 7.2 10/6/15 6.9 %free PSA 7.4 2/8/16 7.5 %free…
Apifiny Non-PSA Blood Exam
today, i went to a new urologist. i showed him my history. he performed a DRE and took two samples of blood, to test my PSA and another test called Apifiny Non-PSA blood exam. before he had my blood drawn, he performed a DRE. he said my prostate felt fine. one thing that has me concerned is the fact he performed the DRE…
People on Stage 4 Trials
Hi, Since stage 4 is not cureable by current treatments - is there anyone on a trial with good results?
HIg Post Operative PSA Level
My story is so strange, but may be all of ours are. I just had my prostrate removed and my inital PSA test (5 weeks) is 0.1. I will need raditiaon, which is effective at 0.5, but better below 0.1. Has anyone ever had a high inital PSA and then the 2nd one was lower? I am almost aftraid to ask, as the first test should have…

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