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Pathology report in - should we commend with HT?
*THREAD TITLE ADJUSTED 16/8 - Surgery was performed on this day, and related questions are further down the thread. **************************** Hi all, New to the board and desperate for your knowledge. My Father in law has been diagnosed with PC, result of the biopsy is Gleason 8 and his PSA is 24. Based on his medical…
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Father was just told of recurrence
My father was diagnosed with cancer and had his prostate removed 5 years ago with no other treatment besides surgery. His PSA levels were 0 for the first two years and then gradually started climbing. We have an appointment on Friday with the radiation oncologist and wondered if anyone would give me a list of questions…
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Transdermal Estrogen vs Lupron; a matter in the Quality of Life
Today I waken up to the news that Britain managed to unchain its locks in the EU. Congratulations to all the Brits. However, bigger news came on my email with a video from Dr. Myers. This is about Estrogens substituting Lupron in hormonal treatments. This is a matter we survivors in this forum so many times have discussed…
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Clinical Trial at Huntsman Institute
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68 Ga PSMA PET Booked
I was accepted ino this study and will go in later July - Germany is also an option if anything goes wrong == If anyone is interested in this scan see the study information. Your insurance may cover the scan and Ga-68-HBED-CC-PSMA ?? From the study info: "This compound has been shown to be superior to choline based PET…
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8 Weeks Post Surgery
Had my first PSA 6 weeks after surgery - uPSA 2.41 - I thought maybe too soon and next blood draw would be "0" - wrong had a gegular PSA blood draw 8 weeks after surgery - 2.6 - this rate my doubling time is ~ 4 months. Now since these tests are not apples to apple - ultra sensitive 1st draw and regular PSA 2nd draw my…
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TURP found prostate cancer
Hi everyone! I am new on this forum and this is my first post. Had TURP for BPH treatment on June 1st. On June 8th at my post op visit to my urologist, my wife and I were told that pathology report is back and positive for prostate cancer. Patology report: ADENOCARCINOMA, GLEASON 6 (3+3) ONE CHIP 4% SURFACE AREA, T1a. My…
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A New Member Thanks you
I am 57 years old, and was diagnosed with a Gleason 7, and Gleason 6, prostate cancer in March 2016. I was seeing a Urologist locally first (Montana), until I asked for different options and was told he had already made up his mind, and no matter what other test I went through he was not going to be changing his mind about…
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Prostate cancer back? after cryosurgery
My husband had Base of tongue cancer in 2010 and has fully recovered from that. He was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2012 after a rising PSA and a biopsy resulting in 5% affected with a Gleason score of 8 (4=4). After undergoing his first cancer, we asked which treatment would give the most permanent results. He…
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no dairy diet
H V G and panel, I had dinner with a friend of mine in Sacramento Ca. last month and he is trying a no dairy diet and keeping his protein from meat at 10%. his PSA went from 8 to 2.1 over 3 months. he had testicular cancer 6 years ago and was hoping to control his PSA with this diet so I figured why not try it.Have anyone…
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Long Term Chronic Pain From Brachytherapy
Hello: I haven't been able to find any discussions regarding long term chronic (currently disabling pain) from brachy therapy treatment for prostate cancer. Briefly, I had brachytherapy in 2004. I was hospitalized 16 months later and diagnosed with radiation cystitis. Since December, 2015 , I am in more bladder pain and…
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University of Utah Huntsman Institute TAK-700 Clinical trial
Well, maybe some good news. My oncologist called and after consulting with her partner, she said I am such low volume spread that it may not yet be time for chemo and that lupron and casodex may be enough now. She is also going to refer me to The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah for a clinical trial of a…
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45 Days After Surgery
Sorry new to this so I posted this as a comment to Someone else's Post Initially. I had open surgery at the CTCA in Georgia. Was given the option of HDR Therapy or Surgery. At 55, I elected to have the surgery becuase I had hoped with a PSA of 5 and Gleason of 8, the surgery would send me on my way. Not!!! The surgeon…
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Apologies if this is too off topic...SSDI Questions?
Hi all, as you know I'm early stage 4 Pca and begin chemo & Lupron next week. I still have great energy considering everything going on and still have my full time job as a candy making machine operator. I have read on the government SSDI site that stage 4 PCa that has metas elsewhere automatically qualifies for SSDI. (I…