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Prostate Cancer

Archives for September 2016

Newbe
my husband has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Meanwhile I have just gone into remission for endometrial cancer. We are quite a pair! Anyway a little background about him. He is 64 and has never had a high psa including now. His cancer was diagnosed by his urologist during a rectal exam with later having a…
Newbie - PSA Test Approach/Results - Concerns; Next Steps
Thank you in advance for reading this somewhat lengthy post and your responses. I am a 59-year-old blessed with good health. I have missed one day of work this past decade, do not take any meds and do a few casual 5Ks every year. Following a summer vacation, I got mild bronchitis (hotel or airplane?) and saw doctor to…
Stage 4
Anyone a stage 4 survivor or fighter??
Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide
This is hghly controversial, and I am NOT advocating it. I am reporting it for your own decision and sharing my limited experience. I have a Christian friend and his wife who are helping take care of indigent Philippinos who are housed in a charity hospice and who have been told there is no chance of further help for their…
2 Biopsies now, any advice please?
Hi Guys, I have posted here before and had some very helpful friendly replies.....Been away for a while while awaiting results of biopsy and just wanted any advice, sage wisdom on my current situation. For those who don't know A bit of boring but necessary history. I live in the UK and am now 58 years of age, pretty fit,…
symptoms of Prostate cancer and BPH update
Don't know if anybody remembers me. In June of 2013 I had a biopsy that revealed I had PC gleason 6. two cores postive for small amount of cancer. PSA was at 5.5 to 6 at that time, I am on active surveilance. The pathology was confirmed by Johns Hopkins. I looked back at my PSA history and ten years ago it was 5.8, my last…
Questions
do people actually answer in here
Hope??
My husband is diagnosed with prostate cancer. His PSA was 87 and size of prostate was 130. His bone scan was clear and at present no organ. Doctor thinks it is in lymph nodes because of size and PSA.frozen dissection today. Won't do surgery if any in lymph node. Said he would have to throw everything at it and it is a huge…
Brovember
To all, Here comes November again. Time to start growing Beards and Mustaches for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I started my "Stash"as of yesterday. Best Wishes to all Will
How Long do Hot Flashes last after Lupron?
I was on lupron for five months bracketing Prostrate RT. My last dose of lupron expired around a month ago. My hot flashes continue at the same rate, about 10 a day or more. When do they normally diminish?
advanced prostate cancer gleason 9
I'm a newbie here
I received my diagnosis last month (on my birthday of all days). PSA = 12, Gleason = 6 in 1 of 12 biopsy samples. The urologist said that there is an 8mm tumor completely contained within the prostate. He recommended three alternative treatments: 1. Robot Assisted Laproscopic Prostatectomy (total removal of the prostate).…
A new study . . .
A new 10 year study conducted in England reports that 99% of the men who were randomly assigned surgery, radiation and active survellience in order to "treat" their early stage prostate cancer survived a mediam (not average) of 10 years beyond diagnosis. However, it is also noted that men who were assigned AS experienced a…
Any advice would be appreciated. PSA rising 6 weeks after RP
Good morning, My husband had a RP on Juy 27th. Pre surgery he was diagnosed with 5+4 = 9 Gleason score and his PSA was 7.9. We had the first post srugery PSA done and the results were 24. Thinking this was a misread, we had it re-tested 2 wekks later and the number is now at 28. All of the pre-surgery prostascint, bone…
PSA 15.2 after surgery, radiation and HT
My husband had robotic surgery to remove prostate Dec 2013. Within around 18 months, PSA was up around 2.0. Referred to radiation oncologist and entered into a study where he got the most aggressive treatment of three choices- had 38 radiation treatments to prostate bed and area extended to pelvic lymph nodes, along with…
PSA
Diagnosed eight years ago, DaVinci about 7.5 years. Latest PSA is non-detect. Lifes good. Hope all goes well with you!
My final post
This will be my final post unless/until Vasco gets reinstated. I stand with VascoDaGama. Love, Swami Rakendra
Comparison of (68)Ga-labelled PSMA-11 and (11)C-choline in the detection of prostate cancer metastas
Comparison of (68)Ga-labelled PSMA-11 and (11)C-choline in the detection of prostate cancer metastases by PET/CT. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is expressed ubiquitously on the membrane of most prostate tumors and its metastasis. While PET/CT using (11)C-choline was considered as the gold standard in the…
Mea Culpa
Just to inform the many reading my posts that I have been flagged out by the forum administration. Anything I post goes through the shredding machine of the admini and it is never published. The ways I express my thoughs or opinions seem to be unacceptable and I am sorry if I have stepped on someone's shoes. Best wishes to…
Decipher Test Results
Received my test results back last week - Post Operative Genomic High Risk Decipher Score .85 5 year metastasis probability 35.4% 10 year cancer specific mortality 19% Received this after my MO appointment, so never got the chance to discuss with him. Bob
"Hot"
I went to my annual lymphoma wellness check last week, all ok. I mention this because in reviewing "issues" I told the N.P. that I have been experiencing episodes of "radiating heat." I feel like a nuclear reactor, and people sitting near me have commented over the last few months that I feel "hot" (they sense this wihout…

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