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Gleason 9
Hello members, I'm new to this board and just started reading the wealth of information and would like to thank everyone who contributes. A little info about myself: 70 years old and diagnosed with a gleason score of 4+5=9. In 2011 my PSA score was 2.6, in August of this year, 4.9; my doctor recommended to see an urologist…
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Lost
ive had prostate surgery. 3 years later elevated PSA 14. Had 8 weeks external beam radiation nowone year later PSa jumped from .01 to 2.1
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Newly Diagnosed with Gleason Scores of 9 and 10
Hello...I am a very worried wife whose husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer yeseterday. I have been feverishly reading all I can to understand what he/we are facing. I read through a number of forums last night and found them helpful so I am hoping to get that help and really hopeful for hope! My husband had 14 core…
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Difference between mpMRI and Biopsy reports
Hello everyone, I posted a few weeks ago about PCa found in my husband's bladder. https://csn.cancer.org/node/306036 (PSA 28, GS4+5, N0, M0) Since then, we've had a mpMRI (endorectal coil) and just received the results. The radiologist wrote: The prostate measure 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm (anterior to posterior by medial to…
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My brother was just diagnosed with intermediate stage prostate CA - what can I do to help him?
Good evening My brother (just turned 65) will be undergoing a radical prostatectomy next Monday at Mass General. He was in superb health but apparently had a persistently high PSA that led to a biopsy and the diagnosis. He is talking about possible initial discomfort followed by possible incontinence after the surgery. He…
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The One Minute Cure
I have recomended Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide in several posts. I really had not searched overly well because I saw a lot on Youtube, and my friend here has been actlually curing people of cancer with it. So, I did more research and came up this: The One Minute Cure by Martin Cavanaugh http://eridu666.webs.com/The One…
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initial resistance
Resistance is profitable (for them). Previous - posts. Originally titled, "resistance to cheaper, better, faster - next generation stuff" Ok. So I've read a fair number of papers and articles. I have two general research interests: better diagnostics and better therapeutics, as will most likely pertain to me in a full life…
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Radiation or Surgery
I am 62 recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. My Gleeson score is 7 with 8/12 cores positive for cancer. Doctor recommends radiation or prostatectomy. After some research and visits with radiology and surgeons I’m strongly leaning toward prostatectomy. I want to have normal bladder, bowel and sexual function and it…
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HIFU - works?
I was ready to go up north for HIFU but didn't get answers to preliminary questions that I needed. Doesn't seem too much info available is that because HIFU is new or do yall know something I don't about the benefits of HIFU? What do you think?
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I want an orchidectomy...
I want an orchidectomy and have asked my doc -'are the side effects of an orchidectomy the same as with lupron?' he gives me his stare until he gets up and leaves. He is a great doc but wants only one in the room at a time . So I ask yall are the side effects of an orchidectomy the same as with lupron? meaning does one…
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Achieving undetectable PSA levels?
Hi all, as you know my clinical trial is showing very good signs of success at this point. PSA down from 7.1 (at diagnosis of Stage 4 locally advanced Pca) to 1.0 and still falling. Taking Lupron and TAK-700. At first the drops were dramatic, almost cutting PSA in half within 2 months and then dropping quickly to 1.5 in…
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info about small cell neuroendocrine tumor
Hi - My husband was just diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor small cell carcinoma of the prostate. They did not give us any gleason score or anything. He is having the prostate removed next week. He is getting a bone scan too. I feel like everything I have read offers little hope. They think they caught the cancer early.…
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Surgery tomorrow
Hi all, my surgery for radical prostatectomy robotic assisted is scheduled for November 2nd at 7:30am CDT. it is about 9 hours until surgery commenc. I am doing my bowel prep now and will take few hours of sleep. i feel very anxious about surgery and recovery but I am positive I have chosen right treatment for my prostate…
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Need Opinion
Hi All, My Father (age 83 and with no cancer symptoms) was diagnosed with PCa on 19th of this month, with a PSA of 62 and Gleason's Score = 3+3, This seem to have metastised in his hip bone. His Urologist recommended 2 options: 1. Surgery , 2. Hormone Therapy, however, on second opinion we were told not to go for surgery…