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Cyberknife Five Year Update
When I reflect upon my journey since coming to the forum in 2013, it's hard to believe it's been 5 years since I completed SBRT (commonly known as Cyberknife) treatment in 2014. Many years ago, my now 95 year old father would remind me how quickly times passes with every year. And yes...he was right...again!! I've been…
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Darwin's cancer fix
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/darwins-ideas-on-evolution-drive-a-radical-new-approach-to-cancer-drug-use/ Principles of evolution and natural selection drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies
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Update after hormones and radiation
Latest update. I hope this helps some of you with the decision making process. Be happy to answer any questions. Age 68 at diagnosis 2/2009 PSA 4.3 Biopsy negative 2009-2016 PSA climbed from 4 to 6 DRE all negative 2/2016 PSA 7.5 Ultrasound and DRE indicate nodule Biopsy with 6 of 12 cores pos Two 4+3 Four 3+3 5/11/16 Gold…
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Husband has stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer
My husband has been sick since Oct. 2017. Not dianosised until Feb. 2018, and it had already spread out of the prostate. The cancer is in his bone marrow and lymoh nodes now. He is at the point now , that he may have to quit work and that will leave us with no insurance. Any suggestions on insurance. to put him on my work…
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Advanced Cancer and waiting...
I've been watching my score go up this year (surgery early 2010 and salvage late 2015). My PSA is now .310 up from a .207 in March and .210 in July...I continue with a good and mostly plant base diet, which I believe has helped me over the years (outcome could have been aggressive but it hasn’t to date). Some days I hate…
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Colonostopy one year after radiation treatment
Well it’s been about 14 months since I had external beam and high-dose Breaky therapy. Course I have had all the side effects. Tomorrow I go for a colonoscopy and I must admit I am pretty nervous. Not about the procedure about what they might find. I had three hemorrhoids banded. And anal Fisher. I have not had a decent…
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Lymphadema after Radical Prostatectomy
My RP was three weeks ago. For at least the last two weeks, I have had swelling in the right leg. Now, there continues to be significant swelling, pain and tightness in the right foot and ankle. Also, toes and foot have red and purple coloring. My PCP ordered an ultrasound about ten days ago that was negative for blood…
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6 week checkup wasn't good.
I would like to thank everyone for their time and all the information that they give here first of all. I have obtained a lot of information from reading this forum and it is greatly appreciated, This is my first time asking a question about my own prostate cancer adventure. In summary. Diagnosed with PC early summer, 12…
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RP 2007--Proton 2015---now 0.01 from <0.01--is it back ?
Hi, I had Rp in 2007 via davince method. 2015 recurrence after 8 years of PSA = <0.01........Proton therapy 2015 and down to <0.01....PSA monitiored and was ,0.01 for 3 years.....today psa = 0.01 and NOT less than 0.01.........is Ca back ? .....scared and confused........any advise will help.......Thank you, Charlie C
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Regaining Continence after Radical Prostatectomy
My robotic assisted RP happened two weeks ago. I am following instructions regarding steps to regain full continence but I have a few questions about the details. My understanding is that when the prostate is removed, one valve is loss that controls urine flow. So, does this mean that another valve (connected to the…
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PSA level 8 post prostate surgery and radiation
Had prostate removed 10 years ago and have had radiation. PSA levels have risen over the last few years and have doubled from 4 to 8 in a years span. What say you?
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Erectile dysfunction
Hi everybody, I was chatting to Tigger about the future and I mentioned that I suffered from erectile dysfunction. He started off about waiting for the Firmagon to wear off and my testosterone to return and to see if anything happened naturally, I then pointed out that he had sliced out both of my nerve bundles during the…
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ORIOLE study and the Oligometastatic therapy
Some of you that have followed my entries in this forum know that I have been procuring an oligometastatic treatment as my last chance in killing the hidden bandit. Unfortunately I was informed by my doctors (urologist and radiotherapist) that I cannot pursue such a therapy due to several reasons explained in this link;…
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Lycoene & Eligard
Hi, I am using Eligard HT What I would like to know would taking Lycopene help with my cancer Does anyone have experience combining these. Any thoughts out there. Regards Peter
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WENT TO VA YESTERDAY
Ladies and Gents, went to VA today in order to obtain a referral for Orthotics. After my appointment with my VA GP she send me to the lab to get some blood work. They must have used 4 vials to draw blood, one of these for PSA. I’m only 6 weeks post op. My Urologist wanted this done on November 12, (by his staff) which…