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Show of Hands Please
Hello Everyone, This may start as a vent then a questionaire, so my apologies for being all over the place but I am still in the initial shock phase and still seeking out professional opinions. I am a very active, in good shape, 52 year old who just found out last week that I have stage 2TC Prostate Cancer with a Gleason…
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How long is it safe to wait before surgery?
Hi, My brother was dignosed with Gleason 7 (3+4) cancer in mid December 2019. His biopsy showed that only one core out of 16 cores (8 samples) had cancer. That core had cancer in 20% of it. Gleason 4 was seen in less than 5% of it. His PSA was 3.2. He is going to have a robotic prostatectomy. He is going through the public…
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Husband psa 55
My husbands is 63 years old his Psa has been risen every 2 weeks. First it was 4 then 9 then 16 and now 55. He is getting a biopsy on Thursday. Has anyone here had there psa go up that fast? He's brother died last year from aggrasive prostate cancer. They have an appointment set for February 12 to go over the results. I'm…
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Frequent Urination at night as symptom of PC
I am new to all of this and I understand I might be jumping the gun but recent test results have me very anxious so please bear with me. I am 57 and had my first PSA in 11/17. The result was 3.8. My MD said it was fine and no follow up. Around 11/19 I started to have frequent urination at night. I got another PSA which…
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Prostate Cancer starts to move to the bones
Hello, I am new here and have been scouring the internet looking for info. I am here looking for some help or information about what I can expect from my father’s prostate cancer situation. I will start with some background. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer about 17 years ago and shortly thereafter he had the prostate…
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xofigo(radium223) bad side effects
I am new here.My husband was dx with stage 4 prostate cancer back in 2016.started out with hormone therapy then zytiga,docetaxel and jevtana.he was doing really well on chemo but his psa levels went up to 190 so his onco sugestet the current wonder drug xofigo.Allmost from the start he was not feeling to well and after…
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Introduction
Hi, everyone. I am a 65 year old and was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer back on October 24th. I'll offer a little background on my case. I had experienced, about a year an a few months ago, a puzzling PSA increse and decrease. I had held steady at about 2.4 for a long while, when it suddenly jumped to 5.8. A subsequent…
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So what is an undtectable PSA
In a few weeks I will 1.5 years done with combo radiation treatment ..anxiety is starting to build ..3 months back PSA was 2.0 ..this is why I'm seeing the surgeon /urologist.he is a specialist.i know the radiologist won't be concerned if it is still dropping even if it drops to 1.5 ..but the surgeon will be more concerned…
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XTANDI dosage question
Last winter about February I was able to get a GRANT to help pay for my XTANDI medication. I had STAGE THREE PROSTATE CANCER my COUNT WAS 20.9 after a long period of treatments my PROSTATE CANCER came back not long after my treatments stopped. My CANCER specialist prescribed XTANDI for me however it cost with our plan etc…
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Active Surveillance Biopsy Frequency
I was diagnosed three years ago as a low risk PCa patient. First biopsy was two cores of 12, <5% of each core, Gleason score 3+3. Oncotype DX testing incidates low risk of progression. A confirmatory biosy and a third biopsy a year ago yielded the same results. Throughout, my PSA has remained stable to 3.5-4. I just had a…
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Most recently published research findings.....
Prostate Cancer: Adverse Effects Favor Less Invasive Tx Over Surgery
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Anyone with experience with Axumin PET scan?
will Waite for any possible responses before I tell my whole story. Doc wants me to get radiation of the whole prostate bed, oncologist mentioned it's a good probability that is the right target but no guarantee. I would like to have an AxuminPET scan but have to wait for my number to go from it's current 0.10 to 0.20…
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PSA after surgery interesting
From John Hopkins Study Explores AccuPSA Test During one study, Dr. Partin and his colleagues examined blood samples from 31 patients whose PSA level had been undetectable for at least five years after radical prostatectomy. All these patients had PSA levels less than 0.1 ng/ml after surgery. However, one third of them…
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PSA TEST
I was dx with PCA when i was 52 in 2005. I was successfully treated with radiation therapy and have an undetectable PSA. My question is that I have my yearly physical coming up next week. My yearly blood test has always included a test for PSA. Now my family doctor does not want to test my PSA because in his words "You…
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Nervous Introduction
Hello, I am a fairly frightened 53-year-old. Generally healthy and no family history, but I had a routine physical with my GP this fall (after no doc appointments for several years...); he ordered standard blood work that included a PSA test--which returned a result of 12.3. Referral to a urologist (for whom the wait for…
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In the beginning - Confused and Scared
Hi everyone my name is Mike. Please let me thank you in advance for any guidance you may be able to give me. I would be lying to say that I am not incredibly confused and scared, but also hopeful. Any insight you might be able to give me from the info I have listed below would be so appreciated. I have been trying to read…
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AMS800 Medic Alert for Medical Personnel
I have worn a medic alert bracelet since getting my first of several AMS 800 systems many years ago. It states “STOP-STOP DO NOT CATH” on the front and lists an 800 number to call for a web site listing all of my health data – including how to lock the unit open before urinary catherization. Recently I had to be ambulance…