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Prostate Cancer

The Pad Diaries
Exciting topic, I'm sure. For me, I have started a daily pad diary noting time of change, activity, and saturation level. I have been at it now for a full 24 hrs. Hey, you!! Stay out of my Diary!! as a totally different kind of meaning now. I hope this will help in the evaluation process as I get more serious about getting…
Surgery Found Effective for Patients With Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
Surgery Found Effective for Patients With Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2010) — In one of the first studies to focus exclusively on the outcomes after treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer, researchers have found that surgery provides high survival rates. Collaborating…
first psa after seeds
I am blessed with a .67 psa reading after my seed implant procedure.
CR's take on PC treatment rsults --AS does raise death rate; incontinence is very higth for SUR, etc
Consumer's report on Health (10/10) take on prostate cancer treatment --AS (Active Surveillance) vs. SUR (surgery) vs RAD (external radiation) vs. SEEDS (Radiative seeds implant) (Hope this has not duplicate a previous post) Synopsis : (1) for low-risk and intermediate risk --10 year death rate is higher for AS by about 2%…
Cholesterol Drug May Have Role in Treating Prostate Cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100920111317.htm Cholesterol Drug May Have Role in Treating Prostate Cancer ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2010) — A drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer, according to new research by Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen at St.…
Early Prostate Cancer Detection, Screening: No Benefit for Men With Low Baseline PSA Value, Study Fi
Do not forget we are all snowflakes..Trew Best to all http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913080621.htm Early Prostate Cancer Detection, Screening: No Benefit for Men With Low Baseline PSA Value, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2010) — Men aged 55 to 74 years who have low baseline blood levels of prostate…
Delay in Surgery Not Likely to Worsen Tumors in Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100608183054.htm Delay in Surgery Not Likely to Worsen Tumors in Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2010) — Johns Hopkins experts have found that men enrolled in an active surveillance program for prostate cancer that eventually needed surgery…
Polyphenols in Red Wine and Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer Growth, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100609171802.htm to your health- Polyphenols in Red Wine and Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer Growth, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (June 11, 2010) — In what could lead to a major advance in the treatment of prostate cancer, scientists now know exactly why polyphenols in red wine…
radiation systitus
in case u don't know what it is (?) it's massive amounts of blood coming out of ur bladder & horrendous bladder contractions. if anyone has had it, i would appreciate ANY feedback. i have discussed w/Urologist & Oncologist, so i am somewhat educated about it. BUT, that doesn't make it any easier to deal with. aside from…
ed
i have not been on for awhile and was wondering how ed was doing have not seen a post from him. ed i hope you and trew are doing good. griff
BIOPSY TOMORROW
I have my biopsy tomorrow. I have to get there one hour early to be given more antibiotics [in addition to the antibiotic pills given] as a precaution because I have been out of the country within the past 6 months. I am nervous as hell. Waiting for the results is going to be pure hell.
2 biopsies 4 psa's
last august was told psa was up to 4.1 from 2.1 in one year, had a biopsy clear except for 2 areas one possible and one suspect, took a wait and see approach, jan. 2010 had a second psa and another biopsy, PSA was upto 6.1 but biopsy indicated nothing at all. April 2010 had another PSA upto 6.8 doctors are very confused,…
Prostate cancer: Should I have radiation or surgery for localized prostate cancer?
http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/dp/topic/tc1702/dp.htm Prostate cancer: Should I have radiation or surgery for localized prostate cancer? 1.Get the facts 2.Compare your options 3.What matters most to you? 4.Where are you leaning now? 5.What else do you need to make your decision? 1. Get the facts Your options •Have…
In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number
In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number by Burt Solomon | The New York Times | 08.25.2008 My internist warned me that nobody understands enough about prostate cancer to make easy decisions about how to treat it, but he didn’t prepare me for the barrage of numbers that kept pretending that all is known. The P.S.A.…
Weight Gain, Smoking May Make Prostate Cancer Deadlier
I have posted this in the past but I am posting again because a friend recently had surgery and had a Gleason 3+3, negative margins, etc and went right into escalating PSA scores and now radiation and now hormones...he never gave up smoking so here is an article on weight gain, smoking may make prostate cancer…
PSA elevated in 30 days, Doc suggests Hormone Therapy
I am an HNC survivor of about 3 yrs. I have a good friend who had Prostate surgery about a yr. ago followed up with radiation therapy. NOw, about a yr. later his PSA has gone from about 1.4 to about 3.5 in only 30 days. His Oncol suggests hormone therapy. Can anyone tell us what he is up against, what to expect, what is…
Continence Recovery after Robotic Surgery
I had my robotic surgery on August 19th. My catheter came out 8 days later and my recovery has been no less than amazing from a wellbeing standpoint. I feel great. Lost a little weight which makes me look all the better. You will not believe the compliments I have received. I have returned to a very normal life. I do get a…
PSA Test today :-( or could be a :-)
Took my PSA test today…. I hate this day and I hate the wait wondering if I get the call from the nurse or the dreaded call from my Doctor…..Anyway, I am heading down to the beach for a week for a little fishing while I await the call…This sucks…peace
radiation
I am scheduled to talk to a radiation oncologist on friday. Could those of you who opted for radiation versus removal let me know how it went and was it the right choice?
the new psa 0.01 again yahoo
Just got the 9 month psa 0.01 again thank heavens for that .all in all things really improving in all areas still dribble a bit when I sneeze or cough but all in all dry Ed issues not to bad half normal erections without the pills somtimes better almost 2/3rds enough to keep me and the wife happy still use the odd ciala…
Newly diagnosed Prostate Cancer
Hello everyone My husband just had his 55 year birthday and found out that he has Prostate Cancer. His PSA is 5 and Gleason score is 6(3+3). He had biopsy done recently and just took X-ray to find out what stage he is at. I am new on how to fight prostate cancer and want to find out all the information that would help him.…
Recently diagnosed, need advice from survivors
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on August 7th, 2010 after going through a prostate biopsy. I'm 59, with recent biopsy results showing 1 of 12 positive, with 8% of the core tissue involved; Gleason of 3+3=6, previous PSA was 2.9 in Dec 2009, last PSA was 4.1 in June 2010, nothing on DRE, no family history with PC,…
BOB-tales- proton fellowship newsletter from LLU
Here is a link to the September 2010 newsletter from and for those who have been through or are considering proton therapy (especially at Loma Linda University Medical Center): http://www.protonbob.com/newsltr.asp Good reading. Enjoy.
More Evidence Supporting AS for Low Risk PCa
This paper was published in Urology Today at www.urotoday.com. As other recent posts have suggested, it offers strong support of active surviellance as a viable treatment course for low risk prostate cancer in men. I found it interesting that 30 percent of the men in this study had urinary issues and that nearly 50%…
Prostate Cancer Act-PCF Encouraged by Introduction of New Prostate Cancer Legislation
Washington, DC September 15, 2010 As hundreds of prostate cancer researchers, advocates and supporters Advance on Washington this week and push for more progress in fighting the disease, the Prostate Cancer Foundation applauds the bipartisan prostate cancer legislation introduced on Tuesday by Senator Jon Tester of…
Chondroitin Sulfate and Prostate Cancer
I was on another forum that was discussing the supplement ChondroItin and Prostate Cancer. Seems some of its members had been taking a Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement, not knowing the link between Chondrotin and Prostate Cancer. URL for one article: http://www.malecare.com/new_page_26.htm Excerpt from the Article:…
FYI ONLY-New Proton Therapy Institute
The Hampton Roads area in Virginia will have its own proton therapy institute. It will be operational in August. I have indicated on my other posts that I'm now considering proton therapy instead of surgery. Bringing the treatment closer to home makes it even better. http://www.hamptonproton.org/
Seeds Implanted yesterday
Had the seed implant procedure yesterday. It was so uneventful and relatively painless. Took about an hour, had 87 sees implanted. I was fortunate to work it out where Dr. Critz who is considered by many to be the best implant surgeon in the nation if not the world. I asked him how many procedures they had done and he said…
Do IADT Risks Outweigh Benefits?
Of real concern to me and, perhaps, others here is the following recently released article. Since Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Therapy (IADT) is the next planned treatment in my PCa journey, I would appreciate ANY comments/feedback "A new report published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal…
Please, If I may ask
I am a wife with breast cancer, I would like to ask all of you if you don't mind. What were your symptoms that led you to investigate if you had prostate cancer or not. My husband is 56 next month and he complains of a weak stream and not being able to empty his bladder. No pain blood or anything just them two symptoms. I…

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