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Prostate Cancer

Rising PSA - Radiation Therapy
Hi 54 years old. Had my prostate removed 20 months ago, showing negative margins from all lymph samples. PSA has been slowly rising for the 20 post op months starting at <.1 and now last week with it at .19 My urologist/suregeon has referred me to a radiologist for further treatment. I thought I was in the clear, but now…
The biopsy results are in...
...and of course I have a few questions. Since my follow-up appointment with my urologist is not scheduled until December 21, I figured this might be a good place to ask. You guys seem like a very knowledgeable crew! (Note: this is a rewrite of a post I submitted earlier today. It seems to have disappeared when I went in…
Which treatment
Recently was diagnosted with prostate cancer Gleason score of 7 3+4. Trying to decided radiation or surgery. Very concerned about side affects. Doctors say it's a personal choice. Can anyone help from past expieriences or knowledge.
Risk of biopsy spreading cancer outside the prostate?
Hi everyone, My husband is planning to get a fusion biopsy soon, but is concerned about the possible side effects. Can anyone share details about how much risk there is of the biopsy spreading any possible cancer beyond the prostate? So far, I've heard about a study from 2015 (from BJU International) saying that needle…
Prostate cancer and pacemaker
I recently had a biopsy due to PSA going to 6. I'm 73 years old in excellent health except for a 3 year old pacemaker and controlled High Blood Pressure. My biopsy showed 2 spots of cancer contained in the right side near edge. Gleeson score 3 + 3. One urologist is totally against any treatment what so ever and wants me to…
CyberKnife Treatment of Prostate Cancer
I am Gleason 6 Stage 2 I have not had any treatment yet. A clinical trial for CyberKnife is going on in my area. Does anyone know what the short term and long term results are. My urologist doesn't want to talk about it. His recomodation is internal and external radiation.
Lutetium-177-PSMA-617
Apparently, the Phase 3 trial for lutetium-177-PSMA-617 had positive results. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-new-treatment-for-advanced-prostate-cancer-improves-survival-in-phase-3-clinical-trial-202107122543 From what I gather, lutetium is now a treatment for PCa as well as a contrast agent for use in its detection.
High PSA of 35 I would like an opinion
I'm 51 with no family prostate history. I recently started to feel sick one night. Then I started to feel the need to urgently pee but when I did I almost had to force it out. It was quite painful too. So I went to my GP who did a urine test that showed no UTI. So I got a blood test and my PSA was 35. My two previous PSA's…
Calculating PSADT following recurrence
Just joined this forum. I had a robitic prostatectomy 1 year ago. Gleason of 4+4 determined post surgery. Inital post-op PSA =.1 ng/ml. 4 months later PSA = .2 ng/ml (recurrence). I am having PSA determined every two months. PSA has stayed steady at .2 ng/ml for 5months. Latest PSA=.3ng/ml. Number is starting to rise. My…
standard brachy vs hd brachy vs cyberknife for boost treatment?
I thought this might be better to post as a new topic. My original thread is here if you need history http://csn.cancer.org/node/300336 Went today for my first dose of lupron at UCSF. Also got the results back from my 3TMRI which showed the following: FINDINGS: Prostate volume: 18.29 cc PSA density: 0.41 ng/ml2 Post-biopsy…
PSA Rise
Hey! I'm new here. I'm 61 years old and last year my PSA was 2.3 and one year later it jumped to 4.1. My Uroligist is not worried at all. He said wait 2-3 months and recheck it and if it goes up more we will worry but most likely it will come down. He said the fact that it is only 4.1 and it has only beeen one year means…
Recent diagnosis questions
Hi everyone, My story's probably pretty common: last year I go in for an annual checkup, primary care doc ran blood tests, and WHAM! elevated PSA (7.9). He referred me to a urologist who did the DRE (nothing) and then had me do an MRI and a "liquid biopsy" (came back negative; still don't know what that was supposed to…
Biopsy Results
Just got results from my second biopsy. 6 of 12 cores showed 3+3 Gleason. One of the cores was 100% and another 70% in right posterior. My question is, what is the significance of the involvement. The rest of the cores that were positive were in the 30% or less. Realize this is a question for my doctor just, don't have the…
What questions to ask. Any help appreciated.
My dad received a PSA result of 24 last week and the doctor felt a nodule and hardening of his prostate. He is 68 with a family history of PC. He had a biopsy done on Tuesday and now we're just waiting for the results. After doing as much research as possible, I'm trying to prepare for his biopsy to come back showing that…
Pelvic Floor Exerciser
78 yr old diagnosed October 5 with PCa T2, 4/12 cores Gleason 7 (4+3) in 1 core. Have decided to opt for robotic assisted prostatectomy if approved by doctor in Nov 30 appt. Been reading about the necessity of doing kegels. Has anyone had any experience with using Pelvic Floor Exerciser advertized for use in incontinence…
Lupron
Have not been around here for some time. PSA went up to 3.2 about 18 months ago went on Lupron and it went down to .008 for 9 months then took a vacation and it stayed ar .008 for 1 year. Last check it went up to .092. If up again back to HT. Never ends.
PSA after Salvage Radiation
Recognize some of you from 2 years ago when I first posted news of my husbands pc. That's a good thing. Since Nov/05, with PSA of 26 and gleason 8, he has had a RP. PSA initialy went to 0, didn't quite make a yr before psa rose to .07, then .11, began salvage radiation in Jun 07. 6 weeks after radiation psa was at .19…
Started Xtandi - here's hoping
Started Xtandi 8-18-21. 160 mg once a day right before bed. My PCa has been manageable using ADT treatments up until now. Here's hoping Xtandi works just as well. I have PSA/testosterone/CBC/Comprehensive metabolic panel blood tests to be done at the end of September. We'll find out then. Not the complete picture, but…
Prostate Removed
74yrs old. January 2021 showed PSA >6.0, but digital prostate exam nml. Dr ordered MRI, which showed AREA OF CONCERN on anterior (front) side of gland (digital exam doesn't palpate this area). Biopsy showed very small areas of adenocarcinoma (cancer) in three of the eighteen biopsy specimens. Those specimens were sent to a…
After Prostate Biopsy.
I had my first transrectal biopsy almost a week ago. No results yet. I had some blood in my stool for a few days as well as a little blood in my urine. I was told I could have some blood in my seman also. When that event happened about 6 days later it was quite shocking. I was expecting a tinge of blood but what came out…
PIRADS 5 MRI - Urologist said almost certainly Prostate Cancer
Hi All, I'm sure many if not most of you have been in my position, whereby I am currently trying to digest and process a conversation with my urologist a few hours ago. Understandably, I'm shocked scared, apprehensive as to what comes next. I'm not sure why I'm posting here? I guess it may be part of my processing. I'd be…
Post-RALP PSA 2.6
Pre-op PSA 15.8 Gleason 4+3=7 GG3 RALP 5/24/21 - Johns Hopkins Eleven (11) lymph nodes and associated fibroadipose tissue, negative for tumor. Pathology report of surgical margins. Dismissed by my surgeon as no concern - "It's nothing, pathologists are always over-aggressive in finding positive margins" Margins Summary…
Proton Beam....what's up??
Ok, so we are really running down the treatment lists, have sent out for books/lit/etc.....we are really impressed with HIFU and proton beam..i've read all the HIFU posts, and it seems availabilty, cost, and long term studies are the real problems....but, what about the proton beam??? I have been looking at the studies and…
Prostatectomy + RT + ADT
I have created this new topic to document my case which I believe may be interesting to members . I was diagnosed shortly after my 55th birthday with a PSA of around 130 and no other symptoms, nothing, nada, everything worked absolutely normally; I had a small prostate with about 40% of it filled with a Gleason 7 tumour.…
PSA Test Result after 5 years of RP
Hi all this is my first post to this group. I am 55 years old and have had RP 5 years ago. My PSA results have always been <0.04 and that was considered by my Urologist undetectable. My Gleeson score was 7 and PSA prior to surgury was 3.2. My local GP did a general blood test a few weeks ago and included a PSA test from…
Psa
my name is John I am 66 on january 4 I had robotic prostate removed with a Gleason 6 over past for half years my psa numbers have been 0.06 0.01. 0.08 0.01. 0.08up down no higher so far then 0.08 done at va hospital my dr of last 5 years retired who never was concerned with numbers but my new person is nurse practitioner…
From University of Utah / Huntsman Institute to Local Standard of Care
I have changed the title of this thread as I am now going to be getting treated locally in my hometown and no clinical trials at Huntsman are slated for me in the near future. If / when I start a new trial, I will post it under a new thread. For now, I will be getting local "Standard of Care" treatment in my hometown. My…
Newly diagnosed prostate cancer
I was just recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. My biopsy revealled 1 4+4 =8 with 10% involved, 2 4+3=7 with 5-10% involved, 4 3+4= 7 with 20-50% involved, 1 3+3=6 with 5% involved and 4 BPH 0 cancer. My uroligist has me graded at a gleason score of 8 with PSA at 11.9. I am scheduled for bone scan this week and pelvic…
Osteoporosis after hormone therapy
Has any one experienced osteoporosis as a result of hormone therapy after radiation treatment? My Dr. has suggested osteoporosis drugs, but I an not comfortable with the side effects of them. I don't think the Drs would have checked for it if I had not had a bone density test at a free Health Fair.
Use Testosterone as a drug or Bipolar Androgen Therapy
Has anyone experienced this? Although there are not many reports, I do find it quite interesting. Basically, if things go sideway, there is nothing to lose, right. More promising results and experiences by a medical doctor in the below YouTube video and an online publication. With BAT in every 6-8 week cycle, patients have…

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