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Prostate Cancer

Circumcision and cancer
I don't know if anybody has been following the outrage on social media over circumcision, but I thought this might add a curious element to the discussion... Circumcision reduces the risk of prostate cancer by up to 60% - but is most effective when done after the age of 35 * Men circumcised as babies have a 14% reduced…
Recently diagnosed
I was recently diagnosed with PC. Gleason score of 6 (one core positive), PSA 18. Had a bone scan and MRIboth came back excellent. My prostate is enlaged and accordig to the doctor hard in one area and my doctor believes that my prostate sufferes from a cronic infection (the hardness) and that may be contributing…
IMRT?
My dad’s got a new oncologist who is switching his radiation plan to IMRT for bone metastases. I’ve done some reading and it does seem like the better option— anyone have success stories they’d like to share with me? His cancer is still responding to Lupron/Casodex, and bone scans had shown some improvement about two…
Surgery to stop Incontinence
I had my prostate removed 2 years ago. I had incontinence right from the beginning. I was leaking, it started to improve, then i did 30 days of radiation, and my incontinence got worse only slightly, then hospital offered me Optional chemo (which i took) 5 treatments every 3 weeks. During this period my leaking got worse…
68-Ga-psma-pet/CT scan
Wondering if anyone has any info on the availability of this scan. My reachsearch so far says it's only in clinical trials. Thanks in advance guys.
Moved my PSA Appointment
I had to change my appointment from August 3 to today. The surgeon who took my prostate out, pretty much told me what I already knew. My PSA is undetectable. I will go back to see him in October and have another PSA test. If that one is undetectable, they will enroll me into a Survivorship Program. Also, I got invited to…
TIP Testosterone inactivating pharmaceuticals Treatment Option
One of my consults will be with the Dr. Turner of the Mark Scholz group in L.A. (The Key to Prostate Cancer, 2018 and The Prostate Snatchers). I am also meeting with Radiation Oncologists at MD Anderson for Proton and UNM Cancer for Photon therapies. I was recommended not to have surgery and RT may also have some extra…
Eligard treatments
I am just winding up my first four months of an Eligard implant and will get the results of my first post implant PSA test tomorrow. My PSA was over 30, Gleason 9 and a biopsis indicated some spread to the lympth nodes, although the CT scan did not detect the spread. So far, I have not seen any references to Eligard…
Space OAR Hydrogel by Augmenix Pharmaceuticals
I am supposed to get cyberknife for intermediate risk prostate cancer (Gleason 3 + 4 = 7) and one radiation oncologist recommended Space OAR as standard in his practice and a second radiation oncologist said he never uses Space OAR because in over 5 years of doing cyberknife he has never had a patient who developed serious…
After surgery. Follow up appointment
My husband is a week out from his robotic radical prostatectomy. It went swimmingly. According to the dr. it was a text book surgery. Now we are just taking it easy waiting for his follow up and the removal of his catheteR. His PSA was 2 at the last doctor visit and his Gleason score was 6. Just nervous for the pathology…
testosterone after treatment for prostate caner
First PSA Test
Well, I got the results of my first PSA test today. I go to see my doctor on August 3. I will be 4 months post RP this July 20th. My Gleason was 4+3=7. For your reading enjoyment and comments, here are the results: PSA, TOTAL <0.1 < OR = 4.0 ng/mL The total PSA value from this assay system is standardized against the WHO…
Need some advice-Update
Hi All: I just wanted to drop in and give an update w.r.t. my dad's situation and I could not find my previous thread, so started a new one. History: Back in March my dad got diagonised with a Gleason Score 4+5=9 PCa. He has taken 2 doses of Degarelix and has been on catheter ever since. Update: Two attempts to remove the…
Cyberknife Treatment side effects
I completed my cyberknife treaments for prostate cancer on Dec. 19, 2016. I had no side effects for 6 weeks until I went in for my first checkup. after having a DRE I developed a rectal issue that has caused problems ever since. The oncologist continues to believe it is caused by a reaction to the substrance injected…
Supplements for the (Finally!) Surrendered
Hi to all you wonderful folks! My spouse was diagnosed 12/2017 with PSA 34 and Gleason 10,with 3 enlarged pelvic lymph nodes. He has locally advanced PCa. He started Casodex and Lupron 2 weeks later. Radiation began in May. He has 8 more sessions of EBRT to go. He is doing very well with ADT and has had minimal side…
Casodex: Taken at Morning or Night?
Greetings, I just started Casodex for the first time yesterday (at 4:00 pm) and I'm curious about the preferred timeframe chosen by others for taking this particular medication? Unlike many other meds, the side effects of a single 50mg daily Casodex tablet seem to persist for me well into the next day, such that they…
Incontinence
What I learned about incontinence and prostate surgery and how to help overcome it, if not prevent it. I was incontinent as a result of prostate surgery. I did not expect this at all from the pre-surgery research I did and from discussions with my doctor and his staff. This is not to say anything went wrong; I am fairly…
High Doses of Testosterone
To All Has any one seen this? Use of extreme high doses of Testosterone and then cutting to extreme low levels of testosterone as a treatment for PCA. It's done in cycles. Testing from John's Hopkins. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/11/30/man-cured-prostate-cancer-doctors-shock-tumour-death-testosterone/…
Newly Diagnosed as "High Risk" and Confused Beyond Words
Greetings to All, I am a 66-year old, newly diagnosed "high-risk" prostate cancer patient, that has only just begun the overwhelming research and learning processes associated with this wildly complex disease, and its many forms of potential treatment, based upon ones own unique biopsy/PSA particulars. Hence, I'm posting…
lymphocell
Any of you ever got a lymphocell that had to be drained? Getting one drained now and hope to get drain out July 6. It was pressing on bladder and my incontinence is already better.
Still leaking and now heart issues
It's been 15 months since my prostatectomy/divertiulotomy, and I'm still leaking...sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. As a result, I still wear diapers. I guess I'm to the point that wearing a diaper isn't that bad. I'm even not as embarrassed/anxious beeing seen in one by any nurses or doctors. Now, however, I've been…
Update from Graycloud - almost 5 months post surgery
Hey everyone: It's been awhile since I've posted on my husband' progress. In a nutshell, he's doing fantastic! We just got back from a 3 week trip to Europe - walking miles everyday through 7 countries! You would never know he had surgery less than 5 months before we started this vacation. He packed his suitcase prepared…
stable psa with t-level drop
I am pretty much symptom free. No pain, fully continent and physically active. Follow up PSA's are good (see below). My last t-level has dropped from 311 to 202. I have no low t symptoms at this time. Pretty normal sex drive for a 71 year old (I think) but a 33% drop seems a little strange. I would appreciate any feedback…
Signet Ring Cell Cancer~~ HELP!
My father was diagnosed Friday with prostate cancer. Needless to say I am devastated and desperately seeking information. I will tell you what I know and excuse me if I am not speaking same language, but this is new to me. Learning as quickly as I can!!! Some background... he has been going regularly to same urologist for…
Biopsy – Concerns with lack of information from doctor
During my regularly scheduled physical exam as a fire fighter, the doctor found a nodule on my prostate during a DRE and referred me to an urologist. My PSA is 0.3 for three consecutive years, but he felt a follow up with an urologist was warranted. The first urologist did a DRE and based on my age (56) and lack of family…
hair lose
I had radition treatment and lost the hairs in my private area will it grow back
New Member Intro & Question
i was diagnosed with PC in 2016. Initially found during my annual physical where my PSA had risen to 5.7 from 4.2 in one year. (I should note my PSAs were always high because I’m a former competitive bicycle racer, however my year on year increases had never exceeded 0.1 - 0.2. No nodules on the prostate could be felt…
Shocking PSA = 30
Dear all, I'm writing in a state of shock and something very close to desperation. I am not the actual sufferer of prostate cancer, it's my husband who got these results: PSA = 30, Gleason = 7, no methastasis, no evidence of dispersion to any organ, bones included, according to computed tomography and other scannings. PSA…
Anyone on Myrbetriq?
Since I have chosen to go with AS for the time being to treat my PCa, I still have the problems associated with BPH to deal with. I have been taking Flomax for about 8 months now and it seems to help, but because my urge is so sudden and strong, my urologist thinks I may have an overactive bladder as well. She said there…
Vaxil Immunotherapy
Hi al Has anyone heard about Vaxil, the Isreali company? They have been doing trials in immunotherapy for cancer the reports say look promising. It seemed they got scepticism a few yeas ago for showing positive results too early in the trials, then fairly recently the trials showed very odd results then they say 6 years to…

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