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Prostate Cancer

Willing to try
Starting alternative treatments Thursday. Conventional medicine doesn't make as much sense to me at this time, they're treatment options are , put alot of poison in your body. I don't know if my route will work, as I have a very aggressive gleason 9. Wish me luck!
Good oncologist near Chicago for targeted Hormone Therapy?
Is anyone aware of a good oncologist with a focus on the various hormone therapies and combinations thereof, within driving distance from Chicago? I find Dr. Charles Myers' work hopeful and wondering if there is someone in the Midwest with that type of knowledge. (Father is 83, G4+4, PSA 56 on finesteride and several bone…
Dietary question regarding prostate problems
I have been researching and reading everything regarding prostate problems while I am waiting for a second PSA test. Does anyone here find it to be truthful about the red meat and dairy consumption contributing to an increase to potentially developing prostate cancer? The reason I ask is that my diet primarily consists of…
5 years since surgery
Been 5 years since I had surgery in November 2011 (was 49). PSA under .1 so really do not care what is happening below that number. Feel good. However, worst side effect is my back has bothered me since surgery. Even with robotic the core was cut weaking L4 and L5. Outside of that doing well. Been long time since I have…
Just sayiing hello
New member and at this point am not sure waht I have, it has been a long road with a lot of worry and frustration but I hope the questions are answered soon. I will add a little bit about myself and what has happened so far. About 15 months ago is when this all started and it has been a roller coaster of emotion. I just…
New and brachytherapy
hi! I'm new on this board. I am on the uterine board myself, but now my husband has prostate cancer. He has had a month of hormone treatments and one luprone shot. Wednesday he will have brachytherapy. We have been shown all that it intails and doesn't look like a fun day. He is having the type that will just take place…
alternative therapy
I am 54 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer about three weeks ago. My psa was 16. 11 out of 12 samples returned with a Gleason score of 3+3 or 3+4. Getting other tests done...CT, X-Ray, Nuclear Bone scan. The last thing i want is to have surgery. Has anyone had any luck with alternative treatments. I've read…
Too young
I can't help but notice, I'm the youngest on here by far. Can't help but think if I was 70-80 this would be alot easier. I'm only 39 years old, just found out what a prostate was, a couple months ago.
Big pharma
Just recently being diagnosed with very aggressive pca at age 39, I've been absorbing as much info as possible so I can make the best decisions I can. So far I've realized there is no money in the cure, money is in treatments, that make you sicker,ruin your quality of life and even cause more cancer. Anyone that thinks…
A new study . . .
A new 10 year study conducted in England reports that 99% of the men who were randomly assigned surgery, radiation and active survellience in order to "treat" their early stage prostate cancer survived a mediam (not average) of 10 years beyond diagnosis. However, it is also noted that men who were assigned AS experienced a…
Side effects years after Salvage external radiation.
Here is a short Bio of my PC history. I was Dxed with PC in 1990, had my RP June of 1990, next was salvage radiation in 2005. I went from then to April 2015 when my PC started spreading. Necular boan scans show it had spread to Left Rib, Prostate Bed, and Bladder. I went on Lupron for 9 months, but have been off of it now.…
Surgical Castration
I am on the road to surgical castration. After surgery I will be given 50mg of Casodex to take daily. The worst part is that I may have a tendency to gain weight (Lupron tends to cause people to gain weight too.) If anyone has had surgical castration please write about you side effects. I am scheduled for surgery in early…
Need Opinion
Hi All, My Father (age 83 and with no cancer symptoms) was diagnosed with PCa on 19th of this month, with a PSA of 62 and Gleason's Score = 3+3, This seem to have metastised in his hip bone. His Urologist recommended 2 options: 1. Surgery , 2. Hormone Therapy, however, on second opinion we were told not to go for surgery…
Post Surgery
Hey all. I made it through thru Surgery so guess i can be considered as a Survivor. Was in for about 3 hrs and came out with hardly no pain more like an inconvienience than pain. the Cathider sucks, but hey i wont get woke up in the middle of the night to go piss now for about 14 days. have only taken a tylenol with codene…
10 days after surgery - margins involved by tumor
I had laparoscopic sugery for pc 10 days ago and was hoping to come away with a clean final pathology report. I'm 56 years old and frightened for my future. I've been healthy my entire life with the only surgery being at age 18 for an appendectomy. About 6 months ago, during a routine blood test, my PSA was 4.2. My family…
Newbie - high PSA
Recently I had dificulties urinating and went to see an urologist. The doc took urine and blood samples and measured prostate volume (by DRE). Results: prostate volume 5.1; Urinalysis: some red cells and white cells, but no infection or bacterial culture. PSA = 22 (this is my first-time PSA). Doc put me on Flomax and Cipro…
New to the Cleveland, Ohio area
Hi All, Looks like University Hospital has a new type of Proton beam radiation machine that controls the length of the beam. This should mean less damage to surrounding areas unlike other types of radiation that go completely through the body and hit other organs & tissue. Check it out as a possible resource, according to…
Merry Christmas
To all the friends and mentors i have met on this board i want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, Feliz Navidad, Winter Solstice, and Happy Holidays and any other greetings that you say. I wish all have a great safe season of giving Thanks and celebrating another holiday season that we made. Thanks All
BBC story on possible treatment modality.
Came across a BBC story about promising treatment thought some might find interesting. Sorry I tried but could not make it a hot link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38304076
Prostate surgery
I am a 57 year old male that has Adenocarcinoma cancer in my left lobe i have 5/6 with cancer 3 + 3 =6 and Right side 1 out of 6 cores with 3+3=6. I have a T1c ? also my psa is now 11.8 from 3.4 5 years ago. I am scared that it is going to get worse and want to know if i should get it removed as a friend had a different…
Metformin treatment
My friend Tim came off his first dose of Casodex (90 days) with a psa of <.01. Now he is on Metformin and has been for 30 days. PSA to be done today. Has anyone reading this researched Metformin as a treatment plan? Jeff
my psa rising and falling
On Oct 7, 2016, at 2:29 PM, i have seen 2 doctors so far. the 1st told me that the medical staff he belongs to agrees that we have to wait. the 2nd doctor who is the one who operated me 5 years ago( in Dec 2011) told me to have a RMI. i did it. the imaging shows that i have a little local recidive 10*4mm. he told me that…
Post prostatectomy IMRT treatments
I had my prostate removed using robotic surgery in May 2010. A slowly rising PSA score of the past year up to the threshold of .20 for a recurrence led me to seek out radiation therapy (IMRT) to destroy some apparently late-developing cancer cells somewhere in the bed of my now-removed prostate. Although the success rate…
HD Brachy + EBRT + ADT Anyone with experience to share?
Our Radiation oncologist says that there is no data to compare HD Brachy+ EBRT + ADT (neo + 2 yrs ) to RP + EBRT. I'm concerned about outcomes and side effects. My husband (age 59) is very high risk. GS 4+5, PSA 28, all cores +, N0, M0 (Ct/bone scan) Maybe RT has very long term effects for younger men? Thank you.
sRT Almost Finished
Haven't been here for a while. Six more sessions of savage radiation left. Original plan was 70 Gy in 35 fractions plus 52 Gy to lymph Nodes with 62 Gy to nodes identified by the 68 Gallium PSMA PET/CT. So far, diarrhea two times, a lot of gas and some problems with constipation at other times - constipation lessens up…
1.5T vs 3 T mp-MRI rationale
Both places, A and B, have had 3T MRI machines. The first urologist I went to in A uses a 1.5T MRI. Now I am finding prostate patients can't get the 3T mp-MRI at location B either. What gives? I am scheduled this week for.... the 1.5T, and not totally happy about it. Talking with a tech in passing, he thought all prostate…
Clickbait or real news?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/12/01/man-cured-prostate-cancer-after-being-given-testosterone-to-shock-tumors.html
Gleason 9
Hello members, I'm new to this board and just started reading the wealth of information and would like to thank everyone who contributes. A little info about myself: 70 years old and diagnosed with a gleason score of 4+5=9. In 2011 my PSA score was 2.6, in August of this year, 4.9; my doctor recommended to see an urologist…
Some News Perhaps?
Testosterone cycling showing more promise in some resistant Pt's http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0042/ea0042oc12.htm Hmmmm... the link to make this a hot link is grayed out.
5 days post op
Well I am on day 5 since surgery. Lucky I have not had pain, some soreness but not pain. I walk as much as I can and I am sure at this point some neighbors are wondering about my 5 gallon home depot bucket LOL hahahaha. 24 Oct cant get here quick enough as the cath is causing more discomfort than anything LOL. Family and…

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