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Prostate Cancer

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…
Lost
ive had prostate surgery. 3 years later elevated PSA 14. Had 8 weeks external beam radiation nowone year later PSa jumped from .01 to 2.1
(Very) Enlarged Prostate Treatment Options
Short story: I am 54, and I was diagnosed with PCa about a year ago with 3+3 score (3% in 1 of 12 cores), PSA 13.9. gland size 155-160 cc (this was my first time finding out the size of my prostate, so I don't know if it was ever much smaller). I have since underwent a few MRIs, CT scans, bone scan (negative), more PSA…
8.5 Years Post Initial Treatment (G9, 3tb, PSA 34) - Keeping Up the Fight
Just received latest PSA blood test from Friday (8/15/2016) and I have never seen such a low result across my name - 0.016! It's not been a roller coaster ride for me - more like a slow constant rise after significant drops! Initial treatment included IMRT and three years of Luprone shots. I blew up in weight adding 45…
initial resistance
Resistance is profitable (for them). Previous - posts. Originally titled, "resistance to cheaper, better, faster - next generation stuff" Ok. So I've read a fair number of papers and articles. I have two general research interests: better diagnostics and better therapeutics, as will most likely pertain to me in a full life…
The One Minute Cure
I have recomended Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide in several posts. I really had not searched overly well because I saw a lot on Youtube, and my friend here has been actlually curing people of cancer with it. So, I did more research and came up this: The One Minute Cure by Martin Cavanaugh http://eridu666.webs.com/The One…
Achieving undetectable PSA levels?
Hi all, as you know my clinical trial is showing very good signs of success at this point. PSA down from 7.1 (at diagnosis of Stage 4 locally advanced Pca) to 1.0 and still falling. Taking Lupron and TAK-700. At first the drops were dramatic, almost cutting PSA in half within 2 months and then dropping quickly to 1.5 in…
Difference between mpMRI and Biopsy reports
Hello everyone, I posted a few weeks ago about PCa found in my husband's bladder. https://csn.cancer.org/node/306036 (PSA 28, GS4+5, N0, M0) Since then, we've had a mpMRI (endorectal coil) and just received the results. The radiologist wrote: The prostate measure 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm (anterior to posterior by medial to…
Radiation or Surgery
I am 62 recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. My Gleeson score is 7 with 8/12 cores positive for cancer. Doctor recommends radiation or prostatectomy. After some research and visits with radiology and surgeons I’m strongly leaning toward prostatectomy. I want to have normal bladder, bowel and sexual function and it…

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