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Prostate Cancer

mourners bill of rights
I have the right to mourn on my own timeline. I have the right to discuss my grief ad nauseam. I have the right to hide pictures until I am ready to accept the memories. I have the right to retail therapy. I have the right NOT to be a model griever. I have the right to tell people with platitudes to take a hike. I have the…
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary prostate cancer. Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) is currently the most comprehensive work up for non-invasive primary tumor staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Prostate-specific membrane antigen…
Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Imaging
Breakthrough in Prostate Cancer Imaging Previously, doctors have only been able to see prostate cancer, either as a tumor or at metastatic sites, when there have been enough cancer cells gathered together to make a critical mass that would show up on MRI or another form of imaging. There was no way to target prostate…
18F-choline PET/MRI: the Additional Value of PET for MRI
18F-choline PET/MRI: the Additional Value of PET for MRI-guided Transrectal Prostate Biopsies. We assessed the value of fusion (18)F-fluoromethylcholine ((18)F-choline) Positron Emission To-mography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) for image-guided (targeted) prostate biop-sies to detect significant prostate cancer…
PSMA-PET/CT and MP-MRI correlated well ..high pretest probablility large tumors
Intra-individual comparison of (68)Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and multi-parametric MR for imaging of primary prostate cancer. Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) is currently the most comprehensive work up for non-invasive primary tumor staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Prostate-specific membrane antigen…
Metabolically-stabilized 68Ga-NOTA-bombesin for PET Imaging of prostate cancer
Metabolically-stabilized 68Ga-NOTA-bombesin for PET Imaging of prostate cancer and influence of protease inhibitor Phosphoramidon. Peptide receptor-based targeted molecular imaging and therapy of cancer is on the current forefront of nuclear medicine preclinical research and clinical practice. The frequent overexpression…
Extreme PSA
Was diagnosed 3 years ago with PC, had radiation therapy. PSA after radiation was .5, 1 year later it was 2.4. Recently had next follow-up, PSA is 37.5. Doctor is going to schedule CAT scan and bone scan. Don't quite know what to make of all this yet, wait until scans are done and next appt. with urologist is about the…
New Grading System Proposed
What Kind of Prostate Cancer Do I Have? Epstein Develops a Less-Confusing System Carter and Epstein: Making active surveillance safer and the Gleason scores easier to understand.After all the worry — the elevated PSA, then the biopsy — the diagnosis is finally here. You just found out that you have prostate cancer and the…
prostatectomy for Gleason 8-10
Found this study - interests me as a Gleason 8 who is having a prostatectomy Longterm outcome following radical prostatectomy for Gleason 8-10 prostatic adenocarcinoma- Analysis of 75,416 patients Abstract: 717 Date & Time: May 5, 2013 03:30 PM Session Title: Prostate Cancer: Advanced (I) Sources of Funding: None…
My Apifiny Blood Lab Results
hi, everyone. today, i received my non PSA apifiny results. the results had two categories: 0 - 59, is the lower risk for category. 60 - 100, is the higher risk category. my score was 41. my uro wants to do a repeat PSA blood exam in one month. if my PSA is still elevated or above 5.5, he wants to continue with the…
New member, newly diagnosed
Greetings, I am newly diagnosed with prostate cancer... Oh boy! 62 years old, PSA 50, with gleeson 9 (4+5 and 5+4) in all 13 samples areas - with an estimate of 65 to 75% cancerous... As of the biopsy 2 weeks ago. Got a bone scan and ct done last Friday and both seem to show no metastitis... (Whoo!) the urologist was…
Newly Diagnosed
Had a biopsy three weeks ago with a Gleason score of 8. I was very suprised because the urologist, in performing the biopsy with transrectal ultra sound, stated the prostate looked good except for a few calcium deposits. I had prostate biopsies two previous times, the last about 8 years ago, and they were both negative.…
Been a while - update on my dad
Hi all, It has been some time since I have posted about my dad's prostate cancer. I have some new questions and will update everyone as it has been a while. He was diagnosed beginning of June with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, gleason score of 10. Cancer spread to liver, pelvic lymph nodes, chest lymph nodes and…
Doctors Scratching Their Heads. Ideas
I insisted on a biopsy in September of 2015 after a couple of elevated PSA tests. (6.4 followed by 5.4). To the surprise of my urologist, one of six samples came back with 2mm of positive tissue. It was graded a Gleason score of 3+4=7. A routine post diagnosis pelvic CAT scan was performed to check for any signed of…
I'm Nervous About My PSA
hello, everyone. i received a call from the urology office and my PSA went down from a 7.6 to a 6.2. because my PSA is still above 5.5, my uro recommends a biopsy. my urologist understands since i had some concerns about him performing a DRE before having blood drawn, he doesn't mind re-checking my PSA. i asked the nurse…
New to this site, new to understanding cancer
Hi, I was online tonite hoping to find some kind of help for my Dad. He found out a year ago that he has prostate cancer. Please forgive me, because I'm sure I don't know all the right words to say exactly what all this entails. I do know that it's very aggressive and rapid cancer & that it basically boiled out of the…
People on Stage 4 Trials
Hi, Since stage 4 is not cureable by current treatments - is there anyone on a trial with good results?
Kaiser physicians proficient at nerve sparing prostatectomies
My husband was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are Kaiser insured and are looking for the best physician to perform his prostatectomy. Does anyone know of a highly recommended Kaiser surgeon in the NW Region who performs these operations on a regular basis? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Apifiny Non-PSA Blood Exam
today, i went to a new urologist. i showed him my history. he performed a DRE and took two samples of blood, to test my PSA and another test called Apifiny Non-PSA blood exam. before he had my blood drawn, he performed a DRE. he said my prostate felt fine. one thing that has me concerned is the fact he performed the DRE…
HIg Post Operative PSA Level
My story is so strange, but may be all of ours are. I just had my prostrate removed and my inital PSA test (5 weeks) is 0.1. I will need raditiaon, which is effective at 0.5, but better below 0.1. Has anyone ever had a high inital PSA and then the 2nd one was lower? I am almost aftraid to ask, as the first test should have…
Prostate cancer returns
After about 7 years of controlled Prostate cancer, it has returned. PSA is now 25 (from .05) for a long time. And signs of Bilateral linguinal lymph nodes. Enlarged prostate. Earlier was taking bicalutimide, now doctor has said it is refractory and started Fosfesterol for the past 3 days. Loss of appetite, extreme fatigue…
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
My husband (age 73) was just diagnosed October 30, 2015. His PSA was 1804. He was hospitalized briefly for two blood transfusions (severe anemia) and to get his pain under control. He received his first hormon therapy injuection (Firmagon) while an inpatient. His PSA 2 weeks after was 83 and this week it is down to 20.…
Possible reoccurrence after HDR Brachytherapy
I was treated for prostate cancer in Feb and March of 2013 with 2 fractions of HDR (14 Gray each). In 2014 I was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) which has progressively gotten worse. In the workup for a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) my doctor ordered a Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan. It revealed a couple areas of…
post MDA appt. status review
Bone scan confirms that the cancer has not affected my skeleton and initial MRI also suggests that the cancer is currently contained within the prostate. This is what my urologist suggested, remove entire prostate. This what the radiation oncologist suggested, PBT and IMRT both with and without Loupron. He stated that…
Biopsy accuracy? Genetic testing of biopsy tissue = 2nd opinion options
Here are 2 articles regarding the advances in gentic testing of biopsy tissue that help to determine the "$64,000 dollar question". The "$64,000 dollar question" is this - is my PCa a slow growth non aggressive type or is my PCa the fast growth aggressive type? This is obviously the "holy grail" of PCa pathology as it can…
2013 and updated 2014 patient satisfaction study Proton Beam Therapy
I have copied a link to a recent study of the Health Related Quality of Life as reported by Dobson DaVanzo & Associates in a study that was sponsored by the National Association for Proton Therapy. The survey responses were from 3,789 patients who received treatment from 12 different PBT centers, with 26% more than 6 years…
Protons are different than Photons
Let us all agree that less body tissue which becomes radiated is better than more body tissue that is radiated while under therapy for PCa. Then we must also agree to understand that Protons when used as the source of radiation are unlike Photons. The radiation energy in photons (X-Rays, Gamma rays etc) is present in the…
Digital Rectal Exam humor
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR BRINGING THIS FORUM DOWN A FEW NOTCHES. I came across these comments that were made about colonoscopies, but I think several apply to the Digital Rectal Exam(finger wave). H ...................... On the subject of Colonoscopies... Colonoscopies are no joke, but these comments during the exam were…
PSA now 1.17
I just had a new Psa test and it was 1.17. Six months ago it was 3.6. Frankly, I thought 3.6 was very low for me. To review, three years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 with matastases over about 70% of my body and a Psa of 300, and was given not much of a chance. I am wondering how I could have a Psa of 1.17 which is…
(SBRT) for prostate cancer in men with large prostates, >50 cm3
Background: Patients with large prostate volumes have been shown to have higher rates of genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicities after conventional radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which delivers fewer high-dose fractions of radiation…

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