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Prostate Cancer

15 months since ending the 39 radiation treatments
My PSA was 5.8 and a Gleason of 7.2 and now it has dropped to 1.8 in 13 months. I have had some changes to my bodily functions since the finishing of the radiation treatment. I did start after 5 months having a bleeding rectum after having a BM. That lasted 1 month and stopped. I am OK and have had nothing else as a change…
Active Surveillence
I thought you would be interested in the following article: Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Is Risky for Blacks Active surveillance for very-low-risk disease has been validated in study populations that were mostly white. What is the story for black men, who are known to have more aggressive disease? Interested in…
Rejecting firmaronht
For the last couple months I have been having reaction to my shots. Seizures, malaria like symptoms so they took me off the shot. Now it seems like I am going on some kind of shot every four months. Not sure what it is, but I will find out next month. This Firmagon was working great. Has anyone had this happen? Mike
pelvic lymph node dissection can cause lymphedema?
We wanted to know the complications of pelvic lymph node dissection. My Mom was diagonised with colorectal in May'11. The recent pet scan lit up a node along right internal illiac vessels in pelvis with suv-19.5 and interval followup had shown mild increase in size. The CEA has rose from 4.65(in Mar'13) to 8.69(now) so the…
lymphedema resulting from RP, and effects from radiation
I broached this in a previous post I started, but the discussion veered away, so I'll try again. About a year after my RP, I developed lymphedema of the feet and ankles. Although my urologist/surgeon was somewhat in denial that this was a result of the surgery, which removed about a dozen lymph nodes, it was clear enough…
New, Pricey Prostate Cancer Treatments May Be Overused: Study
TUESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- "The use of advanced prostate cancer treatments has increased among men who arguably will derive little benefit from the expensive new technologies, a new study suggests. The use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and robotic prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer patients at…
Please let me know which of these studies you are interested in reading in detail, and I will post;
Prostate Cancer CUA 2013 - Session Highlights: State-of-the-Art Lecture - Current controversies in prostate cancer managementAn educational intervention for patients on androgen deprivation therapy and their partners, "Beyond the Abstract," by Lauren M. Walker, et al.Bone scan is of doubtful value as a first staging test…
Consequences of radiation over robotic surgery
While radiation is less invasive than robotic surgery...does it open you up to other kinds of cancer down the road. I understand that it has about the same success rate as all other modes of treatment...but does it increase the risk of other kinds of cancer. Is cyber knife as good as Brachytherapy? Dr. told me that if I…
Dad's first Post-Op PSA test and results
Hello again everyone, my dad had his first post-op PSA test performed this morning, and surprisingly, they were able to get the results to us within 20 minutes instead of a week like I was expecting. Anyway, his PSA came back 0.04. Im not sure if this is good or bad, with the prostate being gone, one would think it would…
Please let me know which of these studies you are interested in reading
click here to view this message online Prostate Cancer A discussion of the value and benefit of transrectal power Doppler sonography for detecting low-risk prostate cancers, "Beyond the Abstract," by J.-L. Sauvain, and E. SauvainSecondary circulating prostate cells predict biochemical failure in prostate cancer patients…
Active Surveillance: 34 months post diagnosis
This supplements the summary below from April, 2012. I'm continuing on AS since a 2010 diagnosis. I've had a third biopsy in Sept '12 which was virtually identical to biopsies in 2010 and 2011: 1 of 12 cores positive, 5% of tissue involved, Gleason 6. Additional PSAs have been: July '12 2.7; Feb '13 2.3. DRE normal. Will…
Ketogenic Diet and Fasting
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/16/ketogenic-diet-benefits.aspx?e_cid=20130616_SNL_Art_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20130616 Has anyone experience with ketogenic diet? it has been recommended to me by a friend. It certainly has some different ideas, but the…
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!
I'm visiting from the colorectals, right from the close neighborhood ;) Happy Father's day to all the dads!!! Mine was weird, because I could not hold my new diagnosis back from my 15 year old daughter. We had such a good time and I felt so close, so connected to her, that not telling her felt more and more like a lie. She…
Why I Chose Radiation Seed Implants over Prostate Surgery
In late 2010, based upon higher than normal PSA numbers, my family physician suggested I meet with a Urologist. Further testing by my Urologist led to a biopsy in early March... a none-too pleasant experience with a great deal of pain, swelling, a visit to the emergency room, catheter placement for two days and blood in my…
LA Times - Study finds association between processed meat and disease
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-74700681/
Please let me know which of these studies that you are interested in reading, and I will be happy to
Please let me know which of these studies that you are interested in reading, and I will be happy to post, or you can register to the site, either one is fine with me...I am happy to post the abstracts for any studies that you select Prostate Cancer ASCO 2013 - Poster: The impact of reducing the frequency of prostate…
The impact of reducing the frequency of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing among men on active
ABSTRACT: The impact of reducing the frequency of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing among men on active surveillance for prostate cancer Matthew R. Cooperberg, Lisa F. Newcomb, Elissa C. Brown, Shanshan Zhao, Ziding Feng, James D. Brooks, Daniel W Lin, Canary PASS Investigators University of California, San…
Side Effects, Exercise and What the Dr Won Tell You
This is sharing about side effects, exercise and things Drs do not tell you. I was CEO of a NASDAQ R and D Pharmaceutical company (GRPI), so I have some knowledge, but no medical background. First, all pharmaceutical companies (PC) exaggerate the positive effects of their drugs and minimize the negative effects. The great…
The Treatment is Killing Me!!!!
Let me first make clear that I chose to be treated by Drs. Who I knew might be inferior. I live in the Philippines, and there is no question that treatment here is below Western standards, so I have responsibility. And, probably the treatment I got would be quite similar to Western treatment, but there is no medical…
am I normal???
Hi folks, I just joined this site and have a few questions. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer last October I had the whole thing removed in January. Since then I have changed some of my priorities and have moved retirement up from 2019 to 2015. I don't get upset with other drivers anymore, either. :) My first…
Prostate check
Hi i have just had a routine PSA check it is showing 22 my previous one nine months earlier was 2.4 has anyone heard of this great increase? Cheers Sprinter.
Casodex Withdrawal
I was diagnosed with advanced metastatic PC to the bones in March, 2003 with a PSA of 93 prior to diagnosis. My treatment started with Casodex, 50mg. once daily and Lupron injections every 4 months. Zometa infusions every 4 weeks to protect the bones was started 5 months after diagnosis. Lupron injections were replaced…
PSA Rising After Orchiectomy
Low-risk prostate cancer patients without visible tumor (T1c) on multiparametric MRI could qualify f
Low-risk prostate cancer patients without visible tumor (T1c) on multiparametric MRI could qualify for active surveillance candidate even if they did not meet inclusion criteria of active surveillance protocol - Abstract Published on 28 May 2013 0 inShare INTRODUCTION: We compared the pathologic outcomes of prostate cancer…
Please let me know which of these studies that you are interested in reading, and I will be happy to
Please let me know which of these studies that you are interested in reading, and I will be happy to post, or you can register to the site, either one is fine with me...I am happy to post the abstracts for any studies that you select Prostate Cancer ASCO 2013 - Poster: The genomic relationship among matched prostate cancer…
Daddy recently diagnosed APC
Daddy just diagnosed Hi everyone, I have spent a few hours on these threads and have found some encouragment and hope here, thank you all very much. Never thought I would be saying this but sadly my daddy has been Dx with APC (advanced prostate cancer) We have only just found it has spread outside the prostate, one can…
Has anyone done surgery in Asia, Australia, or Europe?
This is an offshoot of my earlier post “How much does prostate surgery cost in the US?” I am a 52 year-old American working in Japan, just diagnosed with prostate cancer. I am trying to explore all of my options. I live in Asia and have insurance that will reimburse me anywhere in the world except in the US. I have not…
Gleason score of 9?
I am a fairly heathly 61 year old male who has just gotten a prostate cancer diagnosis with a Gleason Score of 9. Biopsy was done and read by very experienced staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Described as T2B. Bone Scan and CT scan came back negative for any mets but I know that only means…
Information on Zytiga, already had radiation & currently on Lupron
My husband was diagnosed in January or 2012 with prostate cancer, gleason 9..5+4. His bone and ct scans in June indicated no spread. Short story, in November he was diagnosed with cancer in the lung and bone, stage IV, unrelated to the prostate....He is currently being treated with chemo for that. This has been an…
PSA the only indicator that Treatment is working
Hi, Just to give a brief background my Father was diagnosed August of 2012 with Stage 4 , Gleason 10 Prostate Cancer with mets to the lymph nodes, hip bone and spinal T11. He was admitted into the hospital due to extreme weight loss of 20 pounds, rectal bleeding, and bone pain. My Father is 61 years old, was in Vietnam has…

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