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Prostate Cancer

ED facts and experiences
I recently had a radical prostatetectomy...I'm not quite at the 3 month anniversary. I've tried cialis but so far doesn't seem to work, at least not when I'm awake...I've had a couple of nocturnal erections but that's it....Is the fact that I can have an erection when I'm asleep a good sign? Does that imply that maybe I'll…
Biopsy side effects
Back on May 20th I had a biopsy of my prostate, late last year my prostate was shaved and the tissue was sent to pathology and came back negative. I have suffered a lot over the years with BPH and the shaving really improved things. My PSA showed a minor rise in May and, because of my family history, the urologist at Penn…
Is hormonal treatment the only way or method that works in reducing the size of the prostate?
Are there other options for reducing the prostate? I have now narrowed my procedure of choice to robotic or brachytherapy. My latest PSA is 5.39 dowm 4 points from May 2nd and about the same as it was in May of 2012. I guess that is decent news. Mcin777
Need for Biopsy
I am 68 years old, and my PSA levels since Nov. 2011 until Jul 13 3013 have been pretty consistent although high. 4.07, 4.82, 4.45, 4.32, although they are high they have actually lowered slightly. I have no other symptons and have no problems urinating. The last 2 times the urologist checked my prostrate with his finger,…
Fox news article on surgery satisfaction
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/07/01/life-after-prostate-surgery-worse-than-men-expect/
PSA 8.65, Gleason 6, 3+3, 10/12 cores positive
My husband is 64 yr old, no diabetes or other chronic issues. We are social, exercise regularly and are sexually active. Living in Hong Kong, he was diagnosed on June 3, 2013 through biopsy after PSA rise over 2 years. We were told it is "Intermediate Stage". Biopsy Report: Extent of Tumor: 1. RT Base. 70% 2. RT mid-gland.…
reaching nadir?
i finished imrt treatment in june of '11. since then my psa has steadily dropped. i've been getting it checked every 4 months. started out at 5.1 just before treatment and now i have had a reading of .2 the last two psa checks. i would imagine that will be my nadir. is there any chance that the psa could increase again?
bone density test (QCT,quantitative computer tomography versus dexa test)
Any opinions of which test is preferable to establish a base line reference? Below is information from the internet that I came across about bone density tests( Is there other information available?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography Quantitative computed tomography From Wikipedia, the free…
Making choices: surgery or radiation for aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis
I am 71 years old, very active physically (my wife and I are training to run our first half marathon within the year). We recently moved to Austin Texas. In 2005 I was diagnosed with uveal/choroid melanoma (eye cancer) and received proton treatment. Until several years ago my PSA was stable, under 1, then it rose to 1.88.…
New Guy
Hi all. I just found out yesterday. I have three choices for treatment. I don't know anyone that has gone through this. I would really like to talk to someone before I make my choice. I had 4 out of 12 with a g score of 6.
Help with Focal Cryoablation
After a saturation biopsy and MRI I am a candidate for focal cryo but I can't find the right doctor. I live in Florida and am willing to travel. Can anyone recommend a doctor.
Diognosed with PC
I am 59 very healty, active -still play soccer. I got diognosed with PC about a month ago. Pathology results showed 1 positive core (1mm x 4 mm long) -lateral80% cancer. 9 cores were negative. The cancer was at right lateral base. GS 3+3, Tumor grade T1C. I have been getting and continue to get opinions. A friend…
new discussion board
A new discussion board is available to report and discuss technical problems. Please give it a try. It is the last discussion board listed on the page with all the boards, please bookmark it for future use. The URL is http://csn.cancer.org/forum/200. Best, Greta aka Your CSN staff
Isotope of radium
Read a very brief article in the local paper today about a new radiation therapy that can help men with the most advanced forms of prostate cancer, a recent study has shown. The treatment is an isotope of radium that zeros in on the cancer cells that have spread to the bones. Apparently the radium mimics calcium and binds…
Information and signs of prostate cancer
Information and signs of prostate cancer Prostate melanoma is among the most generally seen types of melanoma in men. It is the most regularly clinically diagnosed melanoma in men, and additional only to united states in the variety of melanoma fatalities. Prostate melanoma is a risky illness for the reason that quite a…
Vince Flynn
One of my favorite authors has passed ... PCa. I think he was fairly young (47?), and left a young family. Terrible news. His passing got some air time on Rush's show so maybe there will be a bit of an upswing in support for PCa research, etc.
Rectal bleeding, a d tears
Just had one of the worse bowel movements of my life. Felt like something ripped inside me. Blood was fairly flowing. Looked up on web and they were saying that about three years after radiation you get a ripped anus. Why don't they tell you about this? I am taking percocet for this one as it really hurts. Looked up on web…
Update: Post Surg, post AUS, post Rad, post Lupron, post diet, post exercise, post supplements
May 6, 2009 I thought I had received a sentence of death. Dx of PCA, Gleason 7 (pre surg). June 2009-----da Vinci surgery. Post op Gleason 8, Stage 3, 2B cancer---even closer to a death sentence. April 2010----although incontinence, a PSA (ultrasensitive) that rose from 0.05 to 0.07. May 2010----Casodex, lupron treatment…
Elevated PSA immediately after RP
My dad is 74 years old and recently underwent a RP ( 8 wks ago). His PSA pre-surgery was 9.2 and Gleason was 7. Post-surgery Pathology showed Gleason 10 with no disease outside the prostate. Also, he had a bone scan and CT scan pre-surgery that were both negative for disease. He just had his first PSA test approx 10 days…
Active Surveillance update
As a 70 year old in excellent health, I have been involved in expectent management, active surveillance with delayed treatment if necessary since 2009. Initially I had been diagnosed with 2 cores, less than five percent involvement, G 3+3=6. there were 12 cores taken. (Complete details of my case are listed in the About Me…
Almost 4 yrs since Radiation
On going problems from radiation that ended almost 4 yrs aog. I still have times when I urinate a lot of blood. The bleeding may last 1- 3 days. then it clears up. When I was preparing for the AUS and being scoped everey 3 months, the uro told me the inside of my bladder had abrasions and I may continue to bled the rest of…
Geason 9, recurrence?
I joined another site also, so I hope I am not boring people with the story again. Just nervous. My husband was diagnosed in 2005 with a Gleason 9, 10 of 12 positive, cores ranged form 10-100% involved. Mostly 70-90% involved. His PSA was only 5 at time of diagnosis. Treated with hormones, radiation, then a chemo study…
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…

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