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Prostate Cancer

Biopsy Slides
I have an appointment with an Oncologist for a second opinion on my diagnosis. He wants' to review my biopsy slides. I am picking them up from my urologist this week for my appointment next week. Does anyone know how I will be receiving these slides? Do I have to keep them refrigerated? My Oncologist is at the Cancer…
Gleason score 8 - side effects for hormonal therapy
Hi all - I posted the other day about my friend who has been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. After inserting the naphrostomy tubes into his kidneys, the kidney function has stablized. We have officially been given his gleason score of 8 and he has bone mets on his foot, leg, hip, pelvis, rib and skull. His bladder…
Please help me to get Xtandi (MDV3100)
This new hormonal medicine had been approved by the FDA on the 31 of August 2012. The Medivation (company that developed it) offers financial assistance for Xtandi to American residents. I am not an American and don't have the right to this assistance. May be some American patient would help me buy it? Name: Felix Shmidel…
incontiance - Artificial urinary Spincture
Had prostatectomy Mar. 1, 2000 and still experience incontinance. It has been recommended that I wait until March 2001 and the consider an arificial urinary spincture. Anyone have similar experience experience and any info on AUS would be appreciated.
RADIATION AND HORMONE THERAPY POST PROSTATECTOMY ARE NECESSARY??
DEAR FRIENDS, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR ADVISE AND SUPPORT, TODAY I HAVE HAD GOOD NEWS AND I AM VERY HAPPY, MY CT ABDOMINAL AND BONE SCAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY TUMORS OR METASTASIS IN THE BONES. MY QUESTION IS IF I STILL NEED RADIATION (AND WHAT TYPE OF RADIATION) AND HORMONE THERAPY THAT SCARES ME BECAUSE OF THE BONE DENSITY AND…
Stand Up To Cancer and Prostate Cancer Foundation Announce New Dream Team
For more info and the full press release, follow this link: http://www.aacr.org/home/public--media/aacr-press-releases.aspx?d=2772 ****** STAND UP TO CANCER AND PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE NEW DREAM TEAM April 1, 2012 $10 Million, Three-year Grant will Fund Cutting-edge Collaborative Research to Develop…
Metastatic prostate cancer to the bone - Gleason score 5+5 (10)
I am a 74 year old male who was enjoying great health until a routine exam in mid July of 2012 showed an elevated alkaline phosphatase. Further testing showed bone involvement. I lit up like a Christmas tree on the bone scan, and the ct scan showed prostate problems. A needle biopsy showed a high Gleason on 14 of the 16…
Intermittent Hormone Therapy Fails the Test
Intermittent Hormone Therapy Fails the Test Posted: 03 Jun 2012 03:58 PM PDT A very important randomized study is being presented at the ASCO meeting and appears to show that intermittent hormone therapy results in a worse survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer compared to men on continuous therapy. This is…
Are we sick or what
My Dad lived to 97 and died of a heart attack with prostate cancer and never had a PSA or biopsy and his cancer tumor was found at age 88 during turp surgery for urinary flow. Now my Doc has put me on Active surveillance and wants to do repeated biopsies every year. This worries me because of scaring of the prostate that…
End stage prostate cancer?
Help! My friend (who is more like my father)has been diagnosed as Stage 4 prostate cancer. We are still waiting for the "official" staging from the biopsy and should get that on Tuesday. I guess pathologists don't work on the holiday weekend. Doyle is 81 years old and he called me Tuesday saying he thought he needed to go…
How often are PSA scores 'wrong'
My husband had some bloodwork done to get an insurance policy. His PSA came back as 73.76. He is 57 years old and in bascially good health. He had Rocky Mt. Spotted Feaver about 10 years ago and lost about 70% of his hearing and has trouble maintaining his body temp sometimes (he feels cold alot). He has not been to a…
Guidelines
Has anyone thought about putting a list together of what everyone needs to ask their Dr.? It seems like a lot of you have great knowledge, but it is after the fact. Maybe if everyone put their knowledge together you could do alot of good. I womder if they would let you knowledgeable people together if you could save alot…
PCa and Coronary Artery Disease
"In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132717.htm In my case…
furious with urologist
Hubby went for his biopsy this morning. Wouldn't let me go. Said it wouldn't be bad, nothing I could do, etc. OK. No problem. He came home and said the urologist told him (and showed him on the ultrasound) that he had cancer. Urologist did 6 cores. He had told us Tuedsay that he would do 12+! I AM FURIOUS that he only did…
Male Sling
I am new to this forum. I am a 68 year old PC survivor. I had Radical Prostatectomy 6 years ago, just a few months after marriage to my second wife. Post surgery, I had been incontinent, 2 - 3 pads a day, until implant surgery for the Argus Male Sling 2 months ago. I have been completely dry with normal continence since.…
Site to calculate PSA nomograms (slope, doubling time, velocity)
This site is hosed by Sloan-Kittering Hospital (I think). It will calculate PSA changes over time and give you a slope, Doubling time and velocity in months or years. I used it to check hubby's info. Even though his tests were only 10 days apart, it gives me a bit more info. nomograms.mskcc.org/Prostate/PsaDoublingTime.aspx
Update after meeting urologist and a question
Husband's biopsy now scheduled for this Thursday. Doctor said possibility of cancer is high (better than 70%). Prostate felt 'hard' or 'firm'. Not enlarged as far as he could tell. Doing some urine tests. Will order bone scan and CT scan after getting biosyp results (insurance requires the wait). I found a site than…
Is "active surveillance for delayed treatment" a better choice of treatment for a young man with a G
Dr. "Snuffy Myers" says yes in his current video http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuKrMZKXonjHpfsX67eQpWLHr08Yy0EZ5VunJEUWy2YIHSNQhcOuuEwcWGog80B5XCfSUaIVG9edIBg==
Six myths about prostate cancer.
Six myths about prostate cancer. The ones about supplements do not surprise me; however, the one on over screening and over testing does. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822181238.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News)
how do i find a chatroom for prostrate cancer?
new at this haw do i finf a prostrate cancer chatroom
SWIMMING AND OTHER SPORTS POST PROSTATECTOMY TO AVOID DEPRESION AND FRUSTATION.
DEAR FRIENDS MY DA VINCI PROSTATECTOMY WAS 6 WEEKS AGO ON JULY 10, BAD NEWS WITH MY PATHOLOGY REPORTS, I AM DEPRESS, FRUSTRATED, UPSET, I AM 57 YEARS OLD WITH MY OLDEST SON 16 YEARS OLD AND A DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD AND I SHOULD BEGIN TO WORK EVEN HARDER BUT IT IS DIFICULT TO CONTINUE LIVING IF I AM SCARE THAT SOON I WILL…
Dr. Reviews
My husband is researching Dr. Samadi of Mt. Sinai Hospital. Anyone have any comments?
Good news
Today I had an initial visit with the VA. They informed me that I have full medical coverage with the benifits. For me, this is a real stress reduction. I would not of known about this had it not been for the input of members on this site. Mike, Samsungtech, Thank You very much. That is what I like about this site, there…
Prostate Cancer Pony Express - Rally in DC on 9/9/12
The cross country ride that took a proclamation to all 50 state capitals and involved more that 100 riders riding over 12,000 miles since March is ending with a rally in DC on September 9th. (see: http://prostatecancerponyexpress.wordpress.com/). I rode a leg of the trip back in July as the messenger bag made its way…
Hormone Therapy with ELIGARD
ANYONE HAS anyone had experience taking ELIGARD. I'm currently taking Firmagon with no serious side affects but the urologist wants to change to Eligard to stop total production of Testesterone. According to a blog I read on this site, this is chemical castration which may result in permanent loss of testesterone…
Firmagon and IMRT
I discovered I had prostate cancer about a month ago with 9 out of 12 biopsy samples of 7 to 9 Gleason scores. Bone scan and CT scan showed no cancer. My urologist gave me firmagon last week and I had a little pain and redness for a few days. He plans to give me a shot of lupron after 4 weeks. I am to meet my radiation…
Coughing up blood that looks like blood clots
I started coughing up blood that looks like a blood clot. Use to just cough up blood that was bright red And jusy a spot. Now I am coughing up blood that looks like a blood clot. Deep red and Alot more than a spot. My onc said that we needed a test and today got the results back. Lungs are clear of nodules and Was told…
Need your opinions on best treatment options.
I am a fairly healthy 53 year old male that was diagnosed with PCa and here is the pathology report. My urologist recommended I read "Prostate Cancer for Dummies" before seeing him last week and told me to take a week before deciding which treatment option to choose. If I choose surgery, he would refer me to one of the…
Cyberknife update
I am early stage, 3+3 2 positive cores out of 16 so do have some time to thoughly explore all the treatment options. I continue to be very impressed with the treatment plan for the Cyberknife compared to other radiation treatments and continue to be apprehensive about the Robotic surgery for the potential side effects. In…
My apologizes
My sincere apology to everyone onmthis board. I get carried away sometimes, but I do not do it in meaness. Sorry for the recent incidents and from now on it is jusr PCa. This site is too important to have such upheveal. Pardon my judgment. Mike

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