What is the RIGHT Strategy or Philosophy? IMO, the WRONG Way to Look at It
Even though the February 15th reply posted by Bob prompted me to write this, I decided to list it as a new post since the recent replies to the original PCa Statistics post have not really been about statistics at all (& this isn’t about statistics either)....
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Last Post: Feb 23, 2012 5:47am by David
Is surgery a good option for my 74 year old father?
Hello, My 74 year old father has been diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma. Some details that I know of include gleason 4+3, PSA 20; tumor in both lobes; estimated tumor volume 65 %; bone scan is clean; CT scan is clean with no evidence of metastases to lymph no...
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Last Post: Feb 23, 2012 12:01am by Sandy
wide beam
after two years of .01 ,.02 showed up twice. iwas told thati could wait to 1.0 was the cut off,time to
act. well i choose not to wait. .02 18 treatments ,18 more to go. so far no real side effects to speak of.
some have said i jumped the gun, iguess its up to you...
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Last Post: Feb 22, 2012 3:25pm by Bruce
salvage therapy after radiation
Any salvage therapy avail. for patients after failed external beam radiation?
Age 74, radiation 6 yrs. ago, PSA doubled from 3 -6 in past year, T2, Gleason 3+3,3+4, locally confined, biopsy confirms calcification,3 previous rectal injuries over 50 yr. span incl. fis...
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Last Post: Feb 22, 2012 6:49am by Pat
PSA from different assays
I have had three rounds of biopsies totaling fifty four cores in which cancerous cells were found in twenty percent of one core and labeled Gleason six. Based on that diagnosis I have been on Active Surveillance for the last two years. In the last four months my PSA...
The Problem with PCa Mortality Statistics (My Own Personal Perspective)
First of all, this is not intended to be a continuation of the friendly disagreement with Terry on the issue of age & AS from last week. That is over & done with. Plus, I can’t disagree with Terry when he said: “Young men have to live long enough to di...
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Last Post: Feb 19, 2012 1:09pm by bob
Rising PSA Following Proton Radiation Treatment
My latest journal entry dated 2/17/2012 provides information that may be helpful in evaluating t3AU9he significance of a rising PSA subsequent to treatment by proton radiation; see http://protondon.blogspot.com/
Don O.
Brachytherapy vs. IMRT
46 diganosed with PC 3 weeks ago. PSA 2.9 Gleason 6 T1c, 6 of 12 cores positive. All cancer contained within prostate and caught pretty early in process. PSA is not doubling at this point but at age 46, everything I read and every doc I talk to says watchful waiti...
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Last Post: Feb 14, 2012 2:07am by David
Doctors
Hi, first attempt at using yana:
Three days ago I was cancer free. Now I am seeking a Doctor. Considering Dr Samadi, Mount Sinai, Johns Hopkins, or a local doctor in Chambersburg, PA. Any thoughts on these or other potential doctors within 500 miles of G...
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Last Post: Feb 13, 2012 11:12pm by HR
Hello & Seeking advice...
Hello Everyone. I have just joined this forum and posted my story in the experiences area. I thought I would post here as well to say hello and possibly gain some additional advice from the readers of this forum. Here's a bit of my story:
I am 48 years old and...
Survey Report - and another Survey Request
Many of you responded last year to a request to complete a survey for a thesis on the value of sites like these on the Internet.
A summary of the response cn be read here - Results of the Online Survey There are no real surprises there, but it is nice to know th...
Annual or semi annual testing after rp
I had an rp back in 2003, almost ten years ago. My pas is always around .1 to .2 I always had it tested annually. Two years ago I took another type of PSA test and it came in at .09
I'm thinking about taking my PSA test from once per year to once every two years....
Active Surveillance Biospy intervals
I need some advice as after being diagnosed with a gleason 6 (1 out of 14 cores with 15% cancer in that core)with a PSA of 2.7, DRE negative in 11/2011, I chose active surveillance even being just 55 years old. Here is my concern, 1 Urologist says I need another bios...
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Last Post: Feb 8, 2012 1:54pm by Tom F
7 February
My apologies for straying from the purpose of this forum, to address Prostate Cancer issues, long enough to wish our host and überMentor Terry a most Happy Birthday.
Wishing you all the best from Indiana!
ADT 1, 2 and 3
On the website www.MyProstate.eu, under the heading: "Hormonal Therapy" they list ADT1, ADT2, and ADT3. Does anyone know what the difference is?
failing vision
One thing I love about this site is the fact that the Discussion posts are printed in a nice large and dark font. No need to zoom in. My vision is good, but the damn floaters get in the way when the print is too small and faint on the monitor. My thanks to the s...
Dr. Bob Leibowitz - experience?
Hi there - I have been reading about Dr. Bob and wondered if anyone has any experience with him? I read that one of the mentors was a patient, but am curious to hear more about him. Thank you.
Surgery Prep
As I do my research, it seems that robotic surgery may be the option I choose. However, as I prepare for surgery, it is difficult to find some guidelines or suggestions to minimize incontinence or ED. I have started doing Kegels on the advice of a contact on here a...
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Last Post: Feb 3, 2012 8:32am by John Lee
exercise
Ever since I have started dealing with prostate cancer I have been exercising daily, except for the day or two after my monthly injection. (Still, I can't get rid of the belly). However, I was puzzled by a video of Dr. Meyers in which he encourages exercise. He tel...
My wish list
I told my Dr.recently that I have had a lidocaine shot and 24 needle plugs taken from my prostate when I was diagnosed (2 biopsies). Google says the US alone has spent over 2 trillion on cancer in the last 30 years. I told him since they have been actually "inside"...
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Last Post: Feb 3, 2012 3:56am by Joe Mac
Fractionated Pectin Powder
I went to see a Naturopath who specializes in Prostate issues & he recommended getting the above substance as a anti-cancer growth & metatisis inhibitor for any free cancer cells that might be looking for a place to do some damage. Anyone else have any experience wit...
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Last Post: Feb 3, 2012 2:37am by Tom F
Bloody urine.
Two months ago I began to notice red blood at the end of my urine flow, only three to five drops. This was not related to any other kidney or bladder symptoms. I am two and a half years since my last HBRT. It lasted for 10 days and went away, but returned a week la...
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Last Post: Feb 2, 2012 10:45am by Joe Mac
ADT by pills instead of injections
Has anyone had hormone therapy using pills instead of injections? If so what were the side effects and how did you cope with them.
Ken from New Zealand
Experiences with Zytiga
After nearly 7 months on Zytiga with outstanding results we are now seeing a PSA rise on two successive tests - with doubling time of .27 yrs. Since the highest PSA was 1600 and the current is only 58, we are seeing the good side of significant drop. And my husband...
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Last Post: Feb 1, 2012 7:57am by Jo
Testosterone ratio to Estrogen and risk of prostate cancer.
I am a 47 year old man with prostate cancer which was discovered 18 months ago. My cancer is t2 Gleason 3+3. My doctor initially reccomended I get surgery within 3 months.
I have choose watchful waiting and went on non fat, non dairy no read meat diet. I love Pom...
The PIVOTAL 10 year, 9018 man study data behind my AS decision
I thought I would share this study summary data with the readers (taken from an article dated 2/14/2008, which stated that this was the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular). I gathered a lot of research information following my diagnos...
Healthy Diet
Aloha
I know that diet has had more than it's share of time on this web site. I watch wimp.com a lot and this one got my attention.
http://www.wimp.com/mindingmitochondria/
This is the first video/reference relating a bunch of foods that I can agree with to pote...
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Last Post: Jan 28, 2012 5:13am by Joe Mac
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