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Re: Article in UroToday.com

Aloha Gary,
I'm impressed. The article seems to provide logical answers to some perplexing/unknown sequences of events. It would also seem to mean that Orchiectomy is not necessary. I do not know if stopping flow in the testicular venous drainage system has other side affects. Perhaps, given time, the path to PCa will become known with more articles like this.
Joe

Re: Article in UroToday.com

Interesting article leading me to an interesting theory.... I wonder if this explains why some men get a higher PSA reading after bicycle racing/riding and some do not. I made sure not to ride my bike in the week before a PSA test and it did seem to give me lower PSA results; and in the end I did end up with prostate cancer. If you have weak valves then the pressure on the scrotum from biking might drive the high concentration testosterone back to the prostate causing cancer.

Re: Article in UroToday.com

Interesting reserach. Does the treatment for correcting the FT backflow require surgery?

Thanks.

Thomas

Re: Article in UroToday.com

This could well be linked to my PCa. I was diagnosed with varicocoeles 2 years before PC.
The Israelis have been running clinical trials to look at controlling early PCa by fixing the spermatic veins as the paper references:
"Patients with varicocele in whon early prostate cancer will be found will undergo venographic embolization of both spermatic veins. The study hypothesis is that this procedure will induce a gradual regression of the prostate volume that may decrease prostate cancer cells. Close follow-up will ensure that necessary therapy will be provided if needed according to clinical criteria. Results in terms of prostate size PSA level and tumor size will be recorded." This could be a major breakthrough in understanding and treating some forms of PCa. Looking forward to their results

Re: Article in UroToday.com

Does anyone know what "venographic embolization" is?

Thanks.

Thomas

Re: Article in UroToday.com

I believe that would be when they go inside the vein and block off the blood flow in some fashion.

If anyone pursues this with an early stage diagnosis I would appreciate knowing what happens. My window of opportunity has closed but there would appear to be a benefit no matter what your stage.

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