Taxotere and Clinical Trials with Lupron Gleason 9
Dear Friends, Has anyone been on Taxotere? More specifically, has anyone been on, or knows of someone, who was in the trials for placing patients with chemotherapy upfront, after initial diagnosis of ...
View ArticleSurgery this week
Today I have an appointment to discuss my surgery this week. I'm okay with it after studying all my options. I'm 66, PSA 5, Gleason 6, 5 cores active one at 80%. My Dad had surgery when he was seventy ...
View ArticleHaving Seed Implants at Sloan Kettering Next Week, All Advice Welcome.
After being diagnosed with 9 0f 18 positives from a fusion biopsy (8) 3+3=6 and (1) 3+4=7 I spoke with 2 surgeons including Dr. Samadi and 2 radiation oncologists including Dr. Zelefsky at Sloan...
View Article3 weeks of fishing.
Just got back from 3 weeks of fishing/camping. No computer no cell phone and it was great. Caught a lot of kokanee and browns, met a lot of great people and just had a good time. All you guys that...
View Article11C-Choline PET/CT in the primary diagnosis of prostate cancer
Impact on treatment planning Published on 01 July 2014 AIM: Aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of 11C-choline PET/CT for detecting lymphatic or haematogenous spread and for...
View ArticleSalvage Radiation
I had a radical prostatectomy two years ago and my PSA has slowly risen since. It has just reached 0.2 and my Oncologist wants to carry out Salvage Radiation. I am really worried about it due to the...
View ArticleHormone treatment with salvage radiation
I had a radical prostatectomy two years ago and my PSA has slowly risen since. It has just reached 0.2 and my Oncologist wants to carry out Salvage Radiation. Should I consider having hormone (ADT)...
View ArticleC11 Choline Pet scan / treatment following
Hi, I am seeking info from anyone who has had the scan through Mayo and taken the results back to their respective doctors in their state. My husband has had a recurrence of initial PC from 2002,...
View ArticleWilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center
Has anyone been treated at this Hospital and received Radiation for their cancer? This is close too home, could stay at Hope House, come home weekends. Gleason 4+4, PSA, one core 25%, CT and Bone...
View ArticleModified citrus pectin lowering PSA
There is now a clinical.gov study on going on MCP. Is anyone on it. I have info on it for stabilizing PSA. Guidelines state no one can be on hormone therapy for past three months to be in study. Phase ...
View ArticleRadical Remissions: Cancer Patients Who Defy the Odds
Interesting article form Medscape: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/8279 45 It gets interesting starting at: "Spontaneous remission, as it is often referred to, caught the attention of Kelly Turner ...
View ArticleHIFU (High Intensity Focal Ultrasound)
Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this procedure ...
View ArticleLupron - don't know that I'm cut out for it
I'm a 52 year old, otherwise healthy guy with Gleason 8, stage IV, metastasized (lungs), advanced, aggressive PC, diagnosed in February of this year. I started Lupron just over 2 moths ago and have...
View ArticleJuly 26 in Chicago-FREE Conference for Patients
There is a free conference for patients, caregivers, general public, etc - Saturday, July 26th at Northwestern in Downtown Chicago. Free Parking and Free Lunch is also being offered. Don't miss it....
View ArticleGiving advice to brother?
My husband has advanced PC so I have done a ton of research, and learned a lot from this forum. His older brother just got diagnosed--- I don't know any details. I know his brother doesn't google, so ...
View ArticleScan
Wonder if anyone else has had the relatively new naF ( Sodium Floride 223 scan ) ? Mine looked terrible and I'm wondering if anyone else has had any experience good or bad with this scan. Particularly ...
View ArticleImmediate Adjuvant Radiotherapy
I had my prostate removed this January, two PSA tests so far awaiting results of the third on Monday. PSA level .02, .01 respectively. My Pathologic Diagnosis says the following "Tumor extends to...
View Articlewhat it like to get chemo
Prostate cancer--Next step is chemo. How was your experience? Were you able to work that day of treatment, or when did you have to quit work? Where you able to return to work. If I get chemo and can...
View ArticleHave anyone tried and alternative treatment for Pca?
I am 72. Diagnosed with Pca last year after PSA of 13.5 and a positive biopsy. Two cores of 12 came positive. Gleason score of (3+3) with carcinoma in 10% of the specimen. The other Gleason score (3+4 ...
View ArticleXofigo Good/Bad?
HI I wonder if anyone has any good reactions ( Or bad ) when they took the Xofigo treatments?? Jim ...
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