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Has anyone had radical treatment for liver metastases. I have been fighting PCa for 16 years and had conformal beam, salvage brachytherapy, salvage HIFU, salvage pelvic clear out, neobladder and...
View ArticleRichmond Virginia Recommendations
I will be locating to the Richmond area within the next few months. I am a stage 4, have completed chemotherapy and am now on just ADT. I am looking for recommendations/suggestions for treatment...
View ArticleFOCAL LASER ABLATION: AN UPDATE By Dan Sperling, M.D.
FOCAL LASER ABLATION: AN UPDATE By Dan Sperling, M.D. It’s been two years since my first patient article on Focal Laser Ablation (FLA) as a treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa).1 I want to...
View ArticleProlaris Test Results
Hi Everyone, I just received the results of my Prolaris test that I had in Seattle, and praise God, great news. Dr. Ellis said that my cancer was in the lowest percentile for aggressiveness. To put it ...
View Articleconfused
new member here. in 2009 i had my prostate removed (davanci). my psa level shortly on my first check up following was .003 (considered undetectable). through the next 4 years untill the 5th year mark ...
View ArticleFocal Laser Ablation (FLA) Patient Survey Results
Are you interested in results from a Phase 3, randomized, double blind, 30 year, case-mix-adjusted, peer reviewed clinical study? If so, this is NOT it, so you can save time and skip this thread. Would...
View ArticleXofigo treatment hit hard
My husband started Xofigo on January 12. It has been much harder than we thought it would be. He does have bone mets… that is usually the reason for this treatment. His ALP is around 300 (or was before...
View ArticleAdvice After 3Tmp MRI Results
Hi everyone, I just got the results back from my 3Tmp MRI at Mayo. It states, "Prostate volume: 39cc. 1.3 cm area in the anterior zone in the mid gland to apex showing restricted diffusion and...
View ArticleZytiga + Prostate Cancer
Snuffy's new video on cholesterol and Zytiga & PCa... https://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/2015/01 /20/zytiga-prostate-cancer ...
View ArticleComparing Toxicity Following Proton Therapy and IMRT for Prostate Cancer
More on the ongoing debate re.IMRT v PBRT from an INDEPENDENT source..... posted by Chuck Maack on another blog. Comparing Toxicity Following Proton Therapy and IMRT for Prostate Cancer...
View ArticleRISING PSA
I am 85 years old. had RP in 2001. gleason 8. I have all of the bad side affects:incontience,impotent,etc. otherwise i feel fine. psa was less than 0.01 until 2008. it has gradually risen to 1.1 this ...
View ArticleFatigue from PCa Meds
Dx with gleason 8 back in 2003 - Been on and off many meds - residual fatigue is kicking my butt - Anybody else? Thank you ...
View ArticleTaxatere infusion diluted over 12 hours
Because of hypersensitivity reaction we are receiving Taxatere infusion on diluted basis in the hospital over a 12 period which seems to be working with no reactions. However after the second infusion ...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Brotherhood now UsTOO approved
We are delighted and honored to announce that UsTOO, the sponsors of this site, recently approved our remote telephone support group, The Reluctant Brotherhood www.thereluctantbrotherhood.org (or .com ...
View ArticleGood news and other news
As is true so often, none of the topics seem appropriate for my question. I had my quarterly blood draw today. RP was last March. PSA is <0.01 which is good news. However, testosterone is less than...
View ArticleHelp! Options for another med??
Hello. My father was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in January 2012. After the initial hormone treatment stopped working, he was put on Zytiga. I think that worked for about 6 months. Now he...
View ArticleFocal Laser Ablation Approval
If the experts (Docs using FLA and those running clinical trials) could give us their best guess when the procedure will be approved so that all of our insurance carriers cover it. How many medical...
View ArticleTODAY: Major change in my basic outlook
Hello All, Today to my great surprise I have to admit that I have suddenly totally changed my basic approach towards how I will approach the future. It did not come from periods of deep reflections or ...
View ArticleFocal Laser Ablation Scheduled
I sent my 3Tmp MRI, along with my Prolaris and biopsy results to Dr. Walser in Galveston, and he has scheduled me for a targeted biopsy and, if appropriate, Focal Laser Ablation on February 16th. I am ...
View ArticleOncologists near Sacramento, CA
I have visited two urologists and three oncologists (two radiation oncologists and one regular oncologist) in the Sacramento region. I'm trying to obtain Metformin for recurrent, metastatic PCa as an ...
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