ketoconazole
I am on Lupron and was on Casodex (bicalulamide). Casodex has failed me, and my oncologist is suggesting that I go on ketconozole. Any recommendations? My stats: I have nonmetastatic CaP. I had...
View ArticleXtandi and intermittent treatment.
Has anybody had any experience with Xtandi and intermittent treatment ? I have been on IADT in the past and now I am on Xtandi. My psa has dropped from 3.5 to <0.1 in 2 months. After 5 months I...
View ArticlePerineal Prostatectomy Surgeons in Philadelphia Area?
Hi there! My friend in the Philadelphia area is looking for a surgeon specializing in PERINEAL prostatectomies. He's been told that all the major surgeons and centers are now focused on robotic surgery...
View ArticleAnyone from British Columbia CANADA?
Hello fellow Canucks, I’m interested in “hearing” from those patients who are being treated in BC specifically Vancouver. I’m going through the diagnosis process and I want to line up the best...
View ArticleTreatment Protocol Advanced Disease
Newly diagnosed in December, my husband is PSA 6.8 Gleason 9 with bone mets. Thus far he has had 2 shots of Firmagon, switched to Lupron, 6 cycles of docetaxel and will now be getting 28 radiation...
View ArticleVitamen C
My PC has metastasised , and I'm currently on Zytiga, having had radical prostatectomy and chemotherapy and radiation. I've been on Zytiga for 16 months but my PSA has started to rise again so I need ...
View ArticleEvening Pain from Bony mets???/Taxotere relief????
Hi! I hope all is well with everyone in this group! I had a few quick questions: FYI: Dad, Gleason 9, has rapidly growing disease, which is hopefully being taken care of with the initiation of taxotere...
View ArticleXtandi and complete remission
Has anyone experienced Xtandi and complete remission ( psa <0.1) ? After trying IADT with Firmagon my psa started to rise so my medonc added Casodex and then Nilandron. The psa continuesd to...
View ArticleFLA with 1.5T versus 3T
I have one small 4mm x 6 mm anterior zone lesion biopsied at G6 9% in February which falls right into the sweet spot for continued Active Surveillance. However, I have an accelerating PSA of 17 in...
View ArticleProvenge anyone?
Hello all, I am currently on Firmagon and xgeva. I have had two consecutive rises in PSA, so now I am getting ready to start Provenge. I am more than a bit confused about whether this is the right way ...
View ArticleCombined ADT and Radiation
Just about to enter treatment with combined ADT (6 mos) and radiation (4 - 6 weeks) following an open prostatectomy with seminal vesicle invasion and a PSA of 1.5. I'd be interesting in hearing from...
View ArticleDrug Combo Surpresses Late stage Tumors??
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-dr ug-combo-suppresses-growth-late-stage.ht ml%20/ Do a cut an past on the above has anyone heard of this study and any phase 1 trial using it ...
View ArticleHubby's PSA went from undetectable to .034 7 months out
My husband just had the results of his blood test. He is 7 months out from surgery and it went from undetectable to .034 this time. The doc is doing another test in 6 weeks instead of the 3 months that...
View ArticleCasadex as single antihormone agent
My brother has selected pencil beam proton radiation therapy for his 4+3 Gleason. Flomax is prescribed as part of the protocol in order to prevent decreased urine flow due irritation to the urethra...
View ArticleAntineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 (ANP) Treatment
Does anyone have experience with Dr. Burzynski and his Houston based clinic using Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 (ANP) in the treatment for advanced Prostate Cancer ...
View ArticleHow quickly do side effect of XTandi usually set in
Hello All, I am starting my second week of XTandi. I think that I read somewhere that the level of the drug gets to a steady state around the 28th day. One thing is reassuring at least I am not...
View ArticleCannabis (marijuana) oil suppositories
Cannabis suppositories are reputed to be more effective than other forms of administration with less of the 'high' from 11-Hydroxy-delta-9. More bang for the buck so to speak.... Here is more info....
View ArticlePSA down 300 Points ,But not a candidate for Surgery??
Since I start my ADT and Bicalutamide my PSA is down 300 points from 6 weeks ago.My port went in yesterday.Interesting they did not put me out The doc talked with me through the entire procedure.I get ...
View ArticleMRI Guided Focal Treatment from Israel, Less Invasive than FLA
Not sure if this has been posted before. I did a quick search and did not find it here. This looks very interesting as an improvement over FLA treatment for focal treatment of PC. This is about as...
View Articlexjeva side effects
My husband had been doing well with chemo up until lately. They gave him his 2nd Xjeva shot 3 1/2 weeks ago, about a week later he started having pain in his hip, going down his right leg and finally ...
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