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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...

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Xtandi 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...

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Perineal 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...

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Anyone 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...

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Treatment 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...

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Vitamen 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 ...

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Evening 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...

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Xtandi 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...

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FLA 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...

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Provenge 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 ...

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Combined 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...

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Drug 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 ...

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Hubby'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...

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Casadex 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...

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Antineoplastons 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 ...

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How 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...

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Cannabis (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....

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PSA 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 ...

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MRI 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...

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xjeva 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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