Abbreviations.....

[WayneA]

being fairly new here, I don't know what all the abbreviations mean. Would it be possible for someone to make a page or note for all newbies so they can get up to speed sooner?

[cfrees1]

I'm not sure how we could do a shared document, You might try doing a search for abbreviations do you don't understand as there are sooooo many. But here is start for you:

PC - Prostate Cancer

cRPC - Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

mcRPC - Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

RP - Radical Prostatectamy

ADT - Androgen Deprivation Therapy

HT - Hormone Therapy (same as ADT)

PSA - Prostate Specific Antigen

G - Gleason Score

T - Testosterone Level

GP - General Practitioner

CT, PET, PSMA - Various types of imaging

[WayneA in reply to cfrees1]

Thanks much. This will help a lot.

[Tall_Allen]

Here's a list (I'll update it if I have time):

healingwell.com/community/d...

[WayneA in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks for this Tall-Allen, I will keep the link in a safe place.

[Tall_Allen in reply to WayneA]

It is a good reminder to me when I write an article to use the full name AND its abbreviation the first time I mention it. Some authors put a list of the abbreviations used at the end of the article, which is a nice practice. I hope over time the terminology will become more familiar to you - it aids communication to talk to doctors in their own language. In the meantime, feel free to ask.

[j-o-h-n]

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j-o-h-n Fri 2/3/18 4:51 P EST