Bone marrow invasion? Anyone else have.

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Wondering about this new scan.

1. slight increase in size of nonhypermetabolic retroperitonal lymph nodes.

2. Diffusely increased bone marrow metabolism and cellularity. The findings can be seen with anemia. Correlate with complete blood count.

3. Stable widespread osteoblastic lesions. No pathologic fracture.

Is number two bone marrow infiltration? He has systemic mastocytosis and he does have anemia. However, his anemia has been stable the last 3 months with no significant changes in blood counts.

I assume that number three means that his mets are stable and he just has some slight increase in the lymph nodes. PSA of 0.11, so I wouldn't think that he would have wide spread bone marrow prostate cancer because of the lower PSA. Just wanted to see what you thought of the diffuse uptake and if you know what bone marrow invasion would be like.

Anyone else have bone marrow invasion?

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I am not qualified to interpret those technical findings, but I have had my share of bone mets. What you need to know is Pca in soft tissue like the prostate itself, lymph nodes, and bone marrow will likely be killed off and turned into scar tissue by the body's own immune system over a few months of low PSA.

When Pca gets into the bones, it gets into the bone itself. Bone is not solid - it is a mesh like a sponge. This structure gets weakened by the cancer, and may require a bit of Xrays if the bone is in danger of breaking. The bone will also expand and that can cause trouble. It is also a whole lot more difficult to kill the cancer in the bones - it takes years.

There will certainly already be small (invisible to the scans) cancer growths in many bones, but most of these will not become a problem as the immune system will control most (or all) of them while the PSA remains low.

Which brings us to the "bottom line". The future depends entirely on how well the body's immune system is working. Here are some questions for you to answer: Has he stopped eating junk food and any sugars? Nothing in a bottle or carton? Have you tried a raw food diet with smoothies etc? Getting some exercise and good sleep? Is Vitamin D3 short (most people are and could be a major factor in your case). Are existing medications actually causing more problems than they fix?

It seems you have a little time to experiment and find out what works. Good luck to you both!

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My person has stage 4 prostate cancer with femur bone cancer in right side. Getting radiation now. He feels nothing right now.