COVID-19, and PCA

[deano58]

My family are concerned about me having advanced PCa and also having been on long term ADT ( about 4 years.) and this COVID -19.

I have always thought that having any type of cancer can cause a weak immune system, even without chemo or radiation.

Are all of us in this Pca brotherhood at higher risk of COVid -19?, especially being on ADT?

Thanks for any feedback,

Cheers,

Mark

[LearnAll]

Mark....loved ones concerns are legitimate as they care about you. Its true that we are at higher risk than others.

What can we do about it ? We can take all the precautions and thats all we can do. Fortunately, now there is a treatment of coronavirus...it is a cocktail of anti malaria drug and Anti HIV drugs. Overall, death rate will go 50 to 60% down becuase of this treatment.

[deano58 in reply to LearnAll]

Thanks LearnAll

[Tall_Allen]

The opposite is true. Long-term ADT increases the immune response.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[deano58 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks Tall_Allen

[Hidden in reply to Tall_Allen]

I never knew that, thanks Tall_Allen.

[Hidden in reply to Tall_Allen]

Good news! Well I’m golden then ? Thanks T_A!

[Tall_Allen in reply to Hidden]

It increases the immune response, but it is not a prevention or a cure.

[Hidden in reply to Tall_Allen]

Common sense tells us that . Thank you . I hope your bug has gone away ,

[Tall_Allen in reply to Hidden]

I'm all better. I only said that because a couple of guys on this forum do not seem to have your common sense.

[Hidden in reply to Tall_Allen]

Panic ensues .. This shows us how easily society can unwind . I will bury my head in the sand till this ILL

wind passes ... id rather be lucky than smart at this time. Faith is strengthened . God’s Will be done 🙏

[tango65]

This article has some info. It seems ADT does not decrease the immune response and it may increased it.

bioscience.org/2007/v12/af/...

[Hidden in reply to tango65]

Tango tango ! 😎

[Garbonzeaux]

Here is what Dr. Sartor (Tulane) had to say about it in a recent interview:

Q: Are men who are undergoing prostate cancer treatments, for example, ADT or chemotherapy, more at risk than the average population?

Dr. Oliver Sartor: I think many prostate cancer patients have a fairly intact immune system, and that would include individuals treated with radiation, surgery, or the typical hormonal therapies. For chemotherapies, however, we know that they can have a compromised immune system, and for those who may be on relatively high-dose steroids, for whatever reason, that can be an immunosuppressant. We want all of our patients to be cautious, particularly around crowds and exposure. We are trying to minimize the number of visits. We’re trying to minimize the number of routine tests and really prioritize the patients who most need our care. So, taken together, I’ll simply say that many of our patients are not compromised, but some are, particularly those who are receiving chemotherapy.

[Hidden in reply to Garbonzeaux]

Pray for our brothers in chemo Now ! The rest of us just lay low . Good luck Garbonzeaux!

[Garbonzeaux]

Amen brother. Good luck to you too.