help with anemia
cancer and anemia: help with anemia - Advanced Prostate...
cancer and anemia
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What is causing it?
my understanding from long term ADT. been on zytiga & xtandi
Yeah I had a friend of mine just finishing up two years suddenly has anemia
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Have you been diagnosed with anemia? What did your doctor suggest for you?
Something I don't recall being discussed in earlier anemia threads:
"Low doses of oral dexamethasone for hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma"
"Low doses of dexamethasone were found to be beneficial in the treatment of HRPC, decreasing the severity of anemia and osseous disease as well as reducing serum PSA levels. A posttherapy serum PSA decline of > or = 50% appears to be a reliable marker of improved survival with this therapy."
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-Patrick
Would iron from bovine liver and pancreas tablets be better than iron pills?
Don't take iron unless you are deficient:
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-Patrick
Thanks for the response. What can be taken when on ADT to prevent low red blood count?
Others will know more about Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryth...
As they say in Pharma ads: "Ask your doctor if .... is right for you."
Best, -Patrick
Careful. Iron pills can be very toxic! Talk to your doctor! I took wife's pregnancy vitamins, high in iron, and became a stooge. There are other stooges here as well. I dis remember their names. Careful. Stooges can be very toxic!
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