Hopeful

[Lonewolf55]

I was gleason 9. Psa 28 started zoledex last year and apalutimide I am currently on a break from treatment my own choice too try and see if RSO and other holistic therapy does better job will know if my PSA spikes at the end of the month.

[maley2711]

For more input from readers, you should probably provide more details re your diagnosis. Biopsy results, scan results, any other treatments, eg RP or radiation, etc.

Have you found studies re effectiveness of holistic therapy for men with your PCa diagnosis? I assume you stopped treatment because of side effects?

[addicted2cycling]

Lonewolf55 wrote -- " ... I am currently on a break from treatment my own choice too try and see if RSO and other holistic therapy does better job ... "

I understand BUT -- Just seems that Steve Jobs always comes to my mind when *a break* might be happening too early.

Good Luck

[LongTimeRunning]

Keep a close eye on your PSA. Holistic therapy for me: eating well, exercising well, sleeping as well as possible, following direction of treatment I'm on (while being as well informed as I can to ask questions when in doubt), and dipping into the well of faith.

I remember asking the intern taking questions for my MO on the first visit about visiting the cancer naturopath. His reply (paraphrased) was something like "We're men of science. We only support treatments that have been tested and proven". I'm not outright dismissing holistic therapies in general as some of them will have benefits to some people at some times, but what are the chances any given one may work for you?