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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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My History

I'm Niall and am now almost 67 and was diagnosed in Oct 2013, PSA 620 and out of 12 cores in my biopsy, 10 were normal and a Gleason 3+4 in one and 4+4 in the...

I'm Niall and am now almost 67 and was diagnosed in Oct 2013, PSA 620 and out of...

•8 years ago

New here, looking for help on CyberKnife treatment Rectal bleeding.

Looking for options on rectal bleeding. I have had 3 procedures to try an stop bleeding after CyberKnife treatment for 3 years. I am on warfarin due to a heart...

Looking for options on rectal bleeding. I have had 3 procedures to try an stop b...

•8 years ago

Heat Shock Protein 90 [HSP90]

New study below [1] [2]. Heat shock proteins [HSPs] are a response to heat, among other things. For example, HSP90 is commonly produced during radiation...

New study below [1] [2]. Heat shock proteins [HSPs] are a response to heat, amon...

•8 years ago

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Testosterone Therapy and Prostate Cancer

New review paper by Abraham Morgentaler, below. "The saturation point corresponds with maximal androgenic stimulation at 250 ng/dL." He's stating, effectively,...

New review paper by Abraham Morgentaler, below. "The saturation point correspond...

•8 years ago

Arsenic

New study below. Might particularly interest those living in Illinois. Arsenic occurs naturally in water in some parts of the world. It is found in various...

New study below. Might particularly interest those living in Illinois. Arsenic ...

•8 years ago

keep the faith

I have Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer. PSA 1128. Diagnosed in 2012. Still going. Side effects from Hormone injections. Life changing. Live on my own now....

I have Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer. PSA 1128. Diagnosed in 2012. Still g...

•8 years ago

Is it a failed treatment?

I have read quite a few posting, their's was a failed treatment; and most likely the reason why we're here on this forum. And it seemed it didn't matter what...

I have read quite a few posting, their's was a failed treatment; and most likely...

•8 years ago

Zinc - Clioquinol

New paper below [1]. Many will know that the normal prostate has the highest concentration of zinc in the body. Normal prostates also have large amount of...

New paper below [1]. Many will know that the normal prostate has the highest con...

•8 years ago

Newbies, down under

I am new to this site also. We are from New Zealand My husband Guy was diagnosed with advancepc in May 2013. Gleeson 9 and psa 30. He has never really...

I am new to this site also. We are from New Zealand My husband Guy was diagnosed...

•8 years ago

Incontinence

My husband Jon has been in the hospital now for 10 days with the last two in rehab. He has had severe diaherra and now has incontinence when he goes to...

My husband Jon has been in the hospital now for 10 days with the last two in reh...

•8 years ago

Proctitis Update 2

Two weeks since the Formalin treatment to stop the bleeding. Good news no more bleeding, bad news i spent 3 days in the hospital this week for pain management....

Two weeks since the Formalin treatment to stop the bleeding. Good news no more b...

•8 years ago

Imaging for metastatic PCa

Any opinions on best radiologic diagnostic tool to use for metastatic PCa? What are most of you getting? Onc here uses FDG PET/CT scan. CT scan says diffuse...

Any opinions on best radiologic diagnostic tool to use for metastatic PCa? What...

•8 years ago

Joe O'Connell asked "what is oxy dhq ?"

Beware of those who cite Otto Warburg in their opening sentence. Oops! Warburg (1883-1970) was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1931. He believed that cancer was...

Beware of those who cite Otto Warburg in their opening sentence. Oops! Warburg ...

•8 years ago

Be lurking here for a while

I was diagnosed in 2001 with a PSA of 8. A biopsy showed CA in one sample of 12. I chose to have radiation that eventually proved to be a failed treatment...

I was diagnosed in 2001 with a PSA of 8. A biopsy showed CA in one sample of 12...

•8 years ago

HIFU (Eligible patients have low-to-intermediate risk cancer, with localized lesions within a prostate gland of no more than 40 grams)

It's no longer experimental! The first academic medical center in the nation to offer FDA-approved high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a treatment for...

It's no longer experimental! The first academic medical center in the nation to ...

•8 years ago

New Member

I have prostate cancer with a gleason score of 6 (3+3) and PSA around 5. I have had two biopsies 1 year apart with similar results. Always two cores with...

I have prostate cancer with a gleason score of 6 (3+3) and PSA around 5. I have...

•8 years ago

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