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Sex steroid induced apoptosis as a rational strategy to treat anti-hormone resistant breast and prostate cancer.

New paper below [1]. It reminds me of a paper I read in 2004-5, but was published years earlier. It was a hypothesis in an obscure journal & certainly not at...

New paper below [1]. It reminds me of a paper I read in 2004-5, but was publishe...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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ZYTIGA

I really need anyone who is on Zytiga to share their experience with me. Thanks so much. Bob Chanin

I really need anyone who is on Zytiga to share their experience with me. Thanks ...

BobChanin

•9 years ago

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Aspirin - Dr. Myers

New vblog post [1] below. (Dr. Myers seems unusually animated. Perhaps in a rush to go off somewhere for July 4th?) I have never used aspirin for PCa, & I...

New vblog post [1] below. (Dr. Myers seems unusually animated. Perhaps in a rus...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Curcumin

This is a daunting subject - 272 hits on PubMed for <prostate curcumin>. Only 92 for <prostate[title] curcumin[title]>, so I will confine this post to them....

This is a daunting subject - 272 hits on PubMed for <prostate curcumin>. Only 9...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Metformin & Simvastatin

New Finnish cell study [1] below. I have used Metformin & Simvastatin for quite some time - perhaps on flimsy evidence, at the beginning. The problem with most...

New Finnish cell study [1] below. I have used Metformin & Simvastatin for quite ...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Provenge

I'm about to receive Provenge. Has anyone had this treatment, and would like to talk about it?

I'm about to receive Provenge. Has anyone had this treatment, and would like to ...

wrando

•9 years ago

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Xtandi

well, Zytiga has run it's course and has stopped being effective, I am now going to start Xtandi, I had a good two year run on Zytiga, now I am going to start...

well, Zytiga has run it's course and has stopped being effective, I am now going...

MrJack

•9 years ago

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Severe lower back and hip pain

Dear friends My husband was diagnised with stage four prostate cancer 3+4=7 Gleason. He is on lupron and finished six rounds of chemo in March. He was actually...

Dear friends My husband was diagnised with stage four prostate cancer 3+4=7 Glea...

Tinytim

•9 years ago

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Bone or Muscle pain???

How do I know if I am having muscle pain or bone pain in my hip? The pain varies from day to day, and doesn't seem "deep" enough to be from my hip bone, But,...

How do I know if I am having muscle pain or bone pain in my hip? The pain vari...

PhillyProstate

•9 years ago

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Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: Why and Who Should Participate?

Interview with William Catalona, MD, Professor of Urology, Director of Clinical Prostate Cancer Program Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of...

Interview with William Catalona, MD, Professor of Urology, Director of Clinical ...

krayburn

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Calcium

Another in my alphabetic tour. I get the sense that the risk of dairy/calcium in PCa is fairly well-known among men with PCa. In essence, that translates to...

Another in my alphabetic tour. I get the sense that the risk of dairy/calcium in...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Calcium Sensing Receptor [CaSR]

I was about to work on another alphabetical food-supplements post (on calcium), when I read a new study about a topic that I wasn't aware of: the role of the...

I was about to work on another alphabetical food-supplements post (on calcium), ...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Oxycontin substitute?

Our insurance, which is through AARP, says it won't cover or fill slow release oxycontin so twice I just paid for it. Then the last time it was ordered, they...

Our insurance, which is through AARP, says it won't cover or fill slow release o...

Charlean

•9 years ago

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Hot Flashes

Been on intermittent lupron + casodex since 2011. Have hot flashes every 45 minutes, even when off treatment. Have found nothing that works. Am thinking of...

Been on intermittent lupron + casodex since 2011. Have hot flashes every 45 minu...

Joeym1040

•9 years ago

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Bicalutamide (Casodex) plus Dutasteride (Avodart)

New Dutch study 1] below. The rationale behind the combination of Casodex & Avodart was articulated in a 2009 paper [2]: "Bicalutamide blocks androgen action...

New Dutch study 1] below. The rationale behind the combination of Casodex & Avod...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Local treatment & metastatic prostate cancer

Two new papers [1] [2] below. Before my radical prostatectomy [RP] in 2004, I was warned by the surgeon that if there was lymph node involvement. the operation...

Two new papers [1] [2] below. Before my radical prostatectomy [RP] in 2004, I wa...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Transdermal Estrogen Versus Lupron

Dr Myers latest vblog post [1], below. He has previously spoken about very low dose estradiol [E2] (when on Lupron) for preserving bone health. Here he is...

Dr Myers latest vblog post [1], below. He has previously spoken about very low d...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Cholesterol - squalene monooxygenase (SQLE)

New study below. I have written about cholesterol before - how PCa cells have a greater uptake & can synthesize it if necessary - & how cholesterol in PCa...

New study below. I have written about cholesterol before - how PCa cells have a ...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Capsaicin - Cayenne

The active ingredient in cayenne peppers (hot chilli peppers - Capsicum annuum) is capsaicin. Capsaicin, oddly, has a chemical structure similar to vanillin....

The active ingredient in cayenne peppers (hot chilli peppers - Capsicum annuum) ...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Xofigo, Xgeva

Has my second Xofigo injection yesterday. The injection itself is a piece of cake. Only noticeable side effects have been decreased appetite and fatigue....

Has my second Xofigo injection yesterday. The injection itself is a piece of cak...

chascri

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Coffee

Continuing my alphabetic tour, I arrive at coffee, one of the enduring pleasures in life. At last - an easy subject! There are no coffee intervention clinical...

Continuing my alphabetic tour, I arrive at coffee, one of the enduring pleasures...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Butyric Acid, Butyrate, Sodium Butyrate - Butter

Not an easy subject, so apologies up-front. [1] If you have smelled rancid butter, you will be familiar with the smell of butyric acid. It can even be...

Not an easy subject, so apologies up-front. [1] If you have smelled rancid butt...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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Need A Prostate Cancer Oncologist in Paris

I am in need of a good referral for a man in Paris. Joel

JoelT

•9 years ago

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Can we read ...Old messages from the previous advanced prostate cancer group

Is there any way to read old posts from the older advanced prostate group? There were some old posts from John Arnold about constipation, etc that I wanted to...

Is there any way to read old posts from the older advanced prostate group? There...

Charlean

•9 years ago

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My friends Husband has Elevated PSA ????

Hi Everyone ;) This is Jackie. My friends husband had his psa.... recently and attached is the results. The doctor said it was nothing but a little elevated...

Hi Everyone ;) This is Jackie. My friends husband had his psa.... recently and ...

erjlg3

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Boron

[1] As someone pointed out, in response to a thread on vitamin K2 & bone health, boron is essential too. Deficiency has been linked to osteoporosis [1a,...

[1] As someone pointed out, in response to a thread on vitamin K2 & bone heal...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

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What's next?

Hello: I'm a new poster seeking information. In summation, I was diagnosed in February 2011 with a PSA of 6. Had a prostatectomy in April 2011 (Gleason...

Hello: I'm a new poster seeking information. In summation, I was diagnosed in ...

Pwjpp55

•9 years ago

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Brain Lesion

Has anyone else in the group been diagnosed with a brain lesion? A routine MRI that was used to look at vertebrae lesion revealed an 18 mm lesion in my...

Has anyone else in the group been diagnosed with a brain lesion? A routine MRI ...

BobChanin

•9 years ago

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Anyone tried the Budwig Diet?

I have seen a lot of good reviews of the Budwig Diet on the internet. It has worked on various types of cancers. Has anyone here ever tried it and what were...

I have seen a lot of good reviews of the Budwig Diet on the internet. It has wor...

motosue

•9 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Apigenin

A PCa study involving apigenin has been appearing roughly every 2 months this past 18 years. A bit frustrating, since while apigenin is found in many plants...

A PCa study involving apigenin has been appearing roughly every 2 months this pa...

pjoshea13

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for June 2016

Sex steroid induced apoptosis as a rational strategy to treat anti-hormone resistant breast and prostate cancer.

ZYTIGA

Aspirin - Dr. Myers

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Curcumin

Metformin & Simvastatin

Provenge

Xtandi

Severe lower back and hip pain

Bone or Muscle pain???

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: Why and Who Should Participate?

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Calcium

Calcium Sensing Receptor [CaSR]

Oxycontin substitute?

Hot Flashes

Bicalutamide (Casodex) plus Dutasteride (Avodart)

Local treatment & metastatic prostate cancer

Transdermal Estrogen Versus Lupron

Cholesterol - squalene monooxygenase (SQLE)

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Capsaicin - Cayenne

Xofigo, Xgeva

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Coffee

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Butyric Acid, Butyrate, Sodium Butyrate - Butter

Need A Prostate Cancer Oncologist in Paris

Can we read ...Old messages from the previous advanced prostate cancer group

My friends Husband has Elevated PSA ????

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Boron

What's next?

Brain Lesion

Anyone tried the Budwig Diet?

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Apigenin

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