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wonder what to expect from Zytiga

i'll be getting a ct scan of my pelvis and a bone scan to precede Zytiga treatment. would like to hear what to expect from those who have been there done that....

i'll be getting a ct scan of my pelvis and a bone scan to precede Zytiga treatme...

joeoconnell

•8 years ago

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Choline from eggs

I have stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer and have been treated over the past 19 months. I had never been told or read about eating eggs and how bad they are...

I have stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer and have been treated over the past 1...

Mark58

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Calcitriol - human studies

Skip to the BOTTOM LINE if desired. Calcitriol (1,25-D) is hormonal vitamin D. It is produced by the kidneys as needed, in order to regulate calcium...

Skip to the BOTTOM LINE if desired. Calcitriol (1,25-D) is hormonal vitamin D. ...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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How long did ADT work for you? How long did Xtandi/Zytiga work?

Past studies have indicated that shorter time to castrate resistant on initial ADT had a worse outcome. With emergence of newer hormone therapies I wonder how...

Past studies have indicated that shorter time to castrate resistant on initial A...

Cancersucks

•8 years ago

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Xofigo treatment

Any input on xofigo (radium 223) ..if all goes well I'll be starting next week ....

Cancer09

•8 years ago

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The Proper Role Of Medical Marijuana in Prostate Cancer Treatment

Increasing, people are turning to medical marijuana to treat many diseases, including cancers. In a published study it was found that marijuana does nothing...

Increasing, people are turning to medical marijuana to treat many diseases, incl...

JoelT

•8 years ago

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Canola oil or Selenium

Does Canola oil cause PCa cells to grow? Would selenium in 1 in 8 PCa survivors cause PCa cells to grow?

Does Canola oil cause PCa cells to grow? Would selenium in 1 in 8 PCa survivors ...

BigRich

•8 years ago

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Tomato-based randomized controlled trial

New Norwegian study below. It's one of those small-populaton 3-week pre-surgery intervention studies that are useful for building hypotheses, but don't really...

New Norwegian study below. It's one of those small-populaton 3-week pre-surgery ...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Cholecalciferol/Calcidiol/Calcitriol - U-shaped Risk

This is the first of 3 posts on vitamin D. My sense is that many men with PCa in the U.S. are aware that vitamin D might be useful. Dr. Myers, an early...

This is the first of 3 posts on vitamin D. My sense is that many men with PCa in...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Shadow on pancreas

An CT scan and endoscope revealed a shadow on my wife's pancreas. She is worried that it may be cancer

An CT scan and endoscope revealed a shadow on my wife's pancreas. She is worried...

Birdmeister666

•8 years ago

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Metformin & PSA

New study below. As with nearly all PCa-Metformin studies, the subjects were diabetic. The benefit to non-diabetics might be different. "PSA changed by -8%...

New study below. As with nearly all PCa-Metformin studies, the subjects were dia...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Cost-savings analysis of AR-V7 testing in mCRPC patients eligible for treatment with abiraterone or enzalutamide

New paper below. "Clinical-grade AR-V7 testing is currently available at our institution." ... Johns Hopkins "upfront testing of AR-V7 status (at a price of...

New paper below. "Clinical-grade AR-V7 testing is currently available at our ins...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Arachidonic acid [AA]

So much for my alphabetic tour - I am back at the letter "A". Arachidonic acid [AA] is an omega-6 fatty acid. I have written a number of posts on inflammation...

So much for my alphabetic tour - I am back at the letter "A". Arachidonic acid [...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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question if symptoms are related to cancer

i have an embarrassing question: here lately i have loose stools and sometimes involuntary bowl movements is this related to prostate cancer ? also tender ribs...

i have an embarrassing question: here lately i have loose stools and sometimes i...

joeoconnell

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Alpha-Linolenic Acid [ALA]

When terms are new to people, eyes can start to glaze. But I think the gist will get through. Skip past the double-bond stuff if so inclined. Alpha-linolenic...

When terms are new to people, eyes can start to glaze. But I think the gist wil...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Conjugated Linoleic Acid [CLA]

The post on beef yesterday had me thinking of conjugated linoleic acid [CLA]. CLA in the meat of grass-fed cattle supposedly has anti-PCa properties. No...

The post on beef yesterday had me thinking of conjugated linoleic acid [CLA]. C...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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LIFE EXPECTANY

after trying cannabis oil for several months, instead of my PSA going down, it almost doubled within the last three months and that in spite of my still being...

after trying cannabis oil for several months, instead of my PSA going down, it a...

joeoconnell

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Beef

[1] Introduction. Unlike chicken, which has largely been ignored by PCa-Diet studies, beef has been scrutinized for a quarter of a century. Almost all of the...

[1] Introduction. Unlike chicken, which has largely been ignored by PCa-Diet st...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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High PSA result

Dear all My father has just had a blood test for PSA which has come back at 108. This is the first step towards diagnose. Can anybody say how far the cancer...

Dear all My father has just had a blood test for PSA which has come back at 108....

Pennysixpence

•8 years ago

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Jim's Blog.

Thanks Jim for your "Never Give Up" attitude. I have written down your Pray. Burnett 1948

Thanks Jim for your "Never Give Up" attitude. I have written down your Pray. Bur...

Burnett1948

•8 years ago

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Metabolic syndrome is associated with advanced prostate cancer at time of retropubic prostatectomy.

New Italian study [1] below. It's known that men who become diabetic have less PCa risk. Considering that diabetics have a higher risk of every other form of...

New Italian study [1] below. It's known that men who become diabetic have less P...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Confused.....PSA below 1.0 but have nodules on upper torso, will get biopsy results 6/12

George, Age 70, DX 1/1998, (3+3) PSA12.3, On 2/1998 started Casodex (50mg) & Proscar (once daily), continued this for 11yrs. On 05/2009 had focal Cyro with...

George, Age 70, DX 1/1998, (3+3) PSA12.3, On 2/1998 started Casodex (50mg) & Pro...

George46

•8 years ago

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Carbon-11 Acetate PET/CT

I am being scheduled for a visit to Phoenix Molecular Imaging in late August/early September for this scan. Have numerous cancerous lymph nodes in pelvis and...

I am being scheduled for a visit to Phoenix Molecular Imaging in late August/ear...

vandy69

•8 years ago

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docrok; 15 year update. Rising PSA, Pet Choline Acetate Scan test results Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.

Update: Dxed in 2001 aged 56. Now 71, 15 yrs. out. Did IMRT Radiation in 2001. PSA was 5.6 and Gleasons, all 3 + 3. PSA nadir .54 in 2005. By 2011 PSA up...

Update: Dxed in 2001 aged 56. Now 71, 15 yrs. out. Did IMRT Radiation in 2001...

docrok

•8 years ago

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Oxybutynin and incondanence

I am about three months post surgery and up to a week ago I was still leaking between 300 and 600 grams a day. I am currently under hormonal therapy and will...

I am about three months post surgery and up to a week ago I was still leaking be...

Dr_WHO

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Chicken

Continuing through the alphabet (but still stuck in the "C"s). Very little has been written about chicken & PCa, & I think this might be due to bias. Chicken...

Continuing through the alphabet (but still stuck in the "C"s). Very little has b...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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psa numbers

15 Months ago I had a psa of 850, 4 mets on bones, numerous lymph nodes infected, etc, etc. I figured I had maybe 24-36 months to live. Yesterday after body...

15 Months ago I had a psa of 850, 4 mets on bones, numerous lymph nodes infected...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Started Radiation Yesterday

Had my first of 39 adjuvant radiation treatments yesterday. I'm hoping that the microscopic cancer cells that have escaped my prostate are still floating...

Had my first of 39 adjuvant radiation treatments yesterday. I'm hoping that the...

cfrees1

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Cranberries - (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

I expect that if a male thinks of cranberry juice at all, it's mostly in the context of treating female bladder infections. The same proanthocyanidins that...

I expect that if a male thinks of cranberry juice at all, it's mostly in the con...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Moving on to radiotherapy

Met with the oncologist today. Results of CT scan show a tumor that has spread from the prostate and is putting pressure on the colon. Hence the constipation,...

Met with the oncologist today. Results of CT scan show a tumor that has spread f...

Christor13

•8 years ago

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Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for July 2016

wonder what to expect from Zytiga

Choline from eggs

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Calcitriol - human studies

How long did ADT work for you? How long did Xtandi/Zytiga work?

Xofigo treatment

The Proper Role Of Medical Marijuana in Prostate Cancer Treatment

Canola oil or Selenium

Tomato-based randomized controlled trial

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: D - Cholecalciferol/Calcidiol/Calcitriol - U-shaped Risk

Shadow on pancreas

Metformin & PSA

Cost-savings analysis of AR-V7 testing in mCRPC patients eligible for treatment with abiraterone or enzalutamide

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Arachidonic acid [AA]

question if symptoms are related to cancer

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Alpha-Linolenic Acid [ALA]

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Conjugated Linoleic Acid [CLA]

LIFE EXPECTANY

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Beef

High PSA result

Jim's Blog.

Metabolic syndrome is associated with advanced prostate cancer at time of retropubic prostatectomy.

Confused.....PSA below 1.0 but have nodules on upper torso, will get biopsy results 6/12

Carbon-11 Acetate PET/CT

docrok; 15 year update. Rising PSA, Pet Choline Acetate Scan test results Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.

Oxybutynin and incondanence

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Chicken

psa numbers

Started Radiation Yesterday

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Cranberries - (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

Moving on to radiotherapy

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