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Biggest Decision Making Factor to Joining a Clinical Trial

Although we are looking to recruit individuals for a prostate cancer clinical trial, that is not the focus of this post. I'm more so interested in learning...

Although we are looking to recruit individuals for a prostate cancer clinical tr...

dsmith200201

•8 years ago

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Residential greenness and risk of prostate cancer.

New study - for what it's worth: "Men living in greener areas, either recently or about a decade earlier, had lower risks of prostate cancer, independently of...

New study - for what it's worth: "Men living in greener areas, either recently o...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Frustrated

After 3 cycles on a research study which used docetaxel and Carboplatin along with rapamycin taken 2 days before chemo I got mixed results, and have been taken...

After 3 cycles on a research study which used docetaxel and Carboplatin along wi...

Gecrellin

•8 years ago

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Concurrent Androgen and Estrogen Ablation and Inhibition of Steroid Biosynthetic Enzyme Treatment for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

This was an interesting paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27466486 I have heard of men on androgen ablation as primary therapy using estrogen...

This was an interesting paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27466486 ...

Geoff-H

•8 years ago

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Percent Free PSA

Anyone know the answer... a man has an RP which fails and goes on IADT (Lupron) which lowers the PSA to <.1....after 12 months of Lupron he goes on the off...

Anyone know the answer... a man has an RP which fails and goes on IADT (Lupron) ...

gusgold

•8 years ago

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American Horror Story

Chuck had PCa G 7(4+3)...had a RP which failed...BCR at 8 months...Had SRT which failed..BCR at 11 months...PSA DT of 11 months....went on IADT when PSA...

Chuck had PCa G 7(4+3)...had a RP which failed...BCR at 8 months...Had SRT which...

gusgold

•8 years ago

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Prostate cancer and erections

I had prostate brachytherapy about a year ago. Will I ever be able to have an erection again?

I had prostate brachytherapy about a year ago. Will I ever be able to have an er...

Frankandhazel

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Button mushroom - Agaricus bisporus

Surely I jest? The lowly white button mushroom [WBM] contains an aromatase inhibitor. As such, it may inhibit the conversion of testosterone to estradiol....

Surely I jest? The lowly white button mushroom [WBM] contains an aromatase inhib...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Oyster mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus

Can vegans eat oyster mushrooms?: "The oyster mushroom is one of the few known carnivorous mushrooms. Its mycelia can kill and digest nematodes, which is...

Can vegans eat oyster mushrooms?: "The oyster mushroom is one of the few known c...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Maitake - Grifola frondosa

While there are maitake cancer studies on PubMed, there are none for PCa. [1] Wiki: "In 2009, a phase I/II human trial, conducted by Memorial Sloan–Kettering...

While there are maitake cancer studies on PubMed, there are none for PCa. [1] Wi...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Shiitake - Lentinula edodes

A PubMed search for <cancer Lentinula edodes> returns 64 hits (& 56 for <cancer Lentinus edodes>}, but only one for PCa. Some of the studies specifically used...

A PubMed search for <cancer Lentinula edodes> returns 64 hits (& 56 for <cancer ...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Prednisone/Inflammation

Quite a lot of us are taking Prednisone along with Xgeva, Zytiga, etc. I understand it works as an anti-inflammatory. When my Onc put me on Zytiga, he was...

Quite a lot of us are taking Prednisone along with Xgeva, Zytiga, etc. I underst...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Agaricus blazei

As you can see from the Wiki-page [1] there is agaricus research involving a dozen cancer types. But only one PCa study: [2] (2009 - Taiwan) "Agaricus blazei...

As you can see from the Wiki-page [1] there is agaricus research involving a doz...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Cordyceps militaris - Cordyceps sinensis

Interest in Cordyceps militaris for PCa is recent (only 4 studies) & mostly Korean. No PCa studies for Cordyceps sinensis as yet. Not much to be gleaned from...

Interest in Cordyceps militaris for PCa is recent (only 4 studies) & mostly Kore...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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who knows this ?

To all you scientists out there My husband takes Xtandi We plan to only take it short term I tried to read up on what happens to the cancer cells I found...

To all you scientists out there My husband takes Xtandi We plan to only take i...

mijnzoek

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Reishi - Ganoderma lucidum

[1] "Ganoderma lucidum is widely used and recommended by Asian physicians and naturopaths for its supporting effects on the immune system. Preliminary...

[1] "Ganoderma lucidum is widely used and recommended by Asian physicians and n...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Turkey Tail (Coriolus versicolor)

Turkey tail is a common enough medicinal mushroom [1]. Why try it? Study [5] explains my interest. There are very few supplements that target stem-like PCa...

Turkey tail is a common enough medicinal mushroom [1]. Why try it? Study [5] exp...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Foods/supplements: can you please share your integrative protocol if you do take vitamins and supplements?

I have general knowledge on supplements,and believe it will be necessary to help my dad get through chemo easier and strengthen his immune system . I...

I have general knowledge on supplements,and believe it will be necessary to help...

Daddyishealing

•8 years ago

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Making Medicare as a Primary Insurance

Has anyone had any experience with what insurance is primary if they have medicare and their spouse has a policy through her work place? Joel

Has anyone had any experience with what insurance is primary if they have medica...

JoelT

•8 years ago

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Contact CVS and Demand They Get Out of Our Doctor's Office and Supply the Cancer Drugs Our Doctors Prescribe

CVS Pharmacy is hurting millions of cancer patients by refusing to sell, after January 2017, some cancer treatment drugs, like Tasigna for leukemia, Xtandi for...

CVS Pharmacy is hurting millions of cancer patients by refusing to sell, after J...

JoelT

•8 years ago

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Surgery then cannabis

Pre-surgery PSA and Gleason score 8.6 and 3+4. RALP July 2009, pathology Gleason score 4+3 with SVI. Advice from urologist was to live healthy and eat organic....

Pre-surgery PSA and Gleason score 8.6 and 3+4. RALP July 2009, pathology Gleason...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Stage iv. Adt ...adding chemo? Number of sessions cycles? Different protocols? Cold caps?

So far 2 docs. Advised chemo as the next step to distaste stage Iv PCa withsny many widely distributed mets. Their protocol is 6 sessions 3 weeks apart. Are...

So far 2 docs. Advised chemo as the next step to distaste stage Iv PCa withsny m...

Daddyishealing

•8 years ago

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Yeast and cancer ? Associated?

I read that when testing for prostate cancer that scientists test for three types of fungus? John Hopkins also did a study of mice that proved the connection,...

I read that when testing for prostate cancer that scientists test for three type...

Daddyishealing

•8 years ago

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Price of Medicine

Does any one know if Medicare helps pay on any of these high price cancer medications

Does any one know if Medicare helps pay on any of these high price cancer medica...

TET6489

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Chaga - Inonotus obliquus

“He could not imagine any greater joy than to go away into the woods for months on end, to break off this chaga, crumble it, boil it up on a campfire, drink it...

“He could not imagine any greater joy than to go away into the woods for months ...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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For USA - CVS Pharmacy to Stop Selling Xtandi and other Cancer Drugs

Please share this: CVS Pharmacy is hurting millions of cancer patients by refusing to sell dozens of cancer treatment drugs, like leukemia drug Tasigna,...

Please share this: CVS Pharmacy is hurting millions of cancer patients by refusi...

Darryl

Partner•8 years ago

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Tumor near sacrum

I have been fighting prostate cancer since 2009. I have had robotic prostatectomy and IMRT radiation and am on third round of intermittent hormone therapy for...

I have been fighting prostate cancer since 2009. I have had robotic prostatecto...

bubbles48

•8 years ago

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Stage 4 Prostate cancer

Three years ago told I had prostate cancer. After 28 bioposies 27 was cancer. Gleason score 8. 1 week later had prostate removed. 6 weeks later psa was 6....

Three years ago told I had prostate cancer. After 28 bioposies 27 was cancer. Gl...

TET6489

•8 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Magnesium

The latest LEF magazine hypes magnesium as the "new vitamin D". What they mean is that magnesium & vitamin D are each involved in many aspects of human...

The latest LEF magazine hypes magnesium as the "new vitamin D". What they mean ...

pjoshea13

•8 years ago

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Full Diagnosis :-(

I wrote s couple of weeks ago about my husband having a PSA of 6006. We now have the full diagnosis : PSA originally 6006 then up to 6700 week later. Gleason...

I wrote s couple of weeks ago about my husband having a PSA of 6006. We now have...

Sallyyy

•8 years ago

34 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for November 2016

Biggest Decision Making Factor to Joining a Clinical Trial

Residential greenness and risk of prostate cancer.

Frustrated

Concurrent Androgen and Estrogen Ablation and Inhibition of Steroid Biosynthetic Enzyme Treatment for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Percent Free PSA

American Horror Story

Prostate cancer and erections

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Button mushroom - Agaricus bisporus

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Oyster mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Maitake - Grifola frondosa

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Shiitake - Lentinula edodes

Prednisone/Inflammation

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Agaricus blazei

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Cordyceps militaris - Cordyceps sinensis

who knows this ?

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Reishi - Ganoderma lucidum

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Turkey Tail (Coriolus versicolor)

Foods/supplements: can you please share your integrative protocol if you do take vitamins and supplements?

Making Medicare as a Primary Insurance

Contact CVS and Demand They Get Out of Our Doctor's Office and Supply the Cancer Drugs Our Doctors Prescribe

Surgery then cannabis

Stage iv. Adt ...adding chemo? Number of sessions cycles? Different protocols? Cold caps?

Yeast and cancer ? Associated?

Price of Medicine

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Medicinal Fungi - Chaga - Inonotus obliquus

For USA - CVS Pharmacy to Stop Selling Xtandi and other Cancer Drugs

Tumor near sacrum

Stage 4 Prostate cancer

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Magnesium

Full Diagnosis :-(

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