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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Shingles and PCA

So now he has shingles? Thought is was a protruding bone met... but it is shingles. Pain 😔 Anyone experience this? What helped?

So now he has shingles? Thought is was a protruding bone met... but it is shingl...

•7 years ago

Second primary malignancies

New study from Taiwan, below [1]. Of interest, since the findings are somewhat different from past U.S. studies. However, I recognize that the subject is a...

New study from Taiwan, below [1]. Of interest, since the findings are somewhat ...

•7 years ago

The Truth About Cancer: A global quest

Hi everyone. I don't know if some of you have watched the 9 part long documentary "The Truth About Cancer A Global Quest" that was very strongly advertised all...

Hi everyone. I don't know if some of you have watched the 9 part long documentar...

•7 years ago

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Casodex and Mystery of Testosterone

Casodex increases testoserone while decreasing PSA. However, since I am on Casodex 150mg/day monotherapy, beginning in October 2015; my testosterone scores...

Casodex increases testoserone while decreasing PSA. However, since I am on Casod...

•7 years ago

Zitiga

stopping zitiga. Sent reply but need information. When is it safe to stop taking?? Just finished Radium 223/ taking eliguard - zitiga - dexamethasone- PSA...

stopping zitiga. Sent reply but need information. When is it safe to stop taking...

•7 years ago

Intraductal PC

Hi everyone. Diagnosed with gleason 8 intraductal PC Dec 24th 2016. RP five weeks ago. Now the journey gets interesting. Anyone been diagnosed with IDC?...

Hi everyone. Diagnosed with gleason 8 intraductal PC Dec 24th 2016. RP five week...

•7 years ago

Permission granted to stop Tztiga

HOT DIGGIDY DOG ! just left my oncologist , and she said O K to my stopping Tztiga on a trial basis. that also means i can stop prednisone, the laxatives,...

HOT DIGGIDY DOG ! just left my oncologist , and she said O K to my stopping Tzti...

•7 years ago

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Cruciferous Phytochemicals - [4] Phenethyl isothiocyanate [PEITC]

PEITC is a lesser-known cruciferus phytochemical than DIM or sulforaphane, but there heave been a substantial number of PCa studies. The very brief PEITC...

PEITC is a lesser-known cruciferus phytochemical than DIM or sulforaphane, but t...

•7 years ago

Natural killer cells suppress enzalutamide resistance and cell invasion in CRPC via targeting ARv7.

New study below [1]. "Despite the success of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) with the newly developed anti-androgen enzalutamide (Enz, also known as...

New study below [1]. "Despite the success of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) ...

•7 years ago

Best Way To Avoid PCa and Way More Fun Than Eating Tree Bark

It did not work for me...my second home was singles bars...I started laying traps at 8PM and almost always caught a filly...I did this preventative treatment...

It did not work for me...my second home was singles bars...I started laying trap...

•7 years ago

Tricare-eligible U.S. Veterans can save thousands

One of my chemo meds was about to cost me thousands or at least many hundreds of bucks per month despite the best efforts of a devoted (a vet himself), highly...

One of my chemo meds was about to cost me thousands or at least many hundreds of...

•7 years ago

Stopping Chemo- docetaxal (taxetore in US) what next?

Well.... after 5 rounds of chemo PSA has dropped, bone pain subsided but mobility and quality of life has not increased therefore dad's doctor has decided the...

Well.... after 5 rounds of chemo PSA has dropped, bone pain subsided but mobilit...

•7 years ago

Prostate cancer recurrence

Hi folks,thought I put some information about my prostate cancer?had operation early may 2015?then my biopsy results confirmed Gleason 4+3 =7 adenocarcinoma...

Hi folks,thought I put some information about my prostate cancer?had operation e...

•7 years ago

Marijuana lesson in 15 minutes.

I don't quite know how to attach a video here, so I'll tell you where it is, and wish all here would take a look at it. On YouTube, HBO's John Oliver MJ...

I don't quite know how to attach a video here, so I'll tell you where it is, and...

•7 years ago

BAT: Bipolar Androgen Therapy: A Paradoxical Approach for the Treatment of CRPC.

New Denmeade paper, but free Abstract lacks details. "Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT) is a paradoxical treatment for castrate-resistant prostate cancer whereby...

New Denmeade paper, but free Abstract lacks details. "Bipolar androgen therapy (...

•7 years ago

Matching You to Open Clinical Trials, with Cancergraph

Cancergraph matches patients with clinical trials that are open and meet the Cancergraph users' criteria. read more here: http://bit.ly/2ovrmCx Clinical...

Cancergraph matches patients with clinical trials that are open and meet the Can...

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Axumin PET Scans?

Hey guys, After my last appt in Feb, my PSA had risen from .05 to 0.1. My urologist suggested that we wait before proceeding to the next decision point until...

Hey guys, After my last appt in Feb, my PSA had risen from .05 to 0.1. My urolog...

•7 years ago

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Cruciferous Phytochemicals - [3] 3,3'-Diindolylmethane [DIM]

DIM (3,3'-Diindolylmethane) is thought to be the most important phytochemical found in broccoli. [1] Estrogen Metabolism. Some may think it odd to begin with...

DIM (3,3'-Diindolylmethane) is thought to be the most important phytochemical fo...

•7 years ago

First Chemo and Lupron

I received my first chemo and lupron shot on March 30th. I must say I had a pleasant experience at the MD Anderson Center in Cooper Hosp Camden, NJ. My onc...

I received my first chemo and lupron shot on March 30th. I must say I had a plea...

•7 years ago

Hot tub use during chemo and neuropathy

So in 2015 I used my hot tub following taxotere. I have severe peripheral neuropathy since getting chemo. Now I'm wondering if I did this to myself by using...

So in 2015 I used my hot tub following taxotere. I have severe peripheral neuro...

•7 years ago

BAT update

Since I know several people are interested in my bipolar androgen therapy, here is my progress to date. I am at the end of my third cycle and had scans last...

Since I know several people are interested in my bipolar androgen therapy, here ...

•7 years ago

Dr Scholz

Hi, My husband is currently treated at UCSF, but we recently had a skye appointment with Dr. Scholz in Marina Del Ray. He suggested some different therapies...

Hi, My husband is currently treated at UCSF, but we recently had a skye appointm...

•7 years ago

Xtandi is my next treatment

Hi, I'm new here. Was diagnosed with PCa in 2015, Stage IV, PSA 22.2 when diagnosed mets to brain, spine and hips. I don't have a Gleason since they have...

Hi, I'm new here. Was diagnosed with PCa in 2015, Stage IV, PSA 22.2 when diagn...

•7 years ago

A question Re/ discontinuing Zytiga or not

since i have been on Zytiga i have had bouts of extreme constipation. the most recent led to a series of events where i went to the E/R the impaction had...

since i have been on Zytiga i have had bouts of extreme constipation. the most r...

•7 years ago

Advanced prostate cancer recurrence

Hi every one,starting external Radiothereapy therapy?currently my PSA reading is 0.13 considered low?but want to atack the Cancer with aggressive treatment...

Hi every one,starting external Radiothereapy therapy?currently my PSA reading is...

•7 years ago

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