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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Gone Fishing

Completed Round Ten of chemo yesterday. Going next week for CT scan & MRI. Glad to have a break from this stuff. Continuing with hormone shots (firmagon) &...

Completed Round Ten of chemo yesterday. Going next week for CT scan & MRI. Gla...

Hankwhy91

•7 years ago

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Re-treatment with radium-223.

New international study below. "Re-treatment with a second course of six radium-223 injections after disease progression is well tolerated, with minimal...

New international study below. "Re-treatment with a second course of six radium-...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Galectin-3 inhibitor

Is anyone aware of current trials in the US for Galectin Therapeutics’ GR-MD-02 for advanced prostate cancer patients? Have any of you tried this or are you...

Is anyone aware of current trials in the US for Galectin Therapeutics’ GR-MD-02 ...

leswell

•7 years ago

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54 ways to respond to "You look SO GOOD"

This was written for MS, but we can apply it to prostate cancer too....

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Just a fast introduction--new here.

Dec '16-first case of ED, Mar '17-difficulty with urination -Apr.'17- saw doc. referred to urologist May '17-exam-scams-biopsies --showed no spread, all in...

Dec '16-first case of ED, Mar '17-difficulty with urination -Apr.'17- saw doc. ...

Shooter1

•7 years ago

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My MedOnc and I

Saw him this am and PSA still at 0.1(from 840 at Dx in 01/15) and testosterone for some reason still at 16 despite having the last Lupron shot on 03/30/17. I'm...

Saw him this am and PSA still at 0.1(from 840 at Dx in 01/15) and testosterone f...

dockam

•7 years ago

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What Does Chicken-Fried Steak - French Fries - Big Macs - Coca Cola -Milk Shakes - DQ Supreme - PCa - & 70 Billion Dollars Have in Common

Warren Buffett...87...PCa Cured Gus...

gusgold

•7 years ago

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mets to lungs now stage four

good evening all! I am at the Mayo Clinic Rochester, mn. I have had a week of tests, scans and other stuff. My pet scan showed lung involement. Had 4-5 polyps...

good evening all! I am at the Mayo Clinic Rochester, mn. I have had a week of te...

bjorner3

•7 years ago

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Elgie's Hopkins Consult

Hello Everyone 😊 I hope this note finds all of you hopeful. We went too Elgie's consult with Dr. Eisenberger at Hopkins. I don't like waiting until the end...

Hello Everyone 😊 I hope this note finds all of you hopeful. We went too Elgie...

erjlg3

•7 years ago

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Advanced PC to distant lymph odes only-Anyone else have same??

Hi, I have been searching online as well as in this group for other individuals that have PCa metastasis only to lymph nodes. Distant lymph such as cervical...

Hi, I have been searching online as well as in this group for other individuals...

Daddysdaughter

•7 years ago

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prostate cancer patient, just received my first post RP ultra sensitive PSA reading above testing threshold, looking for advice and support

Hello, many thanks in advance. Looking for others that are in my situation or have been in my situation in the past. Ideally would like to find those that have...

Hello, many thanks in advance. Looking for others that are in my situation or ha...

jronne

•7 years ago

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Recently joined

I was recently diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. 62 years old and otherwise in very good shape. I had a radical prostatectomy back in 2014 (Gleason...

I was recently diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. 62 years old and otherw...

Ian2017

•7 years ago

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Our Situation Feels Difficult But Manageable

Hi everyone. I thought I would send an update on how things are going for Paul and me and also pick your brains on a little thing. So tomorrow it will be...

Hi everyone. I thought I would send an update on how things are going for Paul ...

MelaniePaul

•7 years ago

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Who'd of thunk it?

I was diagnosed with PCa in October, 2011 after a biopsy showed Gleason scores of 7, 8, and 9 in the cores. My PSA at the time was 6.2. After talking with...

I was diagnosed with PCa in October, 2011 after a biopsy showed Gleason scores o...

Beermaker

•7 years ago

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Critical statements about the current standards of care for treating prostate cancer.

I would appreciate it if people would limit the statements bashing the current standards of care in cancer treatment. If you have something better to offer...

I would appreciate it if people would limit the statements bashing the current s...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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cost of xtandi with medicare

received xtandi as I was being discharged from my second ca surgery..there is a refill sticker on bottle for two more..I have aarp united healthcare...

received xtandi as I was being discharged from my second ca surgery..there is a ...

tlewseamus23

•7 years ago

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Dr Myers

Today is my last visit with Dr Myers. If you're his patient, where have you been referred?

Today is my last visit with Dr Myers. If you're his patient, where have you bee...

Rexwaterbury

•7 years ago

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Checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

This post is prompted by a presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting yesterday. "To better define the immune landscape of...

This post is prompted by a presentation at the American Society for Radiation On...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Finished upfront Docetaxel

My husband finished Docetaxel in August. His PSA has gone from 1044 in January to 6 at last test. CT scans show that all his lymphnodes in his pelvic area have...

My husband finished Docetaxel in August. His PSA has gone from 1044 in January t...

Blair77

•7 years ago

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Testosterone & PCa in Hypogonadal Men.

New study below. "We used data from 376 untreated hypogonadal men ..." "Our findings suggest that the later a male's T dropped below 12.1 nmol/l, the less the...

New study below. "We used data from 376 untreated hypogonadal men ..." "Our find...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Newcomer

I'm new here, I'm 71 and just recently diagnosed with Prostate cancer, been through a couple of Cat Scans, a bone scan and a MRI. Started with Firmagon a...

I'm new here, I'm 71 and just recently diagnosed with Prostate cancer, been thro...

Billaone

•7 years ago

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May or May Not have PC

My PSA is 44. Has been gradually increasing for about 8 years. I know the PSA itself is of little value, but see it as a tool. My Naturopath has had a number...

My PSA is 44. Has been gradually increasing for about 8 years. I know the PSA it...

13thwarrior

•7 years ago

73 Replies

Can anyone please direct me to recent OS stats when zytiga stops working?

I can't seem to find anything specific for expectancy after zytiga. Husband is 52 and mcrpc since April.

I can't seem to find anything specific for expectancy after zytiga. Husband is 5...

StephjoeSteph4197

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Androgenic to estrogenic switch in human adult prostate gland ...

New study below. I'm always interested in studies related to the emergence of the pro-growth alpha estrogen receptor, & the aromatase enzyme (which converts...

New study below. I'm always interested in studies related to the emergence of th...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Real World Uptake, Safety Profile and Outcomes of Docetaxel in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

New UK study below. Perhaps the most useful finding is that: "The risk of febrile neutropenia was nine times greater if chemotherapy was started within three...

New UK study below. Perhaps the most useful finding is that: "The risk of febril...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

New paper from the French EPICAP (Epidemiological study of prostate cancer) study [1]. "EPICAP is a population-based case-control study conducted in the...

New paper from the French EPICAP (Epidemiological study of prostate cancer) stud...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Introducing myself ..

I am grateful to all the people who posted their stories and something positive that I could hang on to. You supported me a lot by sharing those stories! My...

I am grateful to all the people who posted their stories and something positive ...

NG17

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Newbie to the group.

I followed this group for a while and think it's time to get a little more involved😀. Thanks Apollo123 and gregg57 for responses to my questions. My story....

I followed this group for a while and think it's time to get a little more invol...

JP63

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Splice variants - what controls creation of ARv7

Splicing refers to the processing of mRNA, in the nucleus, after The AR Transcription Factor binds to the template strand and the RNA-polymerase moves down the...

Splicing refers to the processing of mRNA, in the nucleus, after The AR Transcri...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Low-Dose Naltrexone [LDN].

This post is prompted by a video [1] of Bernard Bihari, MD, who essentially owns the LDN concept. (Thankyou Terry for sending the link.) It is a long...

This post is prompted by a video [1] of Bernard Bihari, MD, who essentially owns...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for September 2017

Gone Fishing

Re-treatment with radium-223.

Galectin-3 inhibitor

54 ways to respond to "You look SO GOOD"

Just a fast introduction--new here.

My MedOnc and I

What Does Chicken-Fried Steak - French Fries - Big Macs - Coca Cola -Milk Shakes - DQ Supreme - PCa - & 70 Billion Dollars Have in Common

mets to lungs now stage four

Elgie's Hopkins Consult

Advanced PC to distant lymph odes only-Anyone else have same??

prostate cancer patient, just received my first post RP ultra sensitive PSA reading above testing threshold, looking for advice and support

Recently joined

Our Situation Feels Difficult But Manageable

Who'd of thunk it?

Critical statements about the current standards of care for treating prostate cancer.

cost of xtandi with medicare

Dr Myers

Checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Finished upfront Docetaxel

Testosterone & PCa in Hypogonadal Men.

Newcomer

May or May Not have PC

Can anyone please direct me to recent OS stats when zytiga stops working?

Androgenic to estrogenic switch in human adult prostate gland ...

Real World Uptake, Safety Profile and Outcomes of Docetaxel in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Introducing myself ..

Newbie to the group.

Splice variants - what controls creation of ARv7

Low-Dose Naltrexone [LDN].

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