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New Here; Hello

Hello I would like to say I am glad to be here, but, that wouldn't be true. My urologist suggested this website so here I am.

Hello I would like to say I am glad to be here, but, that wouldn't be true. My u...

JerseyMarty

•7 years ago

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Cassodex ONLY for ADT treatment

Is there any danger to using Cassodex ONLY as the ADT treatment? This is after RP and radiation. Not wanting to have the side effects from Zolodex & Lupron....

Is there any danger to using Cassodex ONLY as the ADT treatment? This is after R...

mklc

•7 years ago

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cell division vs gene expression

The AR is a transcription factor, so that is why testosterone creates PSA: it activates the AR. But PSA is an indicator of a possible problem, rather than a...

The AR is a transcription factor, so that is why testosterone creates PSA: it ac...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Raising PSA now 0.20 - Next Move?

Hello All: My name is Larry and I follow this site from time to time. A little background on me; 65 years old. Dx 12/21/15 psa 5.3 had 12 core biopsy, with...

Hello All: My name is Larry and I follow this site from time to time. A littl...

Lawrencee

•7 years ago

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Limonene Supplement

I ran across some info on limonene as a possible interesting supplement. Jarrows sells it in supplement form at vitacost. Here is the title of the article and...

I ran across some info on limonene as a possible interesting supplement. Jarrows...

Captain_Dave

•7 years ago

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Zytiga and hair

Just wondering if my hair will grow back after chemo but I will be on zytiga? Thanks

Just wondering if my hair will grow back after chemo but I will be on zytiga? Th...

rxearl

•7 years ago

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vitamin K

i am taking 81mg dose of aspirin as a blood thinner to prevent stroke, i have a pace maker Afib. was on some fancy blood thinner till i bled internally. what...

i am taking 81mg dose of aspirin as a blood thinner to prevent stroke, i have a ...

joeoconnell

•7 years ago

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Goodbye

Robert Hammel passed away end of August, fighting the prostate cancer to the bitter end. He valued the input and sharing on this site. All the best to you....

Robert Hammel passed away end of August, fighting the prostate cancer to the bit...

rmhammel

•7 years ago

38 Replies

Night Horrors/Prostate Cancer

Have any of you experienced extreme nightmares/night horrors? At first I only had them at night after having Firmagon injections. There must be a cumulative...

Have any of you experienced extreme nightmares/night horrors? At first I only h...

tbird1400

•7 years ago

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Sugar & Cancer ... again.

After responding to a sugar thread & denying that sugar feeds cancer, I had to chuckle when, a few days later, someone repeated the myth. It's a bit pointless...

After responding to a sugar thread & denying that sugar feeds cancer, I had to c...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Is happiness possible?

Is happiness possible after diagnosis? Can happiness be the same as before?

Darryl

Partner•7 years ago

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Newly diagnosed

Husband diagnosed in June, stage 4 with bone mets, diffused, PSA 571, started Firmagon, immense help from that and started chemo today along with ODM clinical...

Husband diagnosed in June, stage 4 with bone mets, diffused, PSA 571, started Fi...

LoveMyHusband

•7 years ago

20 Replies

Zometa

I recently received an Zometa treatment to strengthen my bones, from which the following day had serious side effects ie; joint pain, chills, fever, nausea,...

I recently received an Zometa treatment to strengthen my bones, from which the f...

GOLFER72

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Radiology oncologist

Good Rad Onc in Northern CA?

Blair77

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Vitamin K and its analogs: & PCa

New paper below. -Patrick https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915711 Oncotarget. 2017 May 19;8(34):57782-57799. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17997. eCollection...

New paper below. -Patrick https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915711 Oncotarg...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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First post

Hi dudes.... I'm a 57 year old builder from New Zealand. I was diagnosed at 54. I had a psa of 5.6 but a very large tumor which had spread to the seminal...

Hi dudes.... I'm a 57 year old builder from New Zealand. I was diagnosed at 54. ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Severe nausea on zytiga

Hi all: My dad is on zytiga. He's experiencing severe nausea, loss of appetite, and fatigue. Any thoughts? I want him to go to urgent care but he is...

Hi all: My dad is on zytiga. He's experiencing severe nausea, loss of appetite...

patriciap

•7 years ago

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Another 'Time to PSA Nadir' [TTN] study.

New Chinese study of Docetaxel, TTN & overall survival. [1] "In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the data from 71 eligible Chinese patients who...

New Chinese study of Docetaxel, TTN & overall survival. [1] "In this study, we ...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Testosterone as "fuel"

I am not a fan of using the word "fuel" as a characterization of the relationship between prostate cancer and testosterone. It is too outdated, and misses too...

I am not a fan of using the word "fuel" as a characterization of the relationshi...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Mechanism for Provenge suggested

There has not been an accepted explanation for the results of the Provenge trials - IMPACT being the main one. But the notion has been that "the data is the...

There has not been an accepted explanation for the results of the Provenge trial...

Hidden

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Prostvac trial halted

I really had my fingers crossed for this one -- not a happy camper today.

dave100

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Anyone a Familiar with the Dynamo Trial?

My doctor at MD Anderson recommended me to enter the Dynamo clinical trial when my PSA reaches 2.0. (It is currently 1.4 and is slowly rising from a nadir of...

My doctor at MD Anderson recommended me to enter the Dynamo clinical trial when ...

JamesAtlanta

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Docetaxel plus Carboplatin

I have had a good 5 year run, but in the last 10 days an Axumin PET/CT and then an MRI of my liver confirmed many (20 or so) liver lesions. Next is a liver...

I have had a good 5 year run, but in the last 10 days an Axumin PET/CT and then ...

vandy69

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer Survivor

Alfred Samuels a 5 year advanced metastatic prostate cancer survivor. PSA on presentation 509 ng/ml...(though it was believed that it went over 800 ng/ml). PSA...

Alfred Samuels a 5 year advanced metastatic prostate cancer survivor. PSA on pre...

alsam

•7 years ago

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How to fight advanced pc

There are 2 camp forr treating advance pc. One is combining drugs for a kill, the other is sequencing them to manage a chronic disease? Which are you. and is...

There are 2 camp forr treating advance pc. One is combining drugs for a kill, th...

rococo

•7 years ago

32 Replies

Spot Radiation

My husband is having a consultation for " spot" Radiation of the ribs. Does anyone have details about what this will entail? Thanks

My husband is having a consultation for " spot" Radiation of the ribs. Does anyo...

Blair77

•7 years ago

8 Replies

DHEA Levels & ADT Failure.

New Japanese study [1]. No Abstract, but title seems to say it all: "Baseline low serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate can predict poor responsiveness to...

New Japanese study [1]. No Abstract, but title seems to say it all: "Baseline lo...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

1 Reply

My father will begin taking Xtandi-

My father will begin taking Xtandi- any personal experiences, stories to share on side effects, whatto exoect and how he might feel?

My father will begin taking Xtandi- any personal experiences, stories to share o...

Daddysdaughter

•7 years ago

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Husband Starting Carbo Platin Tomorrow

Hi everyone. So tomorrow Paul will have his first infusion of Carbo Platin. We have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, we are really happy that the...

Hi everyone. So tomorrow Paul will have his first infusion of Carbo Platin. We h...

MelaniePaul

•7 years ago

21 Replies

Approved for Xofigo

After my successful run on Zytiga, I've now been approved for Xofigo. My first labs were yesterday, and my first injection is next Monday. I've done A LOT of...

After my successful run on Zytiga, I've now been approved for Xofigo. My first ...

YostConner

•7 years ago

72 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for September 2017

New Here; Hello

Cassodex ONLY for ADT treatment

cell division vs gene expression

Raising PSA now 0.20 - Next Move?

Limonene Supplement

Zytiga and hair

vitamin K

Goodbye

Night Horrors/Prostate Cancer

Sugar & Cancer ... again.

Is happiness possible?

Newly diagnosed

Zometa

Radiology oncologist

Vitamin K and its analogs: & PCa

First post

Severe nausea on zytiga

Another 'Time to PSA Nadir' [TTN] study.

Testosterone as "fuel"

Mechanism for Provenge suggested

Prostvac trial halted

Anyone a Familiar with the Dynamo Trial?

Docetaxel plus Carboplatin

Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer Survivor

How to fight advanced pc

Spot Radiation

DHEA Levels & ADT Failure.

My father will begin taking Xtandi-

Husband Starting Carbo Platin Tomorrow

Approved for Xofigo

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