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"Researchers Develop New Strategy to Target Breast Cancer Metastasis in Bones"

I wonder if this could work for prostate cancer bone mets, including those who have already had chemo. Given they are using the same chemo commonly used in...

I wonder if this could work for prostate cancer bone mets, including those who h...

JLS1

•7 years ago

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An article on some progress against bone mets

http://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(17)30472-5

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Statins and prostate cancer

I have been reading a study from 2011 indicating that use of statin drugs may have a positive effect on reducing the progression of prostate cancer. Is anyone...

I have been reading a study from 2011 indicating that use of statin drugs may ha...

Rob1053

•7 years ago

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Salvage radiation worries

Next steps.. Thirteen months ago I had a radical prostatectomy. Current psa was negligible three months after the operation and is now .218. My doctor is...

Next steps.. Thirteen months ago I had a radical prostatectomy. Current psa was ...

Blount

•7 years ago

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Please end 2017 with hope and support for 2018 with a donation to our community sponsor and facilitator Malecare. https://Malecare.org/donate

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Darryl

Partner•7 years ago

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hormone refractory PCa, what next?

Hi All, just found this site. I am 73, diagnosed in Oct 2017 with advanced PCa, metastasised to the bones (which may be weakened), PSA 960. Within days of...

Hi All, just found this site. I am 73, diagnosed in Oct 2017 with advanced PCa, ...

rpol

•7 years ago

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Paul's Bloods Prior To Sixth Round Of Carbo

Hi everyone. Paul's blood results at the moment are as follows: RBC: 3.38 (normal range is between 4.5 and 6.5) HGB: 9.8 (normal range between 13 and 18)...

Hi everyone. Paul's blood results at the moment are as follows: RBC: 3.38 (nor...

MelaniePaul

•7 years ago

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2018?

Well it appears that we made it yet another year. I would like to take this opportunity to say a few things, (I know here he goes again). I would like to...

Well it appears that we made it yet another year. I would like to take this oppo...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Compassionate Use

Trametinib? Anyone know anything about this?

Blair77

•7 years ago

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Zytia and testosterone

I've been on Zytiga three months today. A month ago my testosterone was undetectable, but the result I got yesterday was 39. (I haven't received the PSA...

I've been on Zytiga three months today. A month ago my testosterone was undetec...

shortPSADT

•7 years ago

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3 Weeks post Robotic Protectomy

Good morning and Happy New Year fellow fighters- I am 50 years old and 3 weeks out from surgery. My PSA is 0.28 and the plan is to hit me with Radiation and...

Good morning and Happy New Year fellow fighters- I am 50 years old and 3 weeks o...

tcp5071967

•7 years ago

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Xtandi and Increasing PSA

My father has Been on Xtandi, since September 20 2017. (3.5mo) his PSA is going up and his last reading was today 14. Sept 4.1, 6.44 and now 14!! I guess it’s...

My father has Been on Xtandi, since September 20 2017. (3.5mo) his PSA is going ...

Daddysdaughter

•7 years ago

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How often for PSA check

My husband finished chemotherapy frontline in August. PSA went from 1044 to 6. In October it was down to 4. He’s on bickutamide and Lupron and doesn’t have his...

My husband finished chemotherapy frontline in August. PSA went from 1044 to 6. I...

Blair77

•7 years ago

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51 months and counting

I just completed month 51 of the oral chemotherapy (Zytiga) I am now at month 139 since diagnosis. My most recent PSA a month ago was less than 0.01 This...

I just completed month 51 of the oral chemotherapy (Zytiga) I am now at month 13...

Todd1963

•7 years ago

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Lipitor or Crestor

Is there any factual information as which works better with Zytiga, Lipitor or Crestor? Also what is the recommenced dosage? Thanks for the replies (if any)....

Is there any factual information as which works better with Zytiga, Lipitor or C...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Folate again - MTHFR.

{Too much information for those not interested in MTHFR - best to skip.} In the recent thread on folate, Captain_Dave & Homer13 mentioned the MTHFR, 677CT and...

{Too much information for those not interested in MTHFR - best to skip.} In the ...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Safety at home for patients on chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs or medicine to kill cancer cells. It is sometimes just called 'chemo'. Patients can have chemotherapy in...

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs or medicine to kill cancer ce...

Sisira

•7 years ago

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Time out

I'm going to be away on a vacation for about three weeks, probably without Internet access. If anyone sends me a message or responds to one of my posts and...

I'm going to be away on a vacation for about three weeks, probably without Inter...

AlanMeyer

•7 years ago

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Supplements: Fish Oil Not So Good?

I've been taking fish oil capsules for years. Supposed to be good for heart and brain health? Just came across this article:...

I've been taking fish oil capsules for years. Supposed to be good for heart and ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Alkaline Phosphatase going up is getting me worried

I just got my blood drawn today and my Alkaline Phosphatase is continuing to rise, now 89. One month ago it was 68 and 3 months before that it was 61. I'm just...

I just got my blood drawn today and my Alkaline Phosphatase is continuing to ris...

Hidden

•7 years ago

33 Replies

Cholesterol & High-Grade PCa.

New study [1]. Somewhat perplexing. It has been known for a century that solid tumors accumulate cholesterol. In PCa, cholesterol within cancer cells can be...

New study [1]. Somewhat perplexing. It has been known for a century that solid ...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Which Treatments Yield The Best Outcomes?

That's the question that underlies most of the questions we post here on our advanced prostate cancer community. As our community grows, and as we all become...

That's the question that underlies most of the questions we post here on our adv...

Darryl

Partner•7 years ago

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Cancer Survival

Good morning all... Hope that each of you had a Merry Christmas. I am 67, an have stage 4 Pca for 16 yrs. It has been a fight, but with the help of of my...

Good morning all... Hope that each of you had a Merry Christmas. I am 67, an h...

lakebubba

•7 years ago

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Lower Back Pain During Chemo

I have just completed Chemo #5 of Docetaxel/Carboplatin combo. Now have lower back pain (like muscle spasm) on right side. Med Onc says that since my abdomen...

I have just completed Chemo #5 of Docetaxel/Carboplatin combo. Now have lower b...

vandy69

•7 years ago

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Provenge

After finishing second infusion on 12-7, I had sbrt treatment on spot on rib and pelvis area. Came across an article that radiation could stimulate provenge....

After finishing second infusion on 12-7, I had sbrt treatment on spot on rib and...

hysir

•7 years ago

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Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Manganese.

New Swedish study below [1]. When I first looked at the PCa literature, there was no hint that manganese (not magnesium) might be beneficial or otherwise. A...

New Swedish study below [1]. When I first looked at the PCa literature, there wa...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Abiraterone 500mg Daily

Hi guys, Due to the high expense of Abiraterone we are looking at my Father taking 500mg a day with food instead of 1000mg a day fasted state, now he taken...

Hi guys, Due to the high expense of Abiraterone we are looking at my Father tak...

taylor123

•7 years ago

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FDA Grants Priority Review to Apalutamide ...

... based on data from the phase III SPARTAN trial (ARN-509-003) News item [1]. Apalutamide may be the successor to Enzalutamide [Xtandi]. "It is similar to...

... based on data from the phase III SPARTAN trial (ARN-509-003) News item [1]. ...

pjoshea13

•7 years ago

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Options?

RP @ age 54, G9, 5/54 Lymph Nodes positive. PSA less than 0.01 for 7 months. PSA 0.04 at 11 months. Became a vegan upon biopsy results Nov 2016. Uncertain of...

RP @ age 54, G9, 5/54 Lymph Nodes positive. PSA less than 0.01 for 7 months. PSA...

Dr_Abby_Normal

•7 years ago

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prostate removed at age 56, gleason 9. then did treatment with lutetium

prostate removed 3 years ago, gleason 9, age 56, psa started rising after 18 month, went for treatment with lutetium in Germany; treatment delayed the psa...

prostate removed 3 years ago, gleason 9, age 56, psa started rising after 18 m...

blinqie

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for December 2017

"Researchers Develop New Strategy to Target Breast Cancer Metastasis in Bones"

An article on some progress against bone mets

Statins and prostate cancer

Salvage radiation worries

Please support our community with a year end donation to Malecare

hormone refractory PCa, what next?

Paul's Bloods Prior To Sixth Round Of Carbo

2018?

Compassionate Use

Zytia and testosterone

3 Weeks post Robotic Protectomy

Xtandi and Increasing PSA

How often for PSA check

51 months and counting

Lipitor or Crestor

Folate again - MTHFR.

Safety at home for patients on chemotherapy

Time out

Supplements: Fish Oil Not So Good?

Alkaline Phosphatase going up is getting me worried

Cholesterol & High-Grade PCa.

Which Treatments Yield The Best Outcomes?

Cancer Survival

Lower Back Pain During Chemo

Provenge

Foods/Supplements-Vitamins: Manganese.

Abiraterone 500mg Daily

FDA Grants Priority Review to Apalutamide ...

Options?

prostate removed at age 56, gleason 9. then did treatment with lutetium

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