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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Educate Yourself Before Treatment

Discuss to Know What Is Happening —————— The morning I got the first Lupron implant, depot injection ... the doctor warned me that it’d make me tired ......

Discuss to Know What Is Happening —————— The morning I got the first Lupron impl...

William123Cooper123

•6 years ago

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Bruno Latour on, reality, science......is his thinking relevant for our prostate cancer discussions?

Are medicines useful? Are vitamins useful? Is science providing a belief or an unalterable truth? Philospher Bruno Latour's work is discussed in this easy...

Are medicines useful? Are vitamins useful? Is science providing a belief or a...

Darryl

Partner•6 years ago

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Reality....

I read with great interest and respect all entries in this column. I am the wife of a man who was diagnosed four years ago with a PSA level 7...

I read with great interest and respect all entries in this column. I am the wife...

Lleemalone

•6 years ago

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BRAC2

Received my gene panel a couple days ago won't see MO until Dec. Researching now. Any insight would be appreciated. I'm castrate resistant. Cancer stable at...

Received my gene panel a couple days ago won't see MO until Dec. Researching now...

GFM887

•6 years ago

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PCa Abbreviation List UPDATED 1/26/2023

UPDATED WITH ADDENDUM BELOW 1/26/2023 Prostate cancer-related abbreviations The following is a (non-comprehensive) list of abbreviations that you may come...

UPDATED WITH ADDENDUM BELOW 1/26/2023 Prostate cancer-related abbreviations The...

Moespy

•6 years ago

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'The food supplement that ruined my liver'

When you see someone fabricating imaginary "faith based" supplement treatments for serious diseases such as prostate cancer, remember the answer to "what is...

When you see someone fabricating imaginary "faith based" supplement treatments ...

cesanon

•6 years ago

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Had longer remission but similar recurrence

Hi I had combined brachytherapy and external beam 18 years ago with undetectable psa after for 15 years. Then it started rising Axumin scan showed pelvic...

Hi I had combined brachytherapy and external beam 18 years ago with undetectabl...

RCOG2000

•6 years ago

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Limiting APC growth

Attached very recent promising research and report. Who would have thought antidepressants may help control advanced prostate cancer....

Attached very recent promising research and report. Who would have thought antid...

pinejogave

•6 years ago

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Platelets & Metastasis. Low Molecular Weight Heparin.

New study below. Should interest those using heparin. "The interaction with platelets is of crucial importance for tumor cells passing through hematogenous...

New study below. Should interest those using heparin. "The interaction with pla...

pjoshea13

•6 years ago

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Darolutamide.

News item. Will interest Gus Gold. https://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/orion-and-bayer-s-darolutamide-meets-phase-iii-primary-endpoint-in-prostate-cancer...

News item. Will interest Gus Gold. https://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/orio...

pjoshea13

•6 years ago

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Vitamin D & Survival.

New meta-analysis. "Seven eligible cohort studies with 7,808 participants were included." "... an increment of every 20 nmol/L {8 ng/mL} in circulating vitamin...

New meta-analysis. "Seven eligible cohort studies with 7,808 participants were i...

pjoshea13

•6 years ago

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BRCA2 positive - need for PARP inhibitor; Rucaparib, others?

MO told me that I was doing a tremendous job researching my PCa disease, but also suggested I get genetic testing by taking the Color saliva test. I did, and...

MO told me that I was doing a tremendous job researching my PCa disease, but als...

HopingForTheBest1

•6 years ago

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My message: Advanced MPCa patients should be seeing a leading genitourinary oncologist!

I thought I would share where I am today. I am truly blessed. I went to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston two weeks ago for a consultation with one of...

I thought I would share where I am today. I am truly blessed. I went to MD An...

tallguy2

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Checkmate 650 trial ongoing in 5 centers

"At its highest, Ralph's PSA level, a measure of prostate cancer, was over 500. Right now, it's not detectable, the sign of a possible cure."...

"At its highest, Ralph's PSA level, a measure of prostate cancer, was over 500. ...

George71

•6 years ago

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Whole pelvic salvage radiation + short-term ADT improves oncological results

I know this has been posted before, but I wanted to add some comments. It's often a good idea, but not always....

I know this has been posted before, but I wanted to add some comments. It's ofte...

Tall_Allen

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Supplements

I take supplements. *Veterinarian approved :o)

Advo__cate

•6 years ago

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Combined therapy including pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for recurrent prostate cancer patients

Trial shows that addition of radiation treatment to the pelvic lymph node and short-term hormone therapy effective at controlling prostate cancer that recurs...

Trial shows that addition of radiation treatment to the pelvic lymph node and sh...

Moespy

•6 years ago

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Final report on BAT after 20 months

I finished my last 3 month cycle of high T BAT in late April. Stayed on Lupron of course and reintroduced Bicalutimide. Psa levels during the last three...

I finished my last 3 month cycle of high T BAT in late April. Stayed on Lupron...

bigdon

•6 years ago

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Cancer good, legs bad

Hello We have not posted until now, but have gained immeasurable knowledge from this site. Eric was diagnosed 12/19/2017 (Merry Christmas). His PSA was over...

Hello We have not posted until now, but have gained immeasurable knowledge from ...

Tfly

•6 years ago

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Latest News From ASTRO (Amer Soc Radiation Oncolgy)San Antonia 10/22/18

From MedPage Today: Nearly 90% Free of Prostate Ca Progression With ADT, Pelvic Node RT https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/astro/75858...

From MedPage Today: Nearly 90% Free of Prostate Ca Progression With ADT, Pelvic ...

cujoe

•6 years ago

1 Reply

ENZALUTAMIDE (XTANDI) DEVASTATING

Well, first of all the sign in should be EZGoin', EZGoi, because my husband is the easiest going person in the whole world. Long story short, diagnosed 27...

Well, first of all the sign in should be EZGoin', EZGoi, because my husband is t...

EZgoi

•6 years ago

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Course of action after spread to local nodes

Hi, my name is Mike and I am new to this site. After having HIFU two years ago, my psa stayed low for a year then started to climb. The last PSA showed a...

Hi, my name is Mike and I am new to this site. After having HIFU two years ago, ...

MikeNorris

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Clinical Trial- Navarixin + Keytruda

Is anyone in the forum doing the trial with Navarixin and Keytruda? If so, I am very interested in how it is going. My husband is about to get his third...

Is anyone in the forum doing the trial with Navarixin and Keytruda? If so, I am...

Schess

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Dizziness on full 1Kmg Zytiga

I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences dizziness in association with taking 1000 mg Zytiga. I find that laying down on my back and getting up, or with...

I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences dizziness in association with taki...

zenbee13

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Topsalysin

Anyone here with knowledge of Topsalysin? It's in clinical trials for "focal treatment of localized prostate cancer" ... etc....

Anyone here with knowledge of Topsalysin? It's in clinical trials for "focal tr...

tkalaf

•6 years ago

2 Replies

PARP Inhibitors Galahad Trial

Since I became chemo-resistant in May this year, and failed to have any response at all to Xtandi, I had blood drawn for prescreening for Galahad trial a few...

Since I became chemo-resistant in May this year, and failed to have any response...

Hazard

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Some hope for small cell/neuroendocrine PCa patients.

For those of us unlucky enough to be dealing with prostate cancer which can be described as 'small cell' or 'neuroendocrine' prostate cancer, the following...

For those of us unlucky enough to be dealing with prostate cancer which can be d...

paulofaus

•6 years ago

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Options for men who are recently diagnosed with distant metastases (Update)

I have updated my blog based on the new data on debulking from the STAMPEDE and HORRAD randomized clinical trials......

I have updated my blog based on the new data on debulking from the STAMPEDE and ...

Tall_Allen

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Can a fall cause a high PSA reading?

Can a fall cause a high PSA reading? My dad took a tumble today and ended up in the emergency room. Fortunately has no Broken bones but he is very, very sore...

Can a fall cause a high PSA reading? My dad took a tumble today and ended up in...

Lynsi13

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Oncologist recommendation for Southwest Florida

Quick summary: - G9 PCa with recent biochemical recurrence after 2016 RP and adjuvant radiation and ADT therapy. - Traveled from home in Fort Myers FL to...

Quick summary: - G9 PCa with recent biochemical recurrence after 2016 RP and adj...

shueswim

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for October 2018

Educate Yourself Before Treatment

Bruno Latour on, reality, science......is his thinking relevant for our prostate cancer discussions?

Reality....

BRAC2

PCa Abbreviation List UPDATED 1/26/2023

'The food supplement that ruined my liver'

Had longer remission but similar recurrence

Limiting APC growth

Platelets & Metastasis. Low Molecular Weight Heparin.

Darolutamide.

Vitamin D & Survival.

BRCA2 positive - need for PARP inhibitor; Rucaparib, others?

My message: Advanced MPCa patients should be seeing a leading genitourinary oncologist!

Checkmate 650 trial ongoing in 5 centers

Whole pelvic salvage radiation + short-term ADT improves oncological results

Supplements

Combined therapy including pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for recurrent prostate cancer patients

Final report on BAT after 20 months

Cancer good, legs bad

Latest News From ASTRO (Amer Soc Radiation Oncolgy)San Antonia 10/22/18

ENZALUTAMIDE (XTANDI) DEVASTATING

Course of action after spread to local nodes

Clinical Trial- Navarixin + Keytruda

Dizziness on full 1Kmg Zytiga

Topsalysin

PARP Inhibitors Galahad Trial

Some hope for small cell/neuroendocrine PCa patients.

Options for men who are recently diagnosed with distant metastases (Update)

Can a fall cause a high PSA reading?

Oncologist recommendation for Southwest Florida

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