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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Any NY Residents on this Forum having EPIC pay for Expensive Drugs??

hello.... will need to go on ADT soon ( unless I decide to forego the whole affair and see how long I live).... Have been wrestling with how to pay for any of...

hello.... will need to go on ADT soon ( unless I decide to forego the whole aff...

Tommyj2

•5 years ago

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Cryotherapy

Has anyone had cryotherapy after recurrence after radiation? Would like to hear about your experience. Thanks!

Has anyone had cryotherapy after recurrence after radiation? Would like to hear ...

billy1950

•5 years ago

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Testosterone Therapy After Lupron?

April 2016 Robotic Surgery, June 2017 Casodex/Lurpon, October 2017 Proton Radiation, January 2018 Chemo (4X). I continued Lupron from June 17 through January...

April 2016 Robotic Surgery, June 2017 Casodex/Lurpon, October 2017 Proton Radiat...

theopolis

•5 years ago

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Psa after six months while lupron and casodex

hello, what do you think? my father 69 years 2016 radical prostatectomy pt 3b gleason 8 psa post op 0.24 3 months later 0.56 2017 radiotherapy that failed psa...

hello, what do you think? my father 69 years 2016 radical prostatectomy pt 3b gl...

Katiafrench

•5 years ago

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Started PARP inhibitor Olaparib and Provenge treatment

I am BRCA2+. Was on Zytiga for just six months after it initially lowered my PSA from 20 to 0.12, but started rising to 0.55. Switched to Olaparib five weeks...

I am BRCA2+. Was on Zytiga for just six months after it initially lowered my PS...

HopingForTheBest1

•5 years ago

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Turned down again for SSDI after "reconsideration"

After my initial rejected application filed back in September 2018, my "reconsideration" application was also recently rejected. My next option is to request...

After my initial rejected application filed back in September 2018, my "reconsid...

HopingForTheBest1

•5 years ago

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Hormone therapy before radiation? Confused..

Hi there, My dad is having his first treatment since his Davis I surgery in 2010. Due to a rise in psa and a spot on his spine he is now in this new stage. He...

Hi there, My dad is having his first treatment since his Davis I surgery in 2010...

Mish80

•5 years ago

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BAT stumped, padding up for second innings

G’day. This is another report on the saga of my BAT treatment. You will find previous reports in my profile but a very brief summary is: In late 2016 my...

G’day. This is another report on the saga of my BAT treatment. You will find pre...

kaptank

•5 years ago

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Simply shining light on 'dinosaur metal' compound kills cancer cells

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204085956.htm "The treatment of cancer using light, called Photodynamic therapy, is based on chemical...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204085956.htm "The treatment of...

George71

•5 years ago

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New and terrified

My husband (60) is in the process of being diagnosed. We already know his PSA is 100 and alkaline phosphatase is >800, so we're already pretty sure we're...

My husband (60) is in the process of being diagnosed. We already know his PSA is...

CantChoose

•5 years ago

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Steroid taper when ending Zytiga

I am coming off ADT. Last Lupron injection is wearing off. I will stop the Zytiga soon as well. I am trying to skip the 4 hour drive to MSK for an appt to have...

I am coming off ADT. Last Lupron injection is wearing off. I will stop the Zytig...

MMMayhem

•5 years ago

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Birthday Memories

Good times Bermuda 11/18. Create memories with your photos.

KingRasP

•5 years ago

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When to start Zytiga

Hi guys, After some advice please; my husband was diagnosed last November with a PSA of 167 and Gleason 9. Bone scan and CT showed T3a and one solitary pelvic...

Hi guys, After some advice please; my husband was diagnosed last November with a...

Fdccs

•5 years ago

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Searching oligometastatic options

Now 11 years post DaVinci and salvage radiation 5 years later and now with abdominal lymph node mets. Realize I am fortunate as am approaching a year on...

Now 11 years post DaVinci and salvage radiation 5 years later and now with abdom...

Blueslover

•5 years ago

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Low PSA and high T=?

10/18: PSA was .2, T was 12 3/19: PSA is 3.9, T is 296. I thought high T was supposed to increase cancer, thus increase PSA. It seems to me that there should...

10/18: PSA was .2, T was 12 3/19: PSA is 3.9, T is 296. I thought high T was sup...

arete1105

•5 years ago

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Rising psa

My 81 year old husband diagnosed 1/2016 with mets to many bones. Hormone therapy has worked well. Casodex 18 months now xtandi, eligard, and xgeva for over...

My 81 year old husband diagnosed 1/2016 with mets to many bones. Hormone therap...

Bball

•5 years ago

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Lu177/Act225 Heidelberg

Apologies for late reply on this to you all and I'll do so as a block/ bullet point on the logistics of getting the above and what actually happens when you...

Apologies for late reply on this to you all and I'll do so as a block/ bullet p...

Miguelnumerouno

•5 years ago

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Chemo again -- after all other treatments for advance PCa

My husband is about to start taxotere again, about 4-1/2 years after he did the 6-courses at the beginning of his diagnosis. In the first two years he went...

My husband is about to start taxotere again, about 4-1/2 years after he did the ...

Caring7

•5 years ago

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Advice: New Mets... VA Oncologist wants to wait...But?...

Please see my last post for context: So the VA Oncologist wants to wait with chemotherapy (docetaxel), says he doesn't want to use all his "big guns" yet......

Please see my last post for context: So the VA Oncologist wants to wait with che...

DeanNelson

•5 years ago

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THEY CONTROL ANYTHING THAT IS A COMMODITY, THAT WOULD BE YOUR LIFE

Hi, all power energy and praise to You, cuz YOU are in control of this, no one or thing else. The proof? What made you feel better? The God on you that's...

Hi, all power energy and praise to You, cuz YOU are in control of this, no one ...

SsgCulldelight

•5 years ago

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Personalized a immune therapy

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-major-individual-cancer-immunotherapy.html

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-major-individual-cancer-immunotherapy.htm...

Bob10

•5 years ago

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Clinic

Hello has anyone been to Frankfurt Am Main for lutetium 177 treatment?

Jenbt

•5 years ago

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FIRMAGON LUPRON NOW ZYTIGA PSA

NEW TO THE FORUM.....APPRECIATE ALL YOUR INFORMATION AND SUPPORT....DX JAN 8...2019 STAGE 4... 3 PELVIC METS...LYMPH NODES INVOLVE...PSA 347 JAN 8...FEB 8 PSA...

NEW TO THE FORUM.....APPRECIATE ALL YOUR INFORMATION AND SUPPORT....DX JAN 8......

SPEEDYX

•5 years ago

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Genistein - phase II trial.

New paper below. Another of those 3-4 week interventions prior to radical prostatectomy. "Genistein significantly altered the expression of four genes, three...

New paper below. Another of those 3-4 week interventions prior to radical prosta...

pjoshea13

•5 years ago

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Thank you Vietnam Vets - National Vietnam War Vets Day

Pic from my DC trip in February. My best to y'all https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/03/must-see-photos-for-national-vietnam-war-veterans-day.html

Pic from my DC trip in February. My best to y'all https://www.pennlive.com/life/...

dockam

•5 years ago

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RP medical update

One month after surgery, the pathology results from dissection of the prostate and lymph are out : -Gleason 7 in the prostate (was previously Gleason 9 at...

One month after surgery, the pathology results from dissection of the prostate ...

Northcaptain

•5 years ago

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Dexamethasone?

My oncologist mentioned this drug-has anyone had experience of it and if so was it effective?

My oncologist mentioned this drug-has anyone had experience of it and if so was ...

ellyras

•5 years ago

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Just an update

I have been off of Zytiga a little over 4 months. I have no recent PSA data to report. My next blood draw is still a few months away. I could have a PSA but...

I have been off of Zytiga a little over 4 months. I have no recent PSA data to r...

Todd1963

•5 years ago

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Improved Response to Olaparib Treatment Among Men With mCRPC Harboring BRCA1/2 vs ATM Mutations

Nothing new, but worth a quick glance....

snoraste

•5 years ago

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My story .. first post

Hi. This is my first post ... diagnosed in 11/16 Gleason 4+3 .. 4/12 cores ... chose Cyberknife. Worked great psa from 6.5 to 1.29 in 90 days .. after 2 years...

Hi. This is my first post ... diagnosed in 11/16 Gleason 4+3 .. 4/12 cores ... c...

Db999

•5 years ago

34 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for March 2019

Any NY Residents on this Forum having EPIC pay for Expensive Drugs??

Cryotherapy

Testosterone Therapy After Lupron?

Psa after six months while lupron and casodex

Started PARP inhibitor Olaparib and Provenge treatment

Turned down again for SSDI after "reconsideration"

Hormone therapy before radiation? Confused..

BAT stumped, padding up for second innings

Simply shining light on 'dinosaur metal' compound kills cancer cells

New and terrified

Steroid taper when ending Zytiga

Birthday Memories

When to start Zytiga

Searching oligometastatic options

Low PSA and high T=?

Rising psa

Lu177/Act225 Heidelberg

Chemo again -- after all other treatments for advance PCa

Advice: New Mets... VA Oncologist wants to wait...But?...

THEY CONTROL ANYTHING THAT IS A COMMODITY, THAT WOULD BE YOUR LIFE

Personalized a immune therapy

Clinic

FIRMAGON LUPRON NOW ZYTIGA PSA

Genistein - phase II trial.

Thank you Vietnam Vets - National Vietnam War Vets Day

RP medical update

Dexamethasone?

Just an update

Improved Response to Olaparib Treatment Among Men With mCRPC Harboring BRCA1/2 vs ATM Mutations

My story .. first post

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