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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Prednisone : Long Term Use Side-Effects

Many of us here take Prednisone as part of our cancer treatment. But after a pe...
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Genetic Testing Results

I have Gleason 9 Pca that spread to three pelvic lymph nodes determined at pos...
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Cant find old post about PCa overwhelming body.

Some time ago someone posted about the way prostate cancer finally overwhelms th...
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BRCA2m+ PCa recurrence probability? Incidence high (2-3X+) but post primary Tx recurrence probability??

BRCA2m+ impact on PCa recurrence (vs incidence?) What real knowledge/data exists...
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How can my Dad get his Calcium level up?

Low Calcium 8.2 —1 month ago. Besides 2 -600mg of Calcium a day and 2 glasses ...
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Local ablative radiotherapy: A means to revert low volume castration-resistant prostate cancer into a hormone-sensitive status?

Sounds promising. These patients had a PSADT of 3.2 months before RT. After RT, ...
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AUA 2019: PCa Papers

For those interested in such, these papers are being presented at the American ...
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AUA 2019: Low Free Testosterone {FT} is an Independent Risk Factor for High Grade Prostate Cancer

"men with low FT generally had aggressive, high grade cancers. Additionally, hig...
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Long-term Survivors, localised treatment & QoL.

New German study. I expect that not many of us who started out with localized PC...
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AUA 2019: PSMA-PET in High-Risk nmCRPC SPARTAN-Like Patients Negative by Conventional Imaging.

"In the PSMA-PET group, PSMA-PET CT detected PC in 196/200 (98%) pts! 55% had lo...
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Cruciferous Vegetable extract

I have been fighting PCA for about 23 years now. I am on eligard since 6/17. My ...
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Is there a list w/summaries anywhere for clinical trials?

PLATO, ARCHES, LATTITUDE, STAMPEDE...I'm losing track (and my mind). :) On a pe...
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The Healing Art of Painting

My wife, family, friends, colleagues, Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Team, and even str...

Radiation Side Effects

Does anyone have any unusual suggestions to combat extreme tiredness post radiat...
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Dark Humor

Before my Stage IV diagnosis and starting ADT, I thought this was a hilarious ca...
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Clay anyone?

Has anyone tried Bentonite clay to help slow cancer growth
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After 4 months psa high

Started on firamagon in January psa 349...down to 22 in February started lupron ...
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Lymph-node tumor

So my MRI showed no bone mets. So my fight is focused on a lymph-node tumor for...
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Lu-177 Clinical Trial

Well, I've been accepted and randomized into the VISION Lu-177 trial. Great new...

Wondering

Does anyone know about Community Hospital of Monterey. I know they are connect...

Zytiga clinical trial

Has there been a clinical trial for Zytiga without the inclusion of Prednisone? ...
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Friend Needs Help

I have a friend that had a RP two years ago with a Gleason 6. His situation now ...
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radiofrequency interstitial tumor ablation (RITA) for the focal treatment of patients with local prostate cancer recurrence.

Published in 2005... wondering if any here have had any experience with this tec...
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Sadly true for some on this site(2)

I posted the "cartoon" yesterday about costs. Happy to see that the 31 replies c...
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Shingles shots and PCa meds?

I'm on Lupron/Zytiga/Prednisone and soon on Xgeva. Has anyone been aware of any...
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HUMOROUS STORIES?

I am working on a book about my experience with mCRPC from a humorous perspectiv...
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Remission!

Had a bone scan, a cystoscopy, and met with the MO this week, and things are mas...
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BRCA genetic testing ?

Hi there, This question has actually been on my mind for years, even before my ...
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New Issue - Strong Urine Odor

I was diagnosed July 3,2018 with prostate cancer. Gleason score of 8 with a 4+4 ...
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Can I discontinue Zoladex after I year instead of taking it for 2?

I am 77 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer through a biopsy tak...
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