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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Undetectable

Hi, So after a bit of a PSA wobble with chemo #6 due on Friday my husband's latest PSA is less than 0.1 from 167 last October. Is this a good sign? I was...

Hi, So after a bit of a PSA wobble with chemo #6 due on Friday my husband's late...

Fdccs

•5 years ago

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Very low testosterone & fast rising PSA

I’m not sure how to ask my question but will throw this out there - my husband is AR-v7 positive (1 out of five is positive), Today PSA is 44, up from 19 last...

I’m not sure how to ask my question but will throw this out there - my husband i...

Advo__cate

•5 years ago

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Casodex

I did not have orchiectomy after consulting with the urologist about it. He suggested going back on Lupron. He started me on casodex until I go back to the...

I did not have orchiectomy after consulting with the urologist about it. He sugg...

Shegolf

•5 years ago

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Mitigating chemo side effects

I start chemo with docetaxil and carboplatin on Tuesday. Would appreciate any advice as to how to lessen any side effects such as hair loss and peripheral...

I start chemo with docetaxil and carboplatin on Tuesday. Would appreciate any a...

Rexwaterbury

•5 years ago

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University of Vermont Medical Center- MO Recommendations

Anyone on this site recommend a MO at this hospital? Treatment of mCRPC to the bone. Thank you all.

Anyone on this site recommend a MO at this hospital? Treatment of mCRPC to the b...

ctflatlander

•5 years ago

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Docetaxal schedule

My husband is de novo newly diagnosed with metastatic pc to lymph and bones. He was on firmagon for a month (psa went from 112 to 31) and shifted to lupron...

My husband is de novo newly diagnosed with metastatic pc to lymph and bones. He ...

longleaf

•5 years ago

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high dose testosterone and androgen receptors

Below is the abstract for a poster at the forthcoming ASCO meeting. They followed 33 mcrPca patients whose androgen blocking therapy had failed and looked at...

Below is the abstract for a poster at the forthcoming ASCO meeting. They followe...

kaptank

•5 years ago

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LU177 at The London Clinic

Hi all Please can you share your experience of LU177 at The London Clinic? Has anyone had treatment there? Thanks Siobhan

Hi all Please can you share your experience of LU177 at The London Clinic? Has...

Ssiddy

•5 years ago

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Elevated D-dimer,negative scans

Hi Guys Last week I went to bed feeling fine and woke up in the middle of the night sick to my stomach, dry heaves, vomiting and started sweating like crazy...

Hi Guys Last week I went to bed feeling fine and woke up in the middle of the ni...

Appraiser

•5 years ago

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PSA,T results

My results today are PSA-1.6, T- 13. What are the numbers that tell you you are castration resistant?

My results today are PSA-1.6, T- 13. What are the numbers that tell you you are...

arete1105

•5 years ago

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Another worm medicine that kills PCa similar to what Greatjohn is doing.

"We discovered that this specific substance is blocking the signalling pathway in the cancer cells, and make them stop growing. It is not often that...

"We discovered that this specific substance is blocking the signalling pathway i...

George71

•5 years ago

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LU177 in Heidelberg

Hi Guys, My hubby is out of FDA approved options and I haven’t been able to find a study here in the US that he qualifies for. I’ve read on here about some of...

Hi Guys, My hubby is out of FDA approved options and I haven’t been able to find...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Anyone hear of prostrate cancer spreading to the testicle? Worried.

My husband has recurring prostate cancer for the second time. He had surgery in 2014, his psa only went down to 2.0, and there were positive lymph nodes on...

My husband has recurring prostate cancer for the second time. He had surgery in...

Vany4

•5 years ago

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anastomosis Treatments choices

for those who are not familiar with the term anastomosis, it’s where the surgeon attaches the urethra to the bladder during prostate removal. They found a 10...

for those who are not familiar with the term anastomosis, it’s where the surgeon...

Ahk1

•5 years ago

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Docetaxil and carboplatin

I saw dr Drake today and this is his recommendation. Does anyone have experience with this combination?

I saw dr Drake today and this is his recommendation. Does anyone have experienc...

Rexwaterbury

•5 years ago

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Edema

Anyone else out there experiencing edema? My husband's sixth and last chemo infusion (Docetaxel) was on March 29th. After his 5th infusion, he started to...

Anyone else out there experiencing edema? My husband's sixth and last chemo inf...

kick-prostate-cancer

•5 years ago

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ODE to Lupron II

I have learned so much from the bloggers on this site. I appreciate what I have learned from each of you. As I pass two years on Lupron, following the typical...

I have learned so much from the bloggers on this site. I appreciate what I have...

BBallMan

•5 years ago

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ADT and oxygen requirements

Pushing my youngest granddaughter across a couple of tiny hills today, I found myself really fighting for oxygen - not exactly breathless, more the feeling...

Pushing my youngest granddaughter across a couple of tiny hills today, I found m...

Blackpatch

•5 years ago

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Does this mean we should supplement Taurine; I take it at night to help me sleep

From PubMed.gov Taurine Attenuates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Related Genes in Human Prostate Cancer Cells. Tang Y1,2, Kim YS3, Choi EJ4, Hwang YJ5, Yun...

From PubMed.gov Taurine Attenuates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Related Gen...

900312611

•5 years ago

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Is my PSA up? Is treatment failing?

Should I be worried about my latest PSA test results! Diagnosed (metastatic) 4/18/18 PSA: 65.2; immediately started treatment 7/18/18 PSA: 2.8 11/12/18 PSA:...

Should I be worried about my latest PSA test results! Diagnosed (metastatic) 4...

GolferDan

•5 years ago

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My Husband Declining Fast

Oh! Dear. My husband is declining so fast. His PSA has shot up to 260 from 120 last month. Due to begin Ztandi on Weds. He's so weak, no appetite, so very...

Oh! Dear. My husband is declining so fast. His PSA has shot up to 260 from 120...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Update: Got the test results and I’m looking for a little insight

I’m just trying to get a sense of what’s ahead of me based on what I know, so far (detailed result below). I got my biopsy results (Gleason 8). My bone scan...

I’m just trying to get a sense of what’s ahead of me based on what I know, so fa...

Rondief

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Am I the only one confused about radiation terminology?

I am aware that there is a difference between clinical radiation oncology and diagnostic medical imaging and that one is measured in GRAY and the other in...

I am aware that there is a difference between clinical radiation oncology and di...

middlejoel

•5 years ago

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Zytiga dosage

My No just put me on four 250mg of zytiga per day and I' m having a tough time with it. Has one been on smaller dosage and gotten good results? I'm also on...

My No just put me on four 250mg of zytiga per day and I' m having a tough time w...

Jamtu27

•5 years ago

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Trying my Panacur (hookworm treatment) the way that they suggest for dogs...in my food.

Yesterday in my cereal...today in my slow cooked grits with gouda cheese and truffles.....along side a special Memorial Day breakfast I whipped up. I assume...

Yesterday in my cereal...today in my slow cooked grits with gouda cheese and tru...

greatjohn

•5 years ago

50 Replies

What's next?

Hi. I've had Brachytherapy, radiation and Lupron. With Mets to bones we added Xtandi and My PSA dropped to .015 We recently stopped the Xtandi as I wasn't...

Hi. I've had Brachytherapy, radiation and Lupron. With Mets to bones we added X...

JamnJ

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Exhausted from Radiation

Hi guys Anybody else else finding themselves tired and exhausted during the PC Radiation Therapy Sessions. I am no 6 now and XTandi, any suggestions to build...

Hi guys Anybody else else finding themselves tired and exhausted during the PC R...

Andrevz

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Woof woof

Are you guys really using dog meds???

Josephaloysius

•5 years ago

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Vitamin D and testosterone co-ordinately modulate intracellular zinc levels and energy metabolism in prostate cancer cells

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.01.006

puxi

•5 years ago

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When fat goes down, prostate cancer is on the ropes

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23723556.2019.1595308

puxi

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for May 2019

Undetectable

Very low testosterone & fast rising PSA

Casodex

Mitigating chemo side effects

University of Vermont Medical Center- MO Recommendations

Docetaxal schedule

high dose testosterone and androgen receptors

LU177 at The London Clinic

Elevated D-dimer,negative scans

PSA,T results

Another worm medicine that kills PCa similar to what Greatjohn is doing.

LU177 in Heidelberg

Anyone hear of prostrate cancer spreading to the testicle? Worried.

anastomosis Treatments choices

Docetaxil and carboplatin

Edema

ODE to Lupron II

ADT and oxygen requirements

Does this mean we should supplement Taurine; I take it at night to help me sleep

Is my PSA up? Is treatment failing?

My Husband Declining Fast

Update: Got the test results and I’m looking for a little insight

Am I the only one confused about radiation terminology?

Zytiga dosage

Trying my Panacur (hookworm treatment) the way that they suggest for dogs...in my food.

What's next?

Exhausted from Radiation

Woof woof

Vitamin D and testosterone co-ordinately modulate intracellular zinc levels and energy metabolism in prostate cancer cells

When fat goes down, prostate cancer is on the ropes

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