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Monitoring PCa

Anyways other to continuously (more frequently) monitor PCa progress, other than PSA tests and Scans?

Anyways other to continuously (more frequently) monitor PCa progress, other tha...

alangeorge

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Problems, problems and more problems

Hi everyone! I haven’t posted in awhile about my dad. I had to take a break because I was becoming obsessed with finding anything and everything I could to...

Hi everyone! I haven’t posted in awhile about my dad. I had to take a break beca...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Advice on an MO at Johns Hopkins?

I am going to be in Baltimore in a couple of weeks and am thinking it might be a good idea to try to schedule a consultation. I live in Utah, am a physician...

I am going to be in Baltimore in a couple of weeks and am thinking it might be a...

Milkweed

•5 years ago

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LUPRRon OR ZOLADEX

Along with Zytiga ( abiraterone) I am on 3 monthly injection of Zoladex ( gosarellin). My PSA is undetectable. I have noticed that most people seem to be on 3...

Along with Zytiga ( abiraterone) I am on 3 monthly injection of Zoladex ( gosare...

nobaday

•5 years ago

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What Are Reasons Not to Use Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT)?

Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) is the alternation of Androgen Deprivation Therapy with high doses of testosterone to reset castrate resistant prostate cancer...

Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) is the alternation of Androgen Deprivation Therap...

cesanon

•5 years ago

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High PSA test

Husband has always had normal PSA test and this last one Dr said was 23. We thought maybe they missed entering the . point after the 2 so we had a second one...

Husband has always had normal PSA test and this last one Dr said was 23. We thou...

Goncountri

•5 years ago

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Diet and Cancer Progression . . . Fruit

I have been using ultra-sensitive PSA testing and carefully controlled meals to determine how foods impact my prostate cancer progression. I had a...

I have been using ultra-sensitive PSA testing and carefully controlled meals to...

cashlessclay

•5 years ago

76 Replies

Radiation therapy for METS study

I was offered (I don't know yet if they accepted me) this study. Requires oligometastatic. I only have 2, still small. The study is to determine the...

I was offered (I don't know yet if they accepted me) this study. Requires oligo...

GranPaSmurf

•5 years ago

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Xtandi for Third Time

An update. After second round of Docetaxel/Carboplatin chemo (12 total infusions, 6 per round), we are again rechallenging with Xtandi. Had it first back in...

An update. After second round of Docetaxel/Carboplatin chemo (12 total infusion...

vandy69

•5 years ago

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PSA still rising.

I am stage IV metastatic PC. Had PSMA scan 8/18 showing lymph node involvement. Started Firmagon 10/18. T and PSA went way down. MO switched to Lupron 12/18....

I am stage IV metastatic PC. Had PSMA scan 8/18 showing lymph node involvement. ...

xpbdb

•5 years ago

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Aggressive Prostate Cancer Subtype More Common Than Expected

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2018/prostate-cancer-neuroendocrine-more-common

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2018/prostate-cancer-neu...

GranPaSmurf

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Does Procrit fuel cancer?

My husband gets occasional Procrit injections to keep his hemoglobin from getting too low. But am starting to hear that this may not be the best route. Would...

My husband gets occasional Procrit injections to keep his hemoglobin from gettin...

HOPEFULSPOUSE

•5 years ago

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RP + ADT+ IMRT Report

Jan 4th RP; March 1st Firmagon Shot and each month thereafter; 2 more weeks (of 8) of IMRT/ PSA <0.05. Doc says that is good. I am tired and have had some...

Jan 4th RP; March 1st Firmagon Shot and each month thereafter; 2 more weeks (of ...

TEBozo

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Liver tumors

Does any one know if the trial has any effect on liver tumors?

ronnie1943

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Collagen and PCa

I have joint pain, most probably due to hormone therapy. I am considering to use Collagen powder, I remember reading somewhere that Collagen is not good for...

I have joint pain, most probably due to hormone therapy. I am considering to use...

traveller64

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Dentist at Sloan Kettering on 67th St NYc?

Dentist at Sloan Kettering on 67th St NYc? I need to have some teeth looked at, there is a dentist at Sloan Kettering that I have heard "people" talking about....

Dentist at Sloan Kettering on 67th St NYc? I need to have some teeth looked at, ...

de-luke

•5 years ago

6 Replies

FWGE

Greetings, Has anyone had experience using FWGE , fermented wheat germ extract, also sold as Avemar and Avemar Plus? Research articles are very interesting....

Greetings, Has anyone had experience using FWGE , fermented wheat germ extract, ...

tnvans

•5 years ago

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Is it necessary to continue Lupron or any ADT while on Zytiga?

It has never appeared to me reasonable that one must continue Lupron once he has submitted to Zytiga. In particular if he has a “T” level substantially below...

It has never appeared to me reasonable that one must continue Lupron once he has...

Sxrxrnr1

•5 years ago

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Seventh week of CPI-1205 trial.

There seem to be some good indications so far. I’m tolerating the drugs fairly well so far. PSA has fallen from 8.14 to 7.17. (Last Lupron shot before test...

There seem to be some good indications so far. I’m tolerating the drugs fairly w...

beatPC

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Xtandi Question after Docetaxel Doesn't Get PSA Below 5

My dad with stage IV (Neoplasm Of Prostate, Distant Metastasis Staging Category M1b: Metastasis To Bone) is on Lupron and complete 6 doses of docetaxel which...

My dad with stage IV (Neoplasm Of Prostate, Distant Metastasis Staging Category ...

2zuzu612

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Psa versus T

Is it better to have low psa and higher T or vice versa? Going to mo tomorow, my psa ls 0.1 but T went up 42 to 64. He's gonna suggest a orciectomy again ,I...

Is it better to have low psa and higher T or vice versa? Going to mo tomorow, my...

Kell_11

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Questions about the Conference, answered

I have received dozens of questions about the conference, by email. Perhaps a FAQ would be helpful. Please post as “replies” any and all questions you have...

I have received dozens of questions about the conference, by email. Perhaps a F...

Darryl

Partner•5 years ago

3 Replies

68 Ga-PSMA scans available in USA?

I have been trying to determine if it possible to get a 68 Ga-PSMA-11 scan done here in the USA now outside of a clinical trial. The superior sensitivity over...

I have been trying to determine if it possible to get a 68 Ga-PSMA-11 scan done ...

MateoBeach

•5 years ago

37 Replies

Zytiga

Hi Been taking Zitiga, prednisalone, 3 monthly Prostap injections for about 18 months. Last couple of months been getting ectopic heartbeats and a few a fib...

Hi Been taking Zitiga, prednisalone, 3 monthly Prostap injections for about 18 ...

Dondodoc

•5 years ago

17 Replies

It's OK to put sugar in your iced tea

This is from one of the largest food diary panels - using 101,257 people in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort with 5 years of follow-up so far. While there...

This is from one of the largest food diary panels - using 101,257 people in th...

Tall_Allen

•5 years ago

62 Replies

Oliparib without the BRCA gene

Decision time. My husband has not had success with any of the standard of care treatments, docetaxel, twice, zytiga, xrtandi, radium 223 and cabazaiaxel .He...

Decision time. My husband has not had success with any of the standard of care t...

joann48

•5 years ago

45 Replies

Diagnostic value of SHB expression in human prostatecancer tissue and in benign prostatic hyperplasia

M. Schmidt1 , E. Svobodova2 , V. Semanekova2 , M. Klabanova3 , J. Mares2 1 Urology Clinic, 2nd Medical Faculty, Prague, Czech Republic, 2 Institute of Biology...

M. Schmidt1 , E. Svobodova2 , V. Semanekova2 , M. Klabanova3 , J. Mares2 1 Urol...

puxi

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Genome editing to map the role of 7p14.3 locus in prostate cancer

B. Stringa, S. Garritano, A. Romanel, P. Gasperini, G. Petris, A. Cereseto, F. Demichelis University of Trento, Trento, Italy Prostate cancer (PCa), the...

B. Stringa, S. Garritano, A. Romanel, P. Gasperini, G. Petris, A. Cereseto, F. ...

puxi

•5 years ago

1 Reply

The in-vitro evaluation of anticancer effect of DMU-212, anovel resveratrol analog, on prostate cancer cells

B. Ozmen Yelken1 , C. Kayabaşi 1 , A. Aşik1 , T. Balci Okcanoğlu2 , F. Soğutlu1 , R. Gasimli1 , S. Yilmaz Susluer1 , C. Biray Avci1 , C. Gunduz1 1 Ege...

B. Ozmen Yelken1 , C. Kayabaşi 1 , A. Aşik1 , T. Balci Okcanoğlu2 , F. Soğutlu1...

puxi

•5 years ago

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Aggressive prostate cancer development might be under the regulation of both Tregs and miRNAs

I. Akalin1 , B. Erol2 , E. Aslan3 , S. S. Ozkanli4 , O. Efiloglu2 , S. Yildirim5 , H. Güclü6 , T. Caskurlu2 , M. I. Karaman2 1 Istanbul Medeniyet University...

I. Akalin1 , B. Erol2 , E. Aslan3 , S. S. Ozkanli4 , O. Efiloglu2 , S. Yildirim...

puxi

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for July 2019

Monitoring PCa

Problems, problems and more problems

Advice on an MO at Johns Hopkins?

LUPRRon OR ZOLADEX

What Are Reasons Not to Use Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT)?

High PSA test

Diet and Cancer Progression . . . Fruit

Radiation therapy for METS study

Xtandi for Third Time

PSA still rising.

Aggressive Prostate Cancer Subtype More Common Than Expected

Does Procrit fuel cancer?

RP + ADT+ IMRT Report

Liver tumors

Collagen and PCa

Dentist at Sloan Kettering on 67th St NYc?

FWGE

Is it necessary to continue Lupron or any ADT while on Zytiga?

Seventh week of CPI-1205 trial.

Xtandi Question after Docetaxel Doesn't Get PSA Below 5

Psa versus T

Questions about the Conference, answered

68 Ga-PSMA scans available in USA?

Zytiga

It's OK to put sugar in your iced tea

Oliparib without the BRCA gene

Diagnostic value of SHB expression in human prostatecancer tissue and in benign prostatic hyperplasia

Genome editing to map the role of 7p14.3 locus in prostate cancer

The in-vitro evaluation of anticancer effect of DMU-212, anovel resveratrol analog, on prostate cancer cells

Aggressive prostate cancer development might be under the regulation of both Tregs and miRNAs

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