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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Diagnosed Nov 2017. Bone Mets to spine, neck and pelvis. Surgery on spine to remove T9 tumour Mov 17 to release spine compression.mass followed by 7 Gys...

Diagnosed Nov 2017. Bone Mets to spine, neck and pelvis. Surgery on spine to re...

nobaday

•5 years ago

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Riseing PSA.

Can a scan still show improvement even with a rizeing PSA. PSA, was 22 , went to 26 then jumped to 43..my husband has bone mets, LN and some liver mets.

Can a scan still show improvement even with a rizeing PSA. PSA, was 22 , went to...

ronnie1943

•5 years ago

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testoterone and supplements

hello all i have gleason 6 mri score 2 working with sloan keeping an eye on it as of now.. i had been taking a few supplements that could increase...

hello all i have gleason 6 mri score 2 working with sloan keeping an eye on...

blizzardm17

•5 years ago

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Here's my story: I was diagnosed in April 2016 when I was 70 years old. I had gotten up to play golf and noticed blood in my urine. Primary care doctor...

Here's my story: I was diagnosed in April 2016 when I was 70 years old. I had ...

RayTrevitt

•5 years ago

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My Take

Thank you bro. I don't want to hear about Nobody Quitting, Hell we all talked about what to do when we retired or stopped working, only to NOW realize that we...

Thank you bro. I don't want to hear about Nobody Quitting, Hell we all talked ab...

SsgCulldelight

•5 years ago

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Dr Tomas’s Beer

Dr Beer is the Dr that will be at the PCRI patient conference in September in Los Angeles. Anyone know him or have him as your Dr?

Dr Beer is the Dr that will be at the PCRI patient conference in September in Lo...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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CT CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING

Ten years ago (age 61), my integrative medicine doctor suggested that I check out my arterial calcification. His idea was that if calcification was minimal,...

Ten years ago (age 61), my integrative medicine doctor suggested that I check ou...

pjoshea13

•5 years ago

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Problems with Zytiga / Prednisone

Hi All, I was put on Zytiga and Prednisone by my oncologist about six weeks ago after being on ADT and casodex. My onc said that adding Zytiga would extend...

Hi All, I was put on Zytiga and Prednisone by my oncologist about six weeks ago ...

bluephi

•5 years ago

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Tomo therapy for prostate instead of bone mets...

Is this a usual therapy at this late point in the game? To radiate the prostate rather than individual bone mets? This is what the RO is suggesting.

Is this a usual therapy at this late point in the game? To radiate the prostate ...

Advo__cate

•5 years ago

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The first negative thing I have seen regarding metformin

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution this morning reprinted a NY Times article regarding metformin. I'd like to know what others here think since it seems so...

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution this morning reprinted a NY Times article r...

LeeLiam

•5 years ago

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interesting article in JAMA

Apalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Kim N. Chi, M.D., Neeraj Agarwal, M.D., Anders Bjartell, M.D., Byung Ha Chung, M.D., Andrea J....

Apalutamide for Metastatic, Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Kim N. Chi, M.D...

RCOG2000

•5 years ago

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Need advice if I should do Docetaxel/Lucrin even when PSA continues to drop to 0.41

Latest PSA has come down from 1.35 in April to 0.41 in July. I have multi mets on my backbone and some lymph nodes. Have been on Zytiga +...

Latest PSA has come down from 1.35 in April to 0.41 in July. I have multi mets o...

bellyhappy

•5 years ago

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Looking for a Medical Oncologist southern Florida

Assisting my husband with locating a "proactive" medical oncologist in Southern Florida area. Thus far consulting with, and being treated by a radiation -...

Assisting my husband with locating a "proactive" medical oncologist in Southern ...

kathim

•5 years ago

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Enzalutamide With Standard Therapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE •It is not known whether adding enzalutamide to testosterone suppression, with or without early docetaxel, will improve survival in men...

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE •It is not known whether adding enzalutamide to testosterone...

Balsam01

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Actinium 225

Can anyone advise where Actinium 225 is available? We know TUM offer this treatment but with a chemotherapy pre-requisite which unfortunately we do not meet....

Can anyone advise where Actinium 225 is available? We know TUM offer this treatm...

Jenbt

•5 years ago

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a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference

I received a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference talks, meeting the doctors and enjoying the food we are...

I received a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking fo...

Darryl

Partner•5 years ago

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Anyone taking danshen (red sage) as supplement?

Anyone taking danshen (red sage) as supplement? https://sci-hub.tw/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522253/

Anyone taking danshen (red sage) as supplement? https://sci-hub.tw/https://www.n...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference

I received a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference talks, meeting the doctors and enjoying the food we are...

I received a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking fo...

Darryl

Partner•5 years ago

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Proton vs Standard Radiation Therapy

https://www.cancertodaymag.org/Pages/Summer2019/Focusing-on-Proton-Therapy.aspx?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=summer19&utm_campaign=cancertod

https://www.cancertodaymag.org/Pages/Summer2019/Focusing-on-Proton-Therapy.aspx?...

fritz1

•5 years ago

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Abstract 5086: Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) inhibits angiogenesis, migration and macrophage recruitment in prostatic cancer cells

I have been reading recent posts about metformin and also AMPK that has good and bad reviews. I just came across this (ALCAR) which I do not remember being...

I have been reading recent posts about metformin and also AMPK that has good and...

keepinon

•5 years ago

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After Scans Regimen Staying Same

Had 6 month scans and there was moderate improvement in metastasis and in lymph nodes....despite PSA going up oncologist said I was still early in treatment...

Had 6 month scans and there was moderate improvement in metastasis and in lymph ...

SPEEDYX

•5 years ago

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Long term side effects of apalutamide

I have been on Apalutamide for nine months. It has been a roller coaster of medical events. I have had vertigo and a fall. Fatigue has been rough. My warfarin...

I have been on Apalutamide for nine months. It has been a roller coaster of med...

rogerwegner

•5 years ago

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MO Recomendation At Moffitt Cancer Center

Can anyone recommendation a prostate cancer oncologist at Moffitt? Thank-you

6357axbz

•5 years ago

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Supplements in layman terms

Hi guys, Could someone please help me with the following? After reading posts here and some of my own reading I am thinking of suggesting, Turmeric, Vit D and...

Hi guys, Could someone please help me with the following? After reading posts he...

Fdccs

•5 years ago

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Relief from Fever

Seems like whatever was going on has passed. John woke up with normal temperature and no spiking happening today. Previous days it was on its way up by noon....

Seems like whatever was going on has passed. John woke up with normal temperatur...

WXYZ123

•5 years ago

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Away for a while.

I'm going to be traveling for about 3 weeks and may not be able to check HealthUnlocked postings. If anyone responds to one of my older posts and doesn't hear...

I'm going to be traveling for about 3 weeks and may not be able to check HealthU...

AlanMeyer

•5 years ago

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advice on clinical trial

recap..son age 40dx jan 2018..PSA 1250 metastatic bones and lymph .. lupron,xgevia and 12 rounds of chemo and zytiga. PSa dropped to 3 but now uo to 8. 4...

recap..son age 40dx jan 2018..PSA 1250 metastatic bones and lymph .. lupron,xge...

Eabradley

•5 years ago

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Update and concerns

Has been in ER 4 times in last 2 months. Took him to Cleveland Clinic on Monday and they omitted him Hemoglobin was 6 got blood and had steadied at 8 Creatine...

Has been in ER 4 times in last 2 months. Took him to Cleveland Clinic on Monday ...

Edbl

•5 years ago

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Five days of fever

Hubby has had a fever up to 102 the past five days. Down in the morning to 99 creeping back up mid afternoon, soaking wet at night. Had his last chemo June...

Hubby has had a fever up to 102 the past five days. Down in the morning to 99 cr...

WXYZ123

•5 years ago

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Activating AMPK and PCa

Hey gang, saw this paper about AMPK activation, which Metformin does, and the effect on PCa: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480686/ But, also...

Hey gang, saw this paper about AMPK activation, which Metformin does, and the ef...

dockam

•5 years ago

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Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for July 2019

PROACTIVE

Riseing PSA.

testoterone and supplements

New Here

My Take

Dr Tomas’s Beer

CT CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING

Problems with Zytiga / Prednisone

Tomo therapy for prostate instead of bone mets...

The first negative thing I have seen regarding metformin

interesting article in JAMA

Need advice if I should do Docetaxel/Lucrin even when PSA continues to drop to 0.41

Looking for a Medical Oncologist southern Florida

Enzalutamide With Standard Therapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Actinium 225

a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference

Anyone taking danshen (red sage) as supplement?

a lovely email from a couple telling me how much they were looking forward to the conference

Proton vs Standard Radiation Therapy

Abstract 5086: Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) inhibits angiogenesis, migration and macrophage recruitment in prostatic cancer cells

After Scans Regimen Staying Same

Long term side effects of apalutamide

MO Recomendation At Moffitt Cancer Center

Supplements in layman terms

Relief from Fever

Away for a while.

advice on clinical trial

Update and concerns

Five days of fever

Activating AMPK and PCa

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