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Lung nodules

After a year of numerous scans (CT, MRI, Choline, Gallium 68 and x-rays), it has finally shown up. The biopsy results were: multiple pale tan-red soft...

After a year of numerous scans (CT, MRI, Choline, Gallium 68 and x-rays), it ha...

Buddy1950

•4 years ago

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Happy Halloween - macrophage eating PCa pumpkin carving.

Hey gang, I did a pumpkin for my dental office. Research: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324247.php Off to NYC for my 4th NYC marathon with...

Hey gang, I did a pumpkin for my dental office. Research: https://www.medic...

dockam

•4 years ago

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Happy Halloween

This is my good luck charm, my black cat.

Muffin2019

•4 years ago

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Leaving for Germany for LU-177 treatment

My husband and I are leaving for Homberg to undergo one treatment of LU-177 treatment. We have chosen this route as we have sent our reports for 4 hospitals in...

My husband and I are leaving for Homberg to undergo one treatment of LU-177 trea...

Torontoman

•4 years ago

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Mind Games

Sooo with severe cognitive and executive abilities damages from ADT, I spend my day doing mind exercises. Doesn’t help much but hay, it passes the day!! That...

Sooo with severe cognitive and executive abilities damages from ADT, I spend my ...

Jimhoy

•4 years ago

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All has failed inc Zytiga sud try chemo as last resort

My father has had prostate cancer spread bones last 5yrs tried lu177 , psa was 33 in July when got first lu177, then doubled Aug, on Zytiga psa when up then...

My father has had prostate cancer spread bones last 5yrs tried lu177 , psa was 3...

G2779

•4 years ago

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Can I do Provenge with Zytiga?

Been on zytiga for a little over a year. PSA rose from undetectable to 2.26 on oct 14. On oct 24 I had an appt with dr and he said to come back today ( oct...

Been on zytiga for a little over a year. PSA rose from undetectable to 2.26 on...

Peterd110

•4 years ago

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Next step in treatment or no changes yet?

Hi I'm Larry E. 66yrs My PSA was 1.4 yesterday and 3 months ago it was .8 my Tulsa doctor is happy that is still so low; but I know it almost doubled in 3...

Hi I'm Larry E. 66yrs My PSA was 1.4 yesterday and 3 months ago it was .8 my Tu...

math33

•4 years ago

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Update on Dad and Cleveland Clinic-Xofigo, then Docetaxel- Any Advice?

Hello all, My Dad, a spunky 83, is in this fight and is my hero. Today, he consulted for a 2nd opinion with Dr. Gilligan at the Cleveland Clinic. I am...

Hello all, My Dad, a spunky 83, is in this fight and is my hero. Today, he con...

missh2

•4 years ago

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Xofigo first then Lu177??

Hello fellow Warriors. Just a quick update and then a quick question for all. I'm in the late stages of CRPC, just finished 7 "juicings" of Docetaxel which...

Hello fellow Warriors. Just a quick update and then a quick question for all. ...

Zee5

•4 years ago

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Appear that PSA is somewhat stable at 0.5. Anyone see this before?

Hi all, my husband who is 5 or so years post surgery and adjuvant radiation for a Gleason 9 had a BCR starting in January 2019. Since then his PSA values went...

Hi all, my husband who is 5 or so years post surgery and adjuvant radiation for ...

FSB12

•4 years ago

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Proton pump inhibitors and prostate cancer

Proton pump inhibitors promote the growth of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells through ErbB2, ERK1/2, PI3K/Akt, GSK-3β signaling and inhibition of...

Proton pump inhibitors promote the growth of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer ...

Ralph1966

•4 years ago

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Still distracting myself from pc.....

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of fishing on the Skeena river in BC. So beautiful. 7 days of fishing with a buddy and I hardly ever thought about cancer....

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of fishing on the Skeena river in BC. So beau...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Iron.

This is prompted by the recent post by justfor [1]. I was at my integrative medicine doctor yesterday. He's my enabler for off-label meds. We go back to...

This is prompted by the recent post by justfor [1]. I was at my integrative medi...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

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Are estrogen patches safe?

I would like to try it estrogen patches for a period of 3 months and see how my psa does. I have a few questions please on this subject : 1) is it safe? 2)...

I would like to try it estrogen patches for a period of 3 months and see how my ...

Ahk1

•4 years ago

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Treatment

University of Heidelberg charged 900 EUROS for OSMA test. Ted

lewicki

•4 years ago

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Shopping

I guess I should have shopped. How did the treatment work out? Ted

lewicki

•4 years ago

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Haiku treatments and side effects

Instead of just therapeutically scribbling more of these in one of my journals, I thought that I would share a few haikus: A spurt or some drips. Pelvic floor...

Instead of just therapeutically scribbling more of these in one of my journals, ...

farmanerd

•4 years ago

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Supplement Report

Closing in on 1 year post-HIFU, my PSA was rising and I hoped against hope to be able to avoid the side-effects of treatment with radiation and/or ADT. I...

Closing in on 1 year post-HIFU, my PSA was rising and I hoped against hope to be...

mistersafety

•4 years ago

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New Surgical Technology

This may be of interest, especially to those contemplating post-radiation salvage treatment (as well as those contemplating primary treatment). Seems to me...

This may be of interest, especially to those contemplating post-radiation salvag...

mistersafety

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Good news, bad news, Osteonecrosis of the jaw, Abdominal hernia

Good news: As a result of diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw my dentist, endodontist, oral surgeon and medical oncologist agree that any treatment of my...

Good news: As a result of diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw my dentist, endo...

chascri

•4 years ago

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$175 for interview plus $200 for follow-up

We have an opportunity for stage I, II, or III patients who are currently on hormone therapy for in-person interviews in NYC on November 14th. The purpose of...

We have an opportunity for stage I, II, or III patients who are currently on hor...

Darryl

Partner•4 years ago

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Dealing with expected incontinence after robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Hello all, I am looking for some detail on what supplies i should stock up on at home prior to having my catheter removed after my surgery on 11-21-19. I have...

Hello all, I am looking for some detail on what supplies i should stock up on at...

Fox2018

•4 years ago

11 Replies

New to HealthUnlocked

My husband was diagnosed in Sept 2016 with a PSA of 157 and stage 4 prostate cancer. He was started on Firmagon and Xgeva. His PSA started to drop. In the...

My husband was diagnosed in Sept 2016 with a PSA of 157 and stage 4 prostate can...

Oskie53

•4 years ago

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Dairy-heavy diet linked to prostate cancer risk... Continued

Came across this Australian review of the study [1]. Extract: "Perhaps the review’s most surprising omission is mention of the World Cancer Research Fund...

Came across this Australian review of the study [1]. Extract: "Perhaps the revi...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

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Cardiovascular Disease & ADT.

New U.S./Northern Ireland study using data from Scotland, below [1]. "The cohort contained 20,216 prostate cancer patients, followed for 73,570 person-years,...

New U.S./Northern Ireland study using data from Scotland, below [1]. "The cohort...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

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Biopsy

I had a prostrate Biopsy 6 days ago, no blood in urine, no blood in poo, but I have very dark blood in my semen, is that normal?

I had a prostrate Biopsy 6 days ago, no blood in urine, no blood in poo, but I h...

rakeman

•4 years ago

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Salvage lymph node dissection in nonmetastatic castration-resistant PCA.

New Mayo study below [1]. "To evaluate oncologic outcomes of patients with nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with salvage lymph node...

New Mayo study below [1]. "To evaluate oncologic outcomes of patients with nonme...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Provenge With steroids

Looking at doing Provenge, MO said that in the trials those taking Steroids were excluded. I am on 10 MG prednisone daily for a different problem. A...

Looking at doing Provenge, MO said that in the trials those taking Steroids were...

Bigpike

•4 years ago

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Radical prostatectomy vs. external beam radiation therapy in Gleason 9-10.

New German/Italian/Canadian study below [1]. "Gleason Score (GS) 9-10 prostate cancer is associated with particularly adverse oncological outcomes and the...

New German/Italian/Canadian study below [1]. "Gleason Score (GS) 9-10 prostate c...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for October 2019

Lung nodules

Happy Halloween - macrophage eating PCa pumpkin carving.

Happy Halloween

Leaving for Germany for LU-177 treatment

Mind Games

All has failed inc Zytiga sud try chemo as last resort

Can I do Provenge with Zytiga?

Next step in treatment or no changes yet?

Update on Dad and Cleveland Clinic-Xofigo, then Docetaxel- Any Advice?

Xofigo first then Lu177??

Appear that PSA is somewhat stable at 0.5. Anyone see this before?

Proton pump inhibitors and prostate cancer

Still distracting myself from pc.....

Iron.

Are estrogen patches safe?

Treatment

Shopping

Haiku treatments and side effects

Supplement Report

New Surgical Technology

Good news, bad news, Osteonecrosis of the jaw, Abdominal hernia

$175 for interview plus $200 for follow-up

Dealing with expected incontinence after robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

New to HealthUnlocked

Dairy-heavy diet linked to prostate cancer risk... Continued

Cardiovascular Disease & ADT.

Biopsy

Salvage lymph node dissection in nonmetastatic castration-resistant PCA.

Provenge With steroids

Radical prostatectomy vs. external beam radiation therapy in Gleason 9-10.

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