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Mighty Mouse - PCa mice doing better lifting weights

Abstract 3481: Continuous load bearing exercise inhibits the development of prostate cancer bone metastasisesults: In the continuous mechanical loading...

Abstract 3481: Continuous load bearing exercise inhibits the development of pros...

Ausi

•4 years ago

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Big concern

What makes you castrate resistant early on? My husband was only diagnosed about 18 months ago and already is!!! Seems like being castrate resistant puts a...

What makes you castrate resistant early on? My husband was only diagnosed about ...

Fight11

•4 years ago

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Yay Zytiga and Prednisone!

July 21 Joe’s PSA was a little over 11. One month of Zytiga and Prednisone reduced it to a little less than 4. No negative side effects, either. In fact, he’s...

July 21 Joe’s PSA was a little over 11. One month of Zytiga and Prednisone reduc...

Cateydid

•4 years ago

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What is Changing in Advanced Prostate Cancer?

https://www.urotoday.com/journal/everyday-urology-oncology-insights/articles/122176-what-is-changing-in-advanced-prostate-cancer.html Most here are probably...

https://www.urotoday.com/journal/everyday-urology-oncology-insights/articles/122...

maley2711

•4 years ago

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After 15 months or adt what's next.

3rd bone scan, cat scan and my seven mets are under control, no new. My pelvic lymph node tumor is reduced. No changes from last Nov. PSA .1. Question is:...

3rd bone scan, cat scan and my seven mets are under control, no new. My pelvic l...

Drphil1938

•4 years ago

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BTL Emsella chair for incontinence

I used this chair to try to stop urinary incontinence and it didn’t help. It applies thousands of kegels in a 30 minute session of which I had two per week...

I used this chair to try to stop urinary incontinence and it didn’t help. It ap...

Break60

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Diet post rp

What are good, bad foods? Is chicken bad?

Masonsdad

•4 years ago

43 Replies

High NLR post RP. Is this indicative of recurrence or survival rates?

Hello, This community has been extremely helpful in educating us about PCa. And the information and guidance we got from here had helped us help our father...

Hello, This community has been extremely helpful in educating us about PCa. And...

piousheart

•4 years ago

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Zytiga with dexamethasone

My husbands zytiga seems to be losing its efficacy. Has anyone had success in changing from prednisone to dexamethasone? And if so how much longer did you get...

My husbands zytiga seems to be losing its efficacy. Has anyone had success in ch...

Cynthgob

•4 years ago

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My 22 month psa after radiation treatment (SBRT) is 1.25. What should my nadir be? Less than 0.5?

I just had my PSA test today (8/21/20) and the number is 1.25 as compared to 1.69 on 3/19/20. I was diagnosed with PC in July 2018 with Greason score of 7 (4...

I just had my PSA test today (8/21/20) and the number is 1.25 as compared to 1.6...

mike2344

•4 years ago

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Platelets down to 21. Mets to bone.

My husbands platelets are down to 21 and he just had blood transfusion 2 weeks ago. Going tomorrow for another one. He had been getting them once a month plus...

My husbands platelets are down to 21 and he just had blood transfusion 2 weeks a...

sgrama

•4 years ago

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Stopping Zytiga d/t side effects

Dad just stopped Zytiga 2 days ago d/t extreme weakness and fatigue. He’s been on for 2 years and PSA 0.3. What have others experienced after stopping this...

Dad just stopped Zytiga 2 days ago d/t extreme weakness and fatigue. He’s been o...

Veronic

•4 years ago

27 Replies

Followers have been checking in on me...I'm STILL here!!! and so is my food! Pasta with chicken breast and peas in a creamy sauce

I've been so busy...we've sold our "extra" house next door to where my partner and I live (prices went up and we just felt it was time)...and I hand-picked our...

I've been so busy...we've sold our "extra" house next door to where my partner a...

greatjohn

•4 years ago

33 Replies

Update and question

History 72 y/o. Diagnosed with prostate cancer Dec, 2018. 11 of 12 cores on biopsy. Gleason 8/9. PSA 14. Started firmigon in January x 1 month then lupron....

History 72 y/o. Diagnosed with prostate cancer Dec, 2018. 11 of 12 cores on biop...

Altamonttt

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Red Meat again.

New study below [1]. Although some men with PCa make no lifestyle changes & put their trust exclusively in standard care, reports indicate that a majority of...

New study below [1]. Although some men with PCa make no lifestyle changes & put ...

pjoshea13

•4 years ago

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Spine MRI

Anyone who had Mets on back have to get lumbar spine MRI for encroachment - wondering what that means. Does MRI on spine only show that or will other organs...

Anyone who had Mets on back have to get lumbar spine MRI for encroachment - wond...

Chris52981

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Treatment

My husband Started Zytiga three weeks ago he had been on it for days when he developed a fever of 102.4. Went to er As I told many of you it ended up being...

My husband Started Zytiga three weeks ago he had been on it for days when he dev...

Fight11

•4 years ago

14 Replies

What's Next?

Ten years ago surgery, then IMRT, several years of Lupron/Bicalutamide, Provenge, Radium 233, Taxotere and currently Jevtana. I am Stage 4 with bone/lymph...

Ten years ago surgery, then IMRT, several years of Lupron/Bicalutamide, Proven...

Shepard

•4 years ago

20 Replies

Jevtana + prednisone.

Do any of the local experts know anything about this SOC treatment? I'm trying to find out what the purpose of prednisone is, in this case. I've seen reports...

Do any of the local experts know anything about this SOC treatment? I'm trying t...

cbgjr

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Intolerable side effects from Xtandi

My husband who is 69 has been in treatment for prostate cancer on ADT injections every 6 months for 8 years with no problems. However his PSA started to rise...

My husband who is 69 has been in treatment for prostate cancer on ADT injections...

Hidden

•4 years ago

36 Replies

High Alkaline Phosphatase Level

Good Morning, My dad’s first day of treatment is today. He has been taken prednisone and bicalutimide for about two weeks now since being diagnosed. His...

Good Morning, My dad’s first day of treatment is today. He has been taken predn...

Murphy_ek

•4 years ago

20 Replies

Bitterness

Hi. My father, G9 recurrent since May 2020 with bone mets, told me today that he can’t get over how he has been mistreated by the health system. Wanting help...

Hi. My father, G9 recurrent since May 2020 with bone mets, told me today that he...

TheTopBanana

•4 years ago

42 Replies

Rucaparib in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer With BRCA1/2 Alteration

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE •The authors report outcomes of 115 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with an associated BRCA1 (n=13) or BRCA2...

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE •The authors report outcomes of 115 men with metastatic cast...

Balsam01

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Oleander- MSK cancer Centre info

This is a follow up to the recent post on Oleander which has been turned off. Clinical Summary Nerium oleander is an ornamental shrub native to northern...

This is a follow up to the recent post on Oleander which has been turned off. Cl...

Graham49

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Lombardi24

Does anyone know anything on Bill Lombardi?

RalphieJr64

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Had to leave home

Here's what it looks like heading into where I live. Can hardly breathe there so I had to leave. Many of us out here in California are going through this.

Here's what it looks like heading into where I live. Can hardly breathe there so...

Hidden

•4 years ago

62 Replies

Synergy between radiation of metastases and immunotherapy confirmed

Two clinical trials have now confirmed the abscopal effect in prostate cancer. The abscopal effect occurs when cancer antigens activate the immune system,...

Two clinical trials have now confirmed the abscopal effect in prostate cancer. T...

Tall_Allen

•4 years ago

35 Replies

"Oleander" - the latest snake oil

I recall about 2 years ago, Nalakrats wrote about toxic oleander leaves for prostate cancer. Here's the thread:...

I recall about 2 years ago, Nalakrats wrote about toxic oleander leaves for pros...

Tall_Allen

•4 years ago

16 Replies

average time for hospice care at home

It has been a long time since I have been on this forum. Unfortunately, we have the news that my SO has run out of all treatment options except for...

It has been a long time since I have been on this forum. Unfortunately, we have...

Hidden

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Microwave treatment for BPH with PCa—contraindications?

Any contraindications for doing transurethral microwave treatment for BPH while having PCa?

Any contraindications for doing transurethral microwave treatment for BPH while ...

Naturalhealing4me

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for August 2020

Mighty Mouse - PCa mice doing better lifting weights

Big concern

Yay Zytiga and Prednisone!

What is Changing in Advanced Prostate Cancer?

After 15 months or adt what's next.

BTL Emsella chair for incontinence

Diet post rp

High NLR post RP. Is this indicative of recurrence or survival rates?

Zytiga with dexamethasone

My 22 month psa after radiation treatment (SBRT) is 1.25. What should my nadir be? Less than 0.5?

Platelets down to 21. Mets to bone.

Stopping Zytiga d/t side effects

Followers have been checking in on me...I'm STILL here!!! and so is my food! Pasta with chicken breast and peas in a creamy sauce

Update and question

Red Meat again.

Spine MRI

Treatment

What's Next?

Jevtana + prednisone.

Intolerable side effects from Xtandi

High Alkaline Phosphatase Level

Bitterness

Rucaparib in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer With BRCA1/2 Alteration

Oleander- MSK cancer Centre info

Lombardi24

Had to leave home

Synergy between radiation of metastases and immunotherapy confirmed

"Oleander" - the latest snake oil

average time for hospice care at home

Microwave treatment for BPH with PCa—contraindications?

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