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Can patients with low-risk PCa benefit from radical treatment?

New (disturbing) meta-analysis below [1]. "Radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy and active surveillance are three widely used treatment options for patients...

New (disturbing) meta-analysis below [1]. "Radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy a...

pjoshea13

•3 years ago

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Poem for the Unsung heroes

**I've been thinking about these words and thoughts since coming home from Omaha and hearing so much Olympic chatter. It is not meant to be "sad", but rather...

**I've been thinking about these words and thoughts since coming home from Omaha...

greatjohn

•3 years ago

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Still Waiting on Radiation

Some of you are familiar with my husband’s case. He has a metal plate and screws in his pelvis. They are having a terrible time getting clear pictures of his...

Some of you are familiar with my husband’s case. He has a metal plate and screws...

JWPMP

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

Hmm... Please feel free to vote to kick me out of the forum...

Last year (or was it the year before?) I posted "Penis Fish". https://healthunlocked.com/advanced-prostate-cancer/posts/142231294/hmm...-penis-fish It was an...

Last year (or was it the year before?) I posted "Penis Fish". https://healthunlo...

westof

•3 years ago

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Study shows Vegan diet with soy reduces hot flashes in women

“ A study published in the journal Menopause found a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84%, from nearly 5 per day to less...

“ A study published in the journal Menopause found a plant-based diet rich in so...

BruceSF

•3 years ago

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Decision needed

Hi folks, hoping for help with a difficult decision. I am caregiver for someone who, on diagnosis five years ago, was found to have bone lesions throughout the...

Hi folks, hoping for help with a difficult decision. I am caregiver for someone ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

33 Replies

Obesity Linked to Lower Death Risk in mCRPC

Am I reading this correctly? This goes against everything I was told to do , to keep BMI very low...

Am I reading this correctly? This goes against everything I was told to do , t...

Ahk1

•3 years ago

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Mets to bones, liver, lungs and lymph nodes upon diagnosis

It looks like all the tests have come back today. My dad (68) has mets to the bones, liver, lungs and pelvic lymph nodes, PSA 113, Gleason 4+5. They have...

It looks like all the tests have come back today. My dad (68) has mets to the bo...

dch1953

•3 years ago

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Hopeful trial been waiting for is finally about to start

Latest Tagawa trial at Weill Cornell combining Actinium, Pembrolizumab and Enzalutamide is about to begin, and I will be one of the first participants. I...

Latest Tagawa trial at Weill Cornell combining Actinium, Pembrolizumab and Enzal...

HopingForTheBest1

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Starting an Immunotherapy trial

Hello Everyone, I don’t post very much but follow everyday. The information has been great in keeping me informed and being able to advocate for the best care...

Hello Everyone, I don’t post very much but follow everyday. The information has ...

LBD3

•3 years ago

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What is normal testosterone fluctuation under Eligard and abiraterone?

Anyone know if a change in t level from <3 to 50 over 2 months is normal under double ADT? Thanks

Anyone know if a change in t level from <3 to 50 over 2 months is normal under d...

6357axbz

•3 years ago

18 Replies

CAR-T follow-up at City of Hope for Prostate Cancer to Bone

They pulled me back into City of Hope hospital with high Iron levels after a CAR-T discharge from hospital. Treatment started working, lowering my PSA from 60...

They pulled me back into City of Hope hospital with high Iron levels after a CAR...

abmicro

•3 years ago

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Too much information . Still confused.

I am 80 years old and still very much confused about the effectiveness of using masks.

I am 80 years old and still very much confused about the effectiveness of using ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Hot Flashes/Flushes RX

Now going to Mayo Clinic in PHX and have new MO as suggested by some of you. Had lots of ground to cover with Dr. Moore to catch her up since my Dx 4/20 and...

Now going to Mayo Clinic in PHX and have new MO as suggested by some of you. H...

SpencerBoy11

•3 years ago

8 Replies

More bad news

I've been in Newton Wellesley hospital since yesterday, and today an MRI confirmed the cancer is in my brain and spinal cord. There are options, but they will...

I've been in Newton Wellesley hospital since yesterday, and today an MRI confirm...

tom67inMA

•3 years ago

62 Replies

Tulane for LU-177 clinical trial

Has anyone been to Tulane for LU-177 clinical trial? We are thinking about it. Any thoughts?

Has anyone been to Tulane for LU-177 clinical trial? We are thinking about it. A...

Cynthgob

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Countering Side Effects of Docetaxel

After some resistance, my partner will begin Docetaxel in August. What steps can he take in the next few weeks/month to prepare his body for chemo & once...

After some resistance, my partner will begin Docetaxel in August. What steps ca...

julyturqsee

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Sick with COVID 6 months after full vaccination

My wife and I completed our first backpacking adventure of the Summer July 12 to 19 in Yosemite. While passing through Tuolumne Meadows we needed to visit...

My wife and I completed our first backpacking adventure of the Summer July 12 to...

MateoBeach

•3 years ago

89 Replies

Docetaxel or Erleada.

Hi guys , Hope everyone is well today . So we went to see the oncologist yesterday to have a chat with her and ask some questions about treatment . It seems...

Hi guys , Hope everyone is well today . So we went to see the oncologist yeste...

palser1

•3 years ago

22 Replies

How do I choose between Cyberknife (SBRT) monotherapy vs HDR Brachytherapy+EBRT?

M59, Gleason 4+3 (second opinion confirmed by Jonathan Epstein at John Hopkins), PSA7.8 average past 1 year, T2C stage. Haven't been operated or radiated...

M59, Gleason 4+3 (second opinion confirmed by Jonathan Epstein at John Hopkins),...

FiguringOut

•3 years ago

31 Replies

Book "Let Food be your medicine" by Don Colbert, MD

He covers a number of common illnesses. I only summarise what I consider the main points from the section on cancer with the hope of stimulating discussion....

He covers a number of common illnesses. I only summarise what I consider the ma...

Graham49

•3 years ago

21 Replies

What causes PCa cells to mutate?

Hormone resistance (as well as resistance to antiandrogens such as Xtandi and Zytiga) occurs because prostate cancer cells mutate. For some, hormone resistance...

Hormone resistance (as well as resistance to antiandrogens such as Xtandi and Zy...

mandrake248

•3 years ago

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•3 years ago

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What Would You Advise Please?

I am 72 years old living in Germany and still teaching out of existential needs. My wife is bedridden with heart insufficiency and in constant pain, with...

I am 72 years old living in Germany and still teaching out of existential needs....

Hidden

•3 years ago

1 Reply

[M59][EU] Why the recurrence rate% is so high even with brachytherapy+external beam for prostate cancer?

I can't understand what makes cancer return even when people use brachytherapy and combine it with external beam radiation. The external beam for the pelvis...

I can't understand what makes cancer return even when people use brachytherapy a...

FiguringOut

•3 years ago

22 Replies

Tingling and Numbness in fingers and toes

I have been on Lupron and Xtandi for about 4 years. I take the lupron shots every 3 months; and the xtandi 4 pills every day. The side effects that I am...

I have been on Lupron and Xtandi for about 4 years. I take the lupron shots eve...

kcareer

•3 years ago

20 Replies

A non-blog update

Sadly, I haven't been well enough to write a proper blog post that's up to my standards, but am functioning well enough to give a quick update. It's been a...

Sadly, I haven't been well enough to write a proper blog post that's up to my st...

tom67inMA

•3 years ago

68 Replies

Exercise really helps

Although I bike every day 3 miles round trip up a very steep driveway (half is downhill) that is apparently not enough. For the last three days I have done a...

Although I bike every day 3 miles round trip up a very steep driveway (half is d...

spencoid2

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Finally some "good" news....post LU 177

I just got my latest bloodwork done and one month (appx) after a PSA of 932...my PSA has gone down to 583. It now looks like Dr. Luke was right about my high...

I just got my latest bloodwork done and one month (appx) after a PSA of 932...m...

greatjohn

•3 years ago

57 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for July 2021

Can patients with low-risk PCa benefit from radical treatment?

Poem for the Unsung heroes

Still Waiting on Radiation

Hmm... Please feel free to vote to kick me out of the forum...

Study shows Vegan diet with soy reduces hot flashes in women

Decision needed

Obesity Linked to Lower Death Risk in mCRPC

Mets to bones, liver, lungs and lymph nodes upon diagnosis

Hopeful trial been waiting for is finally about to start

Starting an Immunotherapy trial

What is normal testosterone fluctuation under Eligard and abiraterone?

CAR-T follow-up at City of Hope for Prostate Cancer to Bone

Too much information . Still confused.

Hot Flashes/Flushes RX

More bad news

Tulane for LU-177 clinical trial

Countering Side Effects of Docetaxel

Sick with COVID 6 months after full vaccination

Docetaxel or Erleada.

How do I choose between Cyberknife (SBRT) monotherapy vs HDR Brachytherapy+EBRT?

Book "Let Food be your medicine" by Don Colbert, MD

What causes PCa cells to mutate?

Recent post on brain fog replies

What Would You Advise Please?

What Would You Advise Please?

[M59][EU] Why the recurrence rate% is so high even with brachytherapy+external beam for prostate cancer?

Tingling and Numbness in fingers and toes

A non-blog update

Exercise really helps

Finally some "good" news....post LU 177

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