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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Is my Testosterone high?

Have been on ADT for 25 months. (Lupron 6 mon shots, Abiraterone, & prednisone) Was switched to Eligard on Monday. Bloodwork Monday showed PSA undetectable...

Have been on ADT for 25 months. (Lupron 6 mon shots, Abiraterone, & prednisone)...

Dlanghorne

•3 years ago

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Xtandi

Does Medicare cover the cost of Xtandi?

epfj3333

•3 years ago

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Defeating prostate cancer with diet

Is there anyone here who has defeated their prostate cancer with diet and anti cancer supplements? Cruciferous veggies and fruits plus herbal supplements and...

Is there anyone here who has defeated their prostate cancer with diet and anti c...

Philipino

•3 years ago

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Labcorp ultra sensitive psa assay change again?

Hi friends. Just had an ultra sensitive psa done and I went from <.014 to <.006. I thought they changed the assay to <.014 from <.006? Anyway please let me...

Hi friends. Just had an ultra sensitive psa done and I went from <.014 to <.006....

Mikes21

•3 years ago

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Is there a study or paper that looks at possible overall survival if a certain point is reached after diagnosis.

I’m probably not explaining this very well, but I’m curious to know if anyone is aware of anything that has looked into possible life expectancy for advanced...

I’m probably not explaining this very well, but I’m curious to know if anyone is...

Jlcwonderboy

•3 years ago

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Chemo mouth sores

Has anyone taking chemo experienced mouth sores? If yes, what can be done to prevent mouth sores besides using ice chips?

Has anyone taking chemo experienced mouth sores? If yes, what can be done to pre...

Back2future

•3 years ago

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Any further news about FAPI Theranostics?

Just before the pandemic Tall Allen had this interesting post about FAPI theranostics....

Just before the pandemic Tall Allen had this interesting post about FAPI therano...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Characteristics of BAT responders

Johns Hopkins retrospectively identified genomic characteristics of the best responders to Bipolar Androgen Therapy. They identified 22 men across all their...

Johns Hopkins retrospectively identified genomic characteristics of the best res...

Tall_Allen

•3 years ago

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Orchiectomy vs ADT

Orchiectomy, pro’s or cons? 6 years in 39 rad treatments to prostate bed 2 yrs ago, 5 big rads to 2 nymph’s and iliac bone combined with Eligard. Not fond of...

Orchiectomy, pro’s or cons? 6 years in 39 rad treatments to prostate bed 2 yrs a...

Wynnsts

•3 years ago

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Docetaxel now or later...

Saw the MO on Friday after scans and because the PSA has gone up from 3.8 to 6.2, she is concerned that the ADT is losing effectiveness. Scans look the same...

Saw the MO on Friday after scans and because the PSA has gone up from 3.8 to 6.2...

Karirudy

•3 years ago

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Nubeqa monotherapy update

It is about 6 months in to my experiment with Nubeqa monotherapy, and so far, so good. Latest PSA saw a slight increase from .90 to 1.0, but the thinking is...

It is about 6 months in to my experiment with Nubeqa monotherapy, and so far, so...

joeguy

•3 years ago

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Eligard injection

My hubby got his first Eligard injection in May of this year and it was given in his arm. I’ve read that’s it’s usually injected in abdomen or buttocks. Is...

My hubby got his first Eligard injection in May of this year and it was given in...

Madbeach

•3 years ago

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PSMA results

This site has been very helpful. Thanks very much to all. I appear to be dealing with an oligometastatic recurrence post RP( 2011) and post SRT (2014). My...

This site has been very helpful. Thanks very much to all. I appear to be dealin...

FrankyB4

•3 years ago

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Husband died

The love of my life John died yesterday after a year and a half battle with prostate cancer at the age of 65. I just want to thank everyone in this group for...

The love of my life John died yesterday after a year and a half battle with pro...

Birdfeed

•3 years ago

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Bleeding from urethra…not bladder or kidney

Has anyone had an issue with the scar tissue or whatever the issue is inside my urethra starting to bleed? Everything has been fine with my urinary tract for...

Has anyone had an issue with the scar tissue or whatever the issue is inside my ...

greatjohn

•3 years ago

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BCR and PSA increasing...or not? <.05, 0.15, 0.29, 0.16

Thanks to all who shared comments after I posted that my PSA was increasing after a few years of undetectable readings (following RALP and then adjuvant EBRT...

Thanks to all who shared comments after I posted that my PSA was increasing afte...

PGDuan

•3 years ago

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Question on MP MRI and Pirads score along with PSA

Hello All, thanks for so much valuable information. My father is 74 and he has been on Dutasteride and Tamsulosin for elevated PSA (6) for the past two years....

Hello All, thanks for so much valuable information. My father is 74 and he has b...

DRKC81

•3 years ago

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Baseline Cardiovascular Comorbidities & Mortality after Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

From an interesting 2020 study paper from Taiwan [1]. "ADT was associated with a 17-22% risk reduction in all-cause and PC-specific mortality in men without...

From an interesting 2020 study paper from Taiwan [1]. "ADT was associated with a...

pjoshea13

•3 years ago

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On Treatment-Emergent PC Cellular Senescence: A Catch-22

Tall_Allen's great post updating PEACE1 results brought attention to the problem of treatment emergent cellular senescence in cancer: That chemotherapy and ADT...

Tall_Allen's great post updating PEACE1 results brought attention to the problem...

MateoBeach

•3 years ago

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ADT + Abirterone Failing what's Next?

Dxd in 3/2021 w/ stage 4 PCa (no RP or radiation). After only 5 months on ADT + Abiraterone my stage 4 PCa decided to turbocharge into stage 5. My PSA scores...

Dxd in 3/2021 w/ stage 4 PCa (no RP or radiation). After only 5 months on ADT + ...

Back2future

•3 years ago

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Les relaxing

Here's a picture of Les, my husband, that I took the other day. Skinny but healthy!

Here's a picture of Les, my husband, that I took the other day. Skinny but heal...

bluepacifica

•3 years ago

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Abiraterone keeps men with prostate cancer at risk of spreading alive for longer

https://www.icr.ac.uk/news-archive/abiraterone-keeps-men-with-prostate-cancer-at-risk-of-spreading-alive-for-longer

https://www.icr.ac.uk/news-archive/abiraterone-keeps-men-with-prostate-cancer-at...

sarkozy

•3 years ago

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Starting ADT

How soon after starting ADT can I expect to see side effects?

Tied2work

•3 years ago

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PEACE1 - the advantage of combining docetaxel and abiraterone in men newly diagnosed with high volume metastatic PCA (update)

I promised I'd update this as more info came in. The lead investigator, Karim Fizazi, presented a chart comparing the overall survival in men originally...

I promised I'd update this as more info came in. The lead investigator, Karim Fi...

Tall_Allen

•3 years ago

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Insurance Claim Help

Hello freinds, I've had a PSMA scan and the insurance company needs the procedure broken out between the Gallium 68 component and the PET scan. Does anyone...

Hello freinds, I've had a PSMA scan and the insurance company needs the procedu...

SoonerMark

•3 years ago

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Testosterone Cycling (BAT) provides enhancement of body composition and QOL

Introducing testosterone replacement or therapy for advanced PC patients is a tricky and risky undertaking. This has been much discussed in this forum. Perhaps...

Introducing testosterone replacement or therapy for advanced PC patients is a tr...

MateoBeach

•3 years ago

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Update on Keytruda

Just had my fourth Keytruda infusion so I received my PSA result for my third infusion, for reference at the start my PSA was 34. Start. PSA 34.5 1st...

Just had my fourth Keytruda infusion so I received my PSA result for my third in...

Jackpine

•3 years ago

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Metabolic syndrome and long-term prostate cancer outcomes after radical prostatectomy. Presented at: AUA 2021, held September 10-13, 2021

Jody A. Charnow Reference Wong JE, Erickson TR, Howard LE, et al. Metabolic syndrome and long-term prostate cancer outcomes after radical prostatectomy....

Jody A. Charnow Reference Wong JE, Erickson TR, Howard LE, et al. Metabolic synd...

Graham49

•3 years ago

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Anyone on Nubeqa (darolutamide) with mets?

From what I can find, it appears that darolutamide is only approved for non metastatic castrate resistant PC. My oncologist is looking at using it with...

From what I can find, it appears that darolutamide is only approved for non meta...

davebliz

•3 years ago

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Interesting paper - enzalutamide/ADT in MHSPCa has some excellent results.

Another interesting paper: https://www.onclive.com/view/enzalutamide-adt-maintains-efficacy-regardless-of-prior-antiandrogen-therapy-in-mhspc Adding...

Another interesting paper: https://www.onclive.com/view/enzalutamide-adt-mainta...

Don_1213

•3 years ago

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Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for September 2021

Is my Testosterone high?

Xtandi

Defeating prostate cancer with diet

Labcorp ultra sensitive psa assay change again?

Is there a study or paper that looks at possible overall survival if a certain point is reached after diagnosis.

Chemo mouth sores

Any further news about FAPI Theranostics?

Characteristics of BAT responders

Orchiectomy vs ADT

Docetaxel now or later...

Nubeqa monotherapy update

Eligard injection

PSMA results

Husband died

Bleeding from urethra…not bladder or kidney

BCR and PSA increasing...or not? <.05, 0.15, 0.29, 0.16

Question on MP MRI and Pirads score along with PSA

Baseline Cardiovascular Comorbidities & Mortality after Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

On Treatment-Emergent PC Cellular Senescence: A Catch-22

ADT + Abirterone Failing what's Next?

Les relaxing

Abiraterone keeps men with prostate cancer at risk of spreading alive for longer

Starting ADT

PEACE1 - the advantage of combining docetaxel and abiraterone in men newly diagnosed with high volume metastatic PCA (update)

Insurance Claim Help

Testosterone Cycling (BAT) provides enhancement of body composition and QOL

Update on Keytruda

Metabolic syndrome and long-term prostate cancer outcomes after radical prostatectomy. Presented at: AUA 2021, held September 10-13, 2021

Anyone on Nubeqa (darolutamide) with mets?

Interesting paper - enzalutamide/ADT in MHSPCa has some excellent results.

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