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Budwig treatment

Is any one doing the cottage cheese ( Quark ) and flax seed treatment?

lewicki

•3 years ago

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Chemo induced anemia

My father has had 2 cycles of docetaxel chemo and his Hb is 8.2 g/dl while RBC is 2.96 mcL. Due to this, the next chemo has been postponed by a week The MO...

My father has had 2 cycles of docetaxel chemo and his Hb is 8.2 g/dl while RBC i...

Vsahay

•3 years ago

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medication holiday?

Medication holiday..? Good morning. My 79 yo dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer 15 months ago, PSA 229 / stage 4 (had Mets in the back) - he has been doing...

Medication holiday..? Good morning. My 79 yo dad was diagnosed with prostate can...

ABPW

•3 years ago

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ADTV vacation is over

My bone scan and CT scan in September were so good that I took a vacation from the Orgovyx. I made it to almost 12 weeks and had blood work yesterday morning....

My bone scan and CT scan in September were so good that I took a vacation from t...

Pianodude

•3 years ago

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Skelton brittleness from Lupron

I have been on Lupron for about 16 months. About 7 weeks ago I had a fall on to a hard floor. I landed on my hand. In doing so I twisted my body but didn’t...

I have been on Lupron for about 16 months. About 7 weeks ago I had a fall on to ...

Burnett1948

•3 years ago

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Cabazitaxel and chemo side effects

Hello Everyone, Hope everything is going as well as it can be. I have some Qs for people first handily experiencing or going through chemo. Grandad is...

Hello Everyone, Hope everything is going as well as it can be. I have some Qs f...

Nicholas27

•3 years ago

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My trial update 12 weeks in - Positive results

After Actinium225 infusion on day 1 + Keytruda infusions every 6 weeks (3 so far) + daily Enzalutamide, had updated blood work and scans at week 12. Bone and...

After Actinium225 infusion on day 1 + Keytruda infusions every 6 weeks (3 so far...

HopingForTheBest1

•3 years ago

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For Those Interested....what a journey. My new Prostate cancer that has gone into my brain's lining....and also my brain...Stone Crabs

WELL...(deep subject) everyone wants to know what happened with my new Radiation Oncologist who is a BRAIN specialist. We celebrated with late lunch at...

WELL...(deep subject) everyone wants to know what happened with my new Radiation...

greatjohn

•3 years ago

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Mixed results after two more Lu177 treatments

On Monday I had a Pylarify PSMA scan after two Lu177 treatments in Munich. The results are mixed. The lymph node metastases are now much smaller but the C1...

On Monday I had a Pylarify PSMA scan after two Lu177 treatments in Munich. The ...

andrew61

•3 years ago

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Chemo with docetaxel?

I recently posted about my experience with Zytiga, and the proposed switch to Erleada, which I haven't yet tried, partly due to cost and difficulties of...

I recently posted about my experience with Zytiga, and the proposed switch to Er...

Arcticfox44

•3 years ago

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Never give up. A new protocol is just around the corner.

Never Give Up!!!!

Spyder54

•3 years ago

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A question about the immune system

I’ve been researching the immune system to see if my hypothesis about using T cells from a patient that had spontaneous remission could be used to train the...

I’ve been researching the immune system to see if my hypothesis about using T ce...

Javelin18

•3 years ago

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EXPANDED ACCESS FOR Lu-PSMA-617

Expanded access allows a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer access to an investigative medical product prior to its commercial...

Expanded access allows a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate c...

skateguy

•3 years ago

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INCONTINENCE CONTROL

I have been dealing with this problem for about four years now, so today I tried something a little different. Instead of wearing a catheter condom & bag,...

I have been dealing with this problem for about four years now, so today I tried...

E2-Guy

•3 years ago

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Mixing vaccines

My father has (finally) gotten his third dose, now Phizer (first two Astra Zeneca) and this cheered me up even more:...

My father has (finally) gotten his third dose, now Phizer (first two Astra Zenec...

TheTopBanana

•3 years ago

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Time for Salvage Radiation?

Following my prostatectomy in Oct 2018, my PSA was undetectable until May last year when it started to increase: 5/20 0.02; 8/20 0.03; 11/20 0.03; 4/21 0.06;...

Following my prostatectomy in Oct 2018, my PSA was undetectable until May last y...

Clouds_69

•3 years ago

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It is likely mRNA technology is going to be what cures cancer in the next 5 to 10 years

https://biontech.de/ ... it is likely going to be what cures cancer in the next 5 to 10 years ... they have already done studies on over 200 cancer patients...

https://biontech.de/ ... it is likely going to be what cures cancer in the next...

George71

•3 years ago

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Heartburn - Antiacid Recomendations

Over the last few weeks I’ve been waking in the early morning hours with painful heartburn that disrupts my sleep. I know I need to get to the root cause, and...

Over the last few weeks I’ve been waking in the early morning hours with painful...

6357axbz

•3 years ago

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My brother has had major on and off pain (from testicles to lower abdominal) for more than six months and his doctor has no suggestion!

Hello everyone. I haven't been on here for a while, but this is for my brother (58 years old). He had his prostate removed about 5 years ago and followed up...

Hello everyone. I haven't been on here for a while, but this is for my brother ...

Terry33

•3 years ago

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Timing of Radiation treatment after starting ADT

From the few studies I have seen the sweet spot ( for maximum shrinkage of the prostate) seems to be 12 to 24 weeks after starting on ADT ( I am on Lupron and...

From the few studies I have seen the sweet spot ( for maximum shrinkage of the ...

Scout4answers

•3 years ago

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Cannibus for pain

Any info on use of cannibus allowed?

Joecarver

•3 years ago

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Immediate vs Deferred Treatment of BCR after primary and adjuvant therapies. ADT, now or later?

Hi all, A few of us are in the BCR situation so here is a helpful (but hard to read) paper on the situation when BCR and PSA comes back >...

Hi all, A few of us are in the BCR situation so here is a helpful (but hard to ...

PGDuan

•3 years ago

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XTANDI dosage questions - do we need a different dosage to attain steady state and to maintain steady state??

Has anyone seen – or done some calculations on Xtandi dosage? From what I can see they arrived at 160 as the standard dosage after trials showed increasing...

Has anyone seen – or done some calculations on Xtandi dosage? From what I can se...

Stoneartist

•3 years ago

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cabazitaxel or LU177

Hi to ALL I have to choose between cabazitaxel or lu177 for my next treatement According to you, is it better to begin with jetvana or with lu177 Taxotere...

Hi to ALL I have to choose between cabazitaxel or lu177 for my next treatement ...

Wakaka

•3 years ago

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Bone Scan question

Hello fellow warriors, my latest CT and bone scan is showing no new lesions, hoping for Zytiga to lower PSA further, asked oncologist if bone scan would show...

Hello fellow warriors, my latest CT and bone scan is showing no new lesions, hop...

inthefight

•3 years ago

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Side effects from 177LU PSMA 617

I was advised that LU treatments can significantly injure or destroy salivary glands because they also exhibit PSMA. Can anyone comment on the side effects of...

I was advised that LU treatments can significantly injure or destroy salivary gl...

shipoo

•3 years ago

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Hmm... Met with my MO yesterday and happened to discuss DMSO...

Last summer, one of our esteemed members, broached the subject of supplements. Among them was DMSO (for pain relief) and I decided (after intensive research)...

Last summer, one of our esteemed members, broached the subject of supplements. A...

westof

•3 years ago

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MY PSA is 2.3 but both bone scan and CT scan show negative findings - doctor recommends i get a PSMA PET scan - thoughts?

Hello - I had my prostate removed in 2010 due to discovery of prostate cancer - stage 3. For the next 9 years my PSA under 1 - IN 2019 PSA was 1.0 Now this...

Hello - I had my prostate removed in 2010 due to discovery of prostate cancer - ...

coachmark

•3 years ago

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Question about balancing treatment, and my job

This is a logistics question. If it turns out that I need to get radiation treatments with adt, whether I go with Fox Chase in Philly, or Johns Hopkins in...

This is a logistics question. If it turns out that I need to get radiation treat...

twostrats

•3 years ago

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Results after Orchiectomy

I'm entering my 5th year of stage 4 PC and 1 month away from my 78th birthday. I had Orchiectomy done starting with a psa of 1.1 in April 2021 and my psa has...

I'm entering my 5th year of stage 4 PC and 1 month away from my 78th birthday. I...

ctflatlander

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for November 2021

Budwig treatment

Chemo induced anemia

medication holiday?

ADTV vacation is over

Skelton brittleness from Lupron

Cabazitaxel and chemo side effects

My trial update 12 weeks in - Positive results

For Those Interested....what a journey. My new Prostate cancer that has gone into my brain's lining....and also my brain...Stone Crabs

Mixed results after two more Lu177 treatments

Chemo with docetaxel?

Never give up. A new protocol is just around the corner.

A question about the immune system

EXPANDED ACCESS FOR Lu-PSMA-617

INCONTINENCE CONTROL

Mixing vaccines

Time for Salvage Radiation?

It is likely mRNA technology is going to be what cures cancer in the next 5 to 10 years

Heartburn - Antiacid Recomendations

My brother has had major on and off pain (from testicles to lower abdominal) for more than six months and his doctor has no suggestion!

Timing of Radiation treatment after starting ADT

Cannibus for pain

Immediate vs Deferred Treatment of BCR after primary and adjuvant therapies. ADT, now or later?

XTANDI dosage questions - do we need a different dosage to attain steady state and to maintain steady state??

cabazitaxel or LU177

Bone Scan question

Side effects from 177LU PSMA 617

Hmm... Met with my MO yesterday and happened to discuss DMSO...

MY PSA is 2.3 but both bone scan and CT scan show negative findings - doctor recommends i get a PSMA PET scan - thoughts?

Question about balancing treatment, and my job

Results after Orchiectomy

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