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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Anything that can be done here?

4 years ago, my dad (now 72) was diagnosed with (what was at the time thought to be) localized prostate cancer. He underwent radiation and a couple years of...

4 years ago, my dad (now 72) was diagnosed with (what was at the time thought to...

adsnj

•3 years ago

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Edema with Advanced stage 4

Edema. Should we worry? My husband has gained about ten pounds on his 174 lb frame in the last few days. Legs, ankles and buttocks are swollen, tight, and...

Edema. Should we worry? My husband has gained about ten pounds on his 174 lb fr...

Sipj

•3 years ago

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Dr. Eugene Kwon of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Eugene Kwon seems like a very good Doc. He has some impressive Youtube videos. Does anyone here use him? Do you have any recommendations on how to schedule...

Dr. Eugene Kwon seems like a very good Doc. He has some impressive Youtube video...

cesces

•3 years ago

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Good Therapy

Our family has decided to spend the holidays with friends in Santa Fe. The Christmas displays are beautiful, in an already beautiful town. I’m also hoping that...

Our family has decided to spend the holidays with friends in Santa Fe. The Chris...

Javelin18

•3 years ago

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Distant Lymph node treatment options?

I'm new here! Let me give you my background.. I'm 70 years old and was dx in September 2021,Gleason 9 - 4+5 / pT3bN1M1), PSA 198 with Pet CT PSMA F18, MR, Bone...

I'm new here! Let me give you my background.. I'm 70 years old and was dx in Sep...

Fenix11

•3 years ago

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Androgen Deprivation Therapy & Inguinal Hernia

New study from Sweden below [1]. "It has been suggested that hypogonadism increases the risk for inguinal hernia (IH)." "The study population in this...

New study from Sweden below [1]. "It has been suggested that hypogonadism increa...

pjoshea13

•3 years ago

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Zolodex rash and minor incontinence

I have recently, 2 months now, had Zolodex injections and due to start 3 monthly injections. I have 2 issues, firstly an itchy rash within my pubic hairline....

I have recently, 2 months now, had Zolodex injections and due to start 3 monthly...

Runner1957

•3 years ago

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Got #2 Cabazitaxel 💙

My AST and ALT numbers went up over 10 times normal after #1 Cabazitaxel. Had to postpone #2 until it resolved. The latest results showed they were still...

My AST and ALT numbers went up over 10 times normal after #1 Cabazitaxel. Had to...

dockam

•3 years ago

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Hot Flashes

I began taking 120 mg daily of Orgovyx last week and am already experiencing hot flashes. I know from my previous experience on Lupron that my hot flashes can...

I began taking 120 mg daily of Orgovyx last week and am already experiencing hot...

Murph256

•3 years ago

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And just like that....ten days of presentations concludes

Fortunately, we have posted all of the 31 streamed presentations on YouTube. You can find a clickable list on https://malecare.org/replays We hope you find...

Fortunately, we have posted all of the 31 streamed presentations on YouTube. Yo...

Darryl

Partner•3 years ago

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Hello from down under

Hi all, I’ll try to keep my journey with prostate cancer brief. I was diagnosed in March 2016 with advanced and aggressive PC with a Gleason 7. I chose surgery...

Hi all, I’ll try to keep my journey with prostate cancer brief. I was diagnosed ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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PSA slightly up after salvage radiation

I was diagnosed with PCA Gleason 8 in 01/2009 and had prostatectomy in 02/2009. PSA <.01 for 8 years. in 2017 the PSA was, 0.1 (no less than sign). It...

I was diagnosed with PCA Gleason 8 in 01/2009 and had prostatectomy in 02/2009. ...

old64horn

•3 years ago

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When to go back on ADT

PSA is now < 0.02. Off of ADT now for fourteen months. On vacation. Do I go back on now as a precaution or wait till PSA rises and to what number? Also, if I...

PSA is now < 0.02. Off of ADT now for fourteen months. On vacation. Do I go back...

lewicki

•3 years ago

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Hospice Journey 12/11 - 12/17

Quite an adventure this week and not necessarily in a good way. I can feel weakness setting in, so much that I am actually having to press the keys harder in...

Quite an adventure this week and not necessarily in a good way. I can feel weak...

JimBarringer

•3 years ago

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CBD oil

Recently I had a big problem with sleep, and my friend advised me https://plantoflife.co/product-category/oils/full-spectrum-oil, with the help of which my...

Recently I had a big problem with sleep, and my friend advised me https://planto...

llugguss

•3 years ago

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Nubeqa monotherapy experiment coming to end

Sadly it looks like after roughly 9 months of Nubeqa as a monotherapy, the Nubeqa alone is not going to keep PSA at bay. PSA has steadily crept up from a low...

Sadly it looks like after roughly 9 months of Nubeqa as a monotherapy, the Nubeq...

joeguy

•3 years ago

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PT2CPN0 is this cure able?

My urologist told me a few years ago, there is no cure for me. He would treat me like a diabetic. I was a G7 [3+4] psa now 0.22. If no bone metastasis is there...

My urologist told me a few years ago, there is no cure for me. He would treat me...

Echotango51

•3 years ago

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Digging into STAMPEDE data fir SBRT

The topic of whether to irradiate the prostate when there are distant metastases cones up regularly on the forum. Here’s an interview with Dr Koontz, Duke...

The topic of whether to irradiate the prostate when there are distant metastases...

Javelin18

•3 years ago

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Looking for some hope

So I am officially castrate resistant. 3 years and 2 months after my diagnosis. Yesterday I got my results from my PSMA PET scan at Duke and it showed about 7...

So I am officially castrate resistant. 3 years and 2 months after my diagnosis....

Oct18

•3 years ago

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Any one else experienced this condition

Hemiplegic migraine

Bowk

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Dec 17 Day 10 Last Day Prostate Cancer Presentations

https://youtu.be/whWPtWZIBGs https://youtu.be/IX19fBDbkD0 https://youtu.be/UcfEd2K6Sl8 Please support our work and community by donating at:...

https://youtu.be/whWPtWZIBGs https://youtu.be/IX19fBDbkD0 https://youtu.be/Ucf...

Darryl

Partner•3 years ago

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Radiation treatment 5 days a week

Hi, I'm having radiation treatment to prostate 5 days a week, from Dec 14th to Jan 21st. I'm like holy ripe guacamole Batman, this is extreme. Asked the Doc,...

Hi, I'm having radiation treatment to prostate 5 days a week, from Dec 14th to J...

DarkEnergy

•3 years ago

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Zytiga + Lynparza

Does anyone have experience on this treatment ? This is what is being suggested for my dad until possibly Lu 177.

Does anyone have experience on this treatment ? This is what is being suggested ...

Stumpgirl

•3 years ago

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olaparin (Lynparza) and low HGB

I've been taking olaparib for about four months and my HGB dropped to 9.5 after having hovered around 10.5 for 3-4 months. The previous blood test at 10.7...

I've been taking olaparib for about four months and my HGB dropped to 9.5 after...

GDeG

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Angiotensin Ⅱ Receptor Blockers

A new paper in the Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy, below, [1]. "The use of anti-hypertensive drugs was reportedly associated with an increasing...

A new paper in the Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy, below, [1]. "The...

pjoshea13

•3 years ago

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My PSA is now at 47 after a high of 160 and a low of 5 after starting ADT with Firmagon, Abiraterone and Prednisone about 9 months ago

I was put on Firmagon in January and my testosterone responded almost immediately to less than 7, but the PSA kept rising, so I was put on Abiraterone and...

I was put on Firmagon in January and my testosterone responded almost immediatel...

diamondrn

•3 years ago

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Transformer study -Dr. Szmulewitz- BAT and Adaptive Theory

Had a meeting yesterday with my MO and asked him about The TRANSFORMER Study, BAT and Adaptive Theory. He is very committed to SOC and I was surprised that...

Had a meeting yesterday with my MO and asked him about The TRANSFORMER Study, BA...

Scout4answers

•3 years ago

24 Replies

Orchiectomy with TRT

Has anyone with an orchiectomy done TRT? I know that completely defeats the purpose but my wife's only concern with my doing an orchiectomy is that it means...

Has anyone with an orchiectomy done TRT? I know that completely defeats the purp...

Hidden

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Contrast fluid/dye

My father is doing a bone scintigraphy and CT-scan for thorax and abdomen. His prostate was removed in 2017. Is there anything to think about in regard to...

My father is doing a bone scintigraphy and CT-scan for thorax and abdomen. His p...

TheTopBanana

•3 years ago

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Lymph Node Fiducial placement ?

Hello All , I have recently been dx Stage IV with 1 hot lymph Node ( 5x6 ) in the pelvic area . After 5 yrs my primary SBRT cyberknife failed . The plan is to...

Hello All , I have recently been dx Stage IV with 1 hot lymph Node ( 5x6 ) in th...

reconjj

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for December 2021

Anything that can be done here?

Edema with Advanced stage 4

Dr. Eugene Kwon of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Good Therapy

Distant Lymph node treatment options?

Androgen Deprivation Therapy & Inguinal Hernia

Zolodex rash and minor incontinence

Got #2 Cabazitaxel 💙

Hot Flashes

And just like that....ten days of presentations concludes

Hello from down under

PSA slightly up after salvage radiation

When to go back on ADT

Hospice Journey 12/11 - 12/17

CBD oil

Nubeqa monotherapy experiment coming to end

PT2CPN0 is this cure able?

Digging into STAMPEDE data fir SBRT

Looking for some hope

Any one else experienced this condition

Dec 17 Day 10 Last Day Prostate Cancer Presentations

Radiation treatment 5 days a week

Zytiga + Lynparza

olaparin (Lynparza) and low HGB

Angiotensin Ⅱ Receptor Blockers

My PSA is now at 47 after a high of 160 and a low of 5 after starting ADT with Firmagon, Abiraterone and Prednisone about 9 months ago

Transformer study -Dr. Szmulewitz- BAT and Adaptive Theory

Orchiectomy with TRT

Contrast fluid/dye

Lymph Node Fiducial placement ?

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