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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Radiation after Radical Prostatectomy with Lymph Node Removal in Non Metastatic and Metastatic Men. Need some answers.

For anyone following this post, just asking for clarity on the differences and to share your individual experiences. I had a radical prostatectomy with lymph...

For anyone following this post, just asking for clarity on the differences and t...

•1 year ago

can anyone refer a Mecical Oncologist in the Phoenix area?

moving there at the end of summer. Oligometastatic in remission.

moving there at the end of summer. Oligometastatic in remission.

•1 year ago

AIS National Cancer Survivor's Day

Hey y'all, here's to all of us Survivors 💙AIS Adventist Health hosted a lil gathering to fete Survivors. Lol, they asked me to speak😬 In previous years, I...

Hey y'all, here's to all of us Survivors 💙AIS Adventist Health hosted a lil gat...

•1 year ago

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Any advice on LU 177?

I don't know if I'll be a candidate for the procedure because of kidney issues, but I still want to make an informed decision between that and risk bone pain...

I don't know if I'll be a candidate for the procedure because of kidney issues, ...

•1 year ago

BAT Doctor

Can anyone perhaps recommend a practitioner in South Florida that will administer and manage a BAT protocol? Thanks

Can anyone perhaps recommend a practitioner in South Florida that will administe...

•1 year ago

About Radiation After Radical Prostatectomy

Do Physicians only recommend radiation for non metastatic men? and only recently in Oligo metastatic patients? Do they use radiation as a tool to bring psa...

Do Physicians only recommend radiation for non metastatic men? and only recentl...

•1 year ago

QOL post , etrike trip to Eaton regional hike & bike trail.

this post about a nice regional park to visit in the Central Valley of California California . Plus it’s about “ mobility “ , being able to make this type...

this post about a nice regional park to visit in the Central Valley of Californ...

•1 year ago

MO recommends decreased Docetaxel dose

Hi all, We had our first appointment with my dads MO after his first chemo session. His MO is decreasing his Docetaxel dose to 75%. His first session did land...

Hi all, We had our first appointment with my dads MO after his first chemo sess...

•1 year ago

Day 15 of 33 EBRT

So far 30 GY of 66 fractional GY VMAT to prostate fossa and lymph nodes all the way up to the common iliac nodes. 15 Days, and no side effects Thanks for...

So far 30 GY of 66 fractional GY VMAT to prostate fossa and lymph nodes all the...

•1 year ago

My bone scan results compared to previous PET/CT

I am posting a screenshot of the findings from a NM bone scan I had it done last Monday. I can read what it says and will be seeing Onco next week. In the...

I am posting a screenshot of the findings from a NM bone scan I had it done last...

•1 year ago

Emsella treats for incontinence

Does anyone know about this newer treatment for urinary incontinence ?

Does anyone know about this newer treatment for urinary incontinence ?

•1 year ago

brca 2

is there a difference between having a germline BRCA 2 mutation vs a somatic ? My dads is somatic not inherited ? They saw this by testing the tumor. I'm...

is there a difference between having a germline BRCA 2 mutation vs a somatic ? M...

•1 year ago

is this the new normal?

spent yesterday in the ER again…. My Joe has pneumonia again: this time with a partially collapsed lung. He’s had it now in April, May and June. This time...

spent yesterday in the ER again…. My Joe has pneumonia again: this time with a ...

•1 year ago

Last chance saloon or what?

My most recent PSA score went up to 9.04 from 2.45 in March, 2.14 in January 1.05 in November and it was 0.61 in August. I finished Docetaxyl chemotherapy on...

My most recent PSA score went up to 9.04 from 2.45 in March, 2.14 in January 1.0...

•1 year ago

Taiwan has not as many hormonal drugs as the US has

Taiwan has not as many hormonal drugs like US has. I had Casadox first and then Xtandi which failed to be effective after one and half years of treatment. How...

Taiwan has not as many hormonal drugs like US has. I had Casadox first and then ...

•1 year ago

Xtandi is failing

Details are in my profile. Overall I’ve had good but not remarkably long term PCa control from standard of care treatments. In July 2018 when first...

Details are in my profile. Overall I’ve had good but not remarkably long term P...

•1 year ago

Mosquitos and being on ADT

I it just me or are mosquitoes no longer coming after us during walks in the woods? Scientists have figured out that sweat components attract them. And it...

I it just me or are mosquitoes no longer coming after us during walks in the woo...

•1 year ago

Radiation safety precautions

96 yr old who's still going. A little slower but my daughter won't let me be sedentary. She's a real nag about, at minimum, 360 ounces of water, short walks...

96 yr old who's still going. A little slower but my daughter won't let me be sed...

•1 year ago

Travel Insurance for a cruise?

I am booked to go on a cruise later this year and have started looking for suitable travel insurance. The company recommended by the cruise line says they...

I am booked to go on a cruise later this year and have started looking for suita...

•1 year ago

A Longevity Mindset is one in which you believe in the ability of science to extend your healthspan, perhaps by ten or twenty years.

I am shooting for 30+ The Tech Blog by Peter H. Diamandis, MD Presented by Untitled design (25)-1 My Longevity Practices Part 5: Mindset How...

I am shooting for 30+ The Tech Blog by Peter H. Diamandis, MD Presented by ...

•1 year ago

Update my progress posted by Formosan

Almost a month elapsed since I posted on this very informative and supportive group-net. To update my condition to those who responded to my question, i am...

Almost a month elapsed since I posted on this very informative and supportive gr...

•1 year ago

What's the deal with ADT and increased risk of metabolic syndrome? Can anyone confirm this personally?

Just here to learn as much as possible.

Just here to learn as much as possible.

•1 year ago

Has anyone returned to the first line of HT after second line failed?

Question 1: I would appreciate anyone who can share their experiences about returning to the first line of HT (Casadox) after the second line (Xtandi) failed....

Question 1: I would appreciate anyone who can share their experiences about retu...

•1 year ago

numb chin syndrome

I seem to have a numb chin syndrome, a good week now. The cause should be a metastasis on my skull, pressing on a nerve and causing the numbness of the chin....

I seem to have a numb chin syndrome, a good week now. The cause should be a meta...

•1 year ago

Cyberknife For Periaortic Lymph Nodes

I’m going to be starting RT in September for my prostate and pelvic LN mets (2). My RO doesn’t want to use EBRT on my periaortic LN mets (2), he feels like...

I’m going to be starting RT in September for my prostate and pelvic LN mets (2)....

Peeffervescence

•1 year ago

Any coming back from this?

Here’s a summary of my father’s situation since he was diagnosed last year in May 2022. I used all of his clinical reports to create this, but you can see my...

Here’s a summary of my father’s situation since he was diagnosed last year in Ma...

•1 year ago

Dull red blotches at chemo infusion site

Hoping somebody has some experience with this and can help. Eric had his 3rd docetaxel chemo Friday, and for the first time ever, developed swelling above and...

Hoping somebody has some experience with this and can help. Eric had his 3rd doc...

•1 year ago

Pluvicto Update

I have had 3 treatments now and unfortunately the pain has increased significantly each week. My PSA has continued to rise also. Had a PSMA SCAN yesterday...

I have had 3 treatments now and unfortunately the pain has increased significan...

•1 year ago

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