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4K Score

Has anyone utilized the 4K Score blood test?

Has anyone utilized the 4K Score blood test?

•6 years ago

PSA spiked

Hi, I am new at HealthUnlocked. PSA 29.4 and after biopsy (10 samples - 4 at 30% and 6 at 50%) confirmed cancerous with Gleason score 4+5=9 on May 2015. No...

Hi, I am new at HealthUnlocked. PSA 29.4 and after biopsy (10 samples - 4 at 30%...

•6 years ago

Trump Administration Proposal to Reduce Medicare Drug Prices

This is sort of interesting... if they do it well. If they do it poorly, we might have problems getting the new high priced prostate cancer drugs that have...

This is sort of interesting... if they do it well. If they do it poorly, we mig...

•6 years ago

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SBRT has excellent outcomes for intermediate risk patients

This is the 7- year update of the consortium study on 2,142 low and intermediate risk patients treated with SBRT (external beam radiation in 5 treatments). We...

This is the 7- year update of the consortium study on 2,142 low and intermediate...

•6 years ago

Alternative Treatments Overseas

Several people have mentioned alternative or integrative treatment centers in Germany, Switzerland and Mexico that offer regional hyperthermia , IV treatments,...

Several people have mentioned alternative or integrative treatment centers in Ge...

•6 years ago

Hi, i'm new here

In the waiting stage for an agreed prostatectomy. I am 58 years of age. Gleason score of 3+4. Initial PSA of 6.5, followed by another test of 7.5 two weeks...

In the waiting stage for an agreed prostatectomy. I am 58 years of age. Gleason ...

•6 years ago

post PSA persistent PSA

Hi. I've been following the forum in behalf of my dad since June and wondering your thoughts. He was diagnosed with 2c Gleason 7 (4+3) and had RP June 2018....

Hi. I've been following the forum in behalf of my dad since June and wondering y...

•6 years ago

Days From Surgery and Having Doubts

Hi All, Five days away from scheduled surgery to remove prostate. PSA around 12-14 for over a year. 7/12 biopsy cores positive, some Gleason 7s and one 8....

Hi All, Five days away from scheduled surgery to remove prostate. PSA around 12-...

•6 years ago

18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Scan at NIH

I have appointments for MRI and 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT at NIH (Clinical study) on October 22 and October 23. I also have an appointment for Axumin PT/CT scan at...

I have appointments for MRI and 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT at NIH (Clinical study) on Oct...

•6 years ago

Another randomized clinical trial shows no benefit to adding docetaxel to radiation + ADT in high risk patients

On the whole, there is no benefit to adding docetaxel at the end of radiation and then continuing with long-term ADT in high risk men. One trial (GETUG-12)...

On the whole, there is no benefit to adding docetaxel at the end of radiation an...

•6 years ago

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Active Surveillance: Is this a good treatment?

50 year old. PSA 4.1. Diagnosed yesterday after a MRI and transperineal template biopsy. Gleason 6 (3+3). 35 cores taken, good lengths in all, 1 core with 1mm...

50 year old. PSA 4.1. Diagnosed yesterday after a MRI and transperineal template...

•6 years ago

Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Monotherapy at the Mayo Clinic

Mayo just published their 10-year results using seeds as a monotherapy (without external beam radiation). Results look good for anyone with a GS 3+4 or less....

Mayo just published their 10-year results using seeds as a monotherapy (without ...

•6 years ago

Prevention of prostate cancer

Thank you for allowing me to join. I am 82, with a psa reading of 3.1, which has slowly been increasing for the past 10 years. A biopsy of my prostate 3 years...

Thank you for allowing me to join. I am 82, with a psa reading of 3.1, which has...

•6 years ago

Surgical vs. chemical..,

Wondering about the difference between surgical castration and chemical? Primarily if you get surgical castration do you need to go on hormone therapy...and...

Wondering about the difference between surgical castration and chemical? Primari...

•6 years ago

A reason to have both ?

Short recap: MRI found tumors, biopsy results Gleason's 8 and 9 in majority of samples, cancer found in left seminal vesicle, all pretty grim. Local urologist...

Short recap: MRI found tumors, biopsy results Gleason's 8 and 9 in majority of s...

•6 years ago

ASTRO, ASCO, & AUA strongly endorse a shortened course of IMRT for primary therapy

They strongly endorsed moderate hypofractionation (20 or 26 treatments) but only conditionally endorsed SBRT because they didn't consider any data after...

They strongly endorsed moderate hypofractionation (20 or 26 treatments) but only...

•6 years ago

Info Request For Cyberknife Procedure

Hello, Can anyone provide some feedback regarding their experience with a radiation process called Cyberknife? I understand there is not a lot of history out...

Hello, Can anyone provide some feedback regarding their experience with a radia...

•6 years ago

What questions do I need to ask when I get my Biopsy Results?

I am getting my Biopsy Results on Monday - see my profile for more information. I have searched everywhere and cannot seem to find what questions I should be...

I am getting my Biopsy Results on Monday - see my profile for more information. ...

•6 years ago

I Just Got To Know

I haven't been posting and replying on here very long but I have something I need to ask since this looks like where I'm going to be getting all my support...

I haven't been posting and replying on here very long but I have something I nee...

•6 years ago

Join the NEW Active Surveillance community!

Active Surveillance men, and those who care about them, are invited to join our new community, https://healthunlocked.com/active-surveillance-prostate (click...

Active Surveillance men, and those who care about them, are invited to join our ...

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What To Do

For those that don't know me I was diagnosed back in early July with Advanced Prostate Cancer. A biopsy found it in all core samples taken. (12) Gleason 7,...

For those that don't know me I was diagnosed back in early July with Advanced P...

•6 years ago

Family Concern - bleeding

Hi all - Just a bit of background, my dad (52) was diagnosed with prostate cancer about two months ago, we have been assured it is a small slow growing cancer...

Hi all - Just a bit of background, my dad (52) was diagnosed with prostate cance...

•6 years ago

Participate in research study as part of RALP?

I have my surgery coming up in a few weeks and the hospital would like me to participate in a research study on anesthesiology's impact on memory (this can be...

I have my surgery coming up in a few weeks and the hospital would like me to par...

•6 years ago

Resveratrol treatment may preserve erectile function after radiotherapy

This paper was published in July in the International Journal of Impotence Research. The full text is available at...

This paper was published in July in the International Journal of Impotence Resea...

•6 years ago