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EBRT - Is it the right thing and what to expect?
After DX in November 2018 with Stage IV and Gleason of 5+4 and 4+5, and 5 years of ADT of Lupron (then Orgovyx), prednisone 5mg, and Zytiga 250mg with low fat breakfast, my PSA stayed stable at 0.4 or 0.5. At end of 2013, PSA started rising to latest value of 0.84. Had PSMA PET Scan March 5, 2024
After DX in November 2018 with Stage IV and Gleason of 5+4 and 4+5, and 5 years of ADT of Lupron (then Orgovyx), prednisone 5mg, and Zytiga 250mg with low fat breakfast, my PSA stayed stable at 0.4 or 0.5. At end of 2013, PSA started rising to latest value of 0.84. Had PSMA PET Scan March 5, 2024
JazzMan42
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Brachytherapy boost HDR vs LDR +/- ADT
A bit of my background: 50 years old, Gleason score of 4+3, a PSA of 11, decipher is low, and possible extracapsular extension. 1) I know what LDR and HDR do, but what are the differences in terms of their long-term side effects? 2) Should I include ADT for a better outcome and what percentage improvement
A bit of my background: 50 years old, Gleason score of 4+3, a PSA of 11, decipher is low, and possible extracapsular extension. 1) I know what LDR and HDR do, but what are the differences in terms of their long-term side effects? 2) Should I include ADT for a better outcome and what percentage improvement
Infamous9597
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Should Perineural Invasion (PNI) change my Radiation Treatment Plan
Hi everyone. A quick background. Age 59. Was diagnosed in Nov 2023 with Gleason 3+4=7 Intermediate Unfavorable (10 of 15 cores positive) and tumor in both side of prostate. PSA 5.9 Decipher .49 Bone Scan showed no metastasis Met with Multi Discipline team at Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax
Hi everyone. A quick background. Age 59. Was diagnosed in Nov 2023 with Gleason 3+4=7 Intermediate Unfavorable (10 of 15 cores positive) and tumor in both side of prostate. PSA 5.9 Decipher .49 Bone Scan showed no metastasis Met with Multi Discipline team at Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
6 months ago
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Latest Prostate Cancer News from ESMO23
For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those just curious about the current thinking on 'where to next' the latest GU Cast podcast from Declan Murphy is well worth watching. The presentation is ‘peppered’ with conversation from the various speakers interviewed that
For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those just curious about the current thinking on 'where to next' the latest GU Cast podcast from Declan Murphy is well worth watching. The presentation is ‘peppered’ with conversation from the various speakers interviewed that
marnieg46
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
Radiation Confusion- please help clarify
Referred to and met with radiation oncologist because my PC is active again after almost 3 years. This will be my first experience with radiation. It was explained and I thought I understood but am now completely confused - scans (PSMA, MRI, CT and bone scan) showed activity in prostate, SV, and one
Referred to and met with radiation oncologist because my PC is active again after almost 3 years. This will be my first experience with radiation. It was explained and I thought I understood but am now completely confused - scans (PSMA, MRI, CT and bone scan) showed activity in prostate, SV, and one
MPCSUX
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Right phrenic nerve paralysis
Path from RP showed extensive perineural involvement. No other risk factors for phrenic nerve paralysis. Haven't talked to MO yet, but sure concerned it's tumor invasion. PSA still <0.04.
Path from RP showed extensive perineural involvement. No other risk factors for phrenic nerve paralysis. Haven't talked to MO yet, but sure concerned it's tumor invasion. PSA still <0.04.
rfgh20
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
6 months ago
Testosterone Replacement Therapy ????
Hello Brothers ! Wishing everyone a great summer ! Or winter …. If you are on the other end of the globe ! I am now almost over 5.5 years since my last Lupron injection and have had undetectable PSA for almost 7 years. My testosterone recovered to greater than 200 in late 2019. For 2.5 years testosterone
Hello Brothers ! Wishing everyone a great summer ! Or winter …. If you are on the other end of the globe ! I am now almost over 5.5 years since my last Lupron injection and have had undetectable PSA for almost 7 years. My testosterone recovered to greater than 200 in late 2019. For 2.5 years testosterone
G9doingfine
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Terrible sleep issues
So now I’m 10+ weeks into treatment consisting of Lupron+Abiraterrone and have completed 5 of 20 radiation sessions. In many ways things seem to be going very well. My PSA numbers have gone from 8.4 to .2 and still falling. My side effects have been minimal , only lately have I seen some mild hot
So now I’m 10+ weeks into treatment consisting of Lupron+Abiraterrone and have completed 5 of 20 radiation sessions. In many ways things seem to be going very well. My PSA numbers have gone from 8.4 to .2 and still falling. My side effects have been minimal , only lately have I seen some mild hot
Willie51
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Prostate Cancer And Gay Men
1 month ago
Please advice
My latest PSA on 6/11/24 was 1.06 up from 0.65 on 4/2/24. I have a meeting with my MO on 4/26 to discuss the next step. I was taking Opdivo immunotherapy from 2/2023 to 2/2024 for bladder cancer. so far my bladder cancer is in check so now I can focus on my PCA. Should I get a PSMA pet? is it time to
My latest PSA on 6/11/24 was 1.06 up from 0.65 on 4/2/24. I have a meeting with my MO on 4/26 to discuss the next step. I was taking Opdivo immunotherapy from 2/2023 to 2/2024 for bladder cancer. so far my bladder cancer is in check so now I can focus on my PCA. Should I get a PSMA pet? is it time to
old64horn
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Recent dropping of guideline "Post from your own experience".
I find this forum useful and informative, especially when members share from their personal experiences. IMO the dropping of the referenced guideline is not an enhancement to this forum. Currently, I am one of the participants in discussions about surgery and ultrasensitive PSA testing. I have considerable
I find this forum useful and informative, especially when members share from their personal experiences. IMO the dropping of the referenced guideline is not an enhancement to this forum. Currently, I am one of the participants in discussions about surgery and ultrasensitive PSA testing. I have considerable
NanoMRI
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Confused about how all the different PCa drugs work?
This recent article (Oct 2023) has a nice high level diagram that organizes the more common prostate cancer drugs and their mechanism of action. Scroll down to Figure 1. De Novo Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Are We Moving toward a Personalized Treatment? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605467
This recent article (Oct 2023) has a nice high level diagram that organizes the more common prostate cancer drugs and their mechanism of action. Scroll down to Figure 1. De Novo Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Are We Moving toward a Personalized Treatment? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605467
skiingfiend
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
options after Docetaxel
Hi- I have posted before concerning my brother’s prostate treatment. To give a brief overview- my brother was diagnosed in March 2021. He responded well to Abiraterone for 18 months. Once his PSA starting trending upwards he was put on several sessions of Docetaxel. Unfortunately at this time, he
Hi- I have posted before concerning my brother’s prostate treatment. To give a brief overview- my brother was diagnosed in March 2021. He responded well to Abiraterone for 18 months. Once his PSA starting trending upwards he was put on several sessions of Docetaxel. Unfortunately at this time, he
TerryR123
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
6 months ago
provenge before metastasis
Is there a current Cancer Center that is a leader in immunotherapy Would there be any benefit in taking provenge after treatment when your PSA is low?
Is there a current Cancer Center that is a leader in immunotherapy Would there be any benefit in taking provenge after treatment when your PSA is low?
Vortex12
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Prostate Cancer Network
1 month ago
psa risen 3 points since diagnosis. Does it mean cancer spread?
I am so grateful for this website as I am learning so much every day about this disease from all of you. My husband started his first injection of Degerelix today and they took his blood work . His psa from April which was 11.4 today was 14.3. I’m hoping this doesn’t mean the cancer is spreading. Could
I am so grateful for this website as I am learning so much every day about this disease from all of you. My husband started his first injection of Degerelix today and they took his blood work . His psa from April which was 11.4 today was 14.3. I’m hoping this doesn’t mean the cancer is spreading. Could
SherryKahn
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Ferritin and Haemoglobin levels
Hi All, my husband had to abandon radium 223 when it was discovered that he had several lung nodules (around 8mm). His PSA has been increasing for the last 18 months (he was diagnosed August 2022) so his oncologist sent him for a scan after the 4th radium infusion which is how the lung nodules were discovered
Hi All, my husband had to abandon radium 223 when it was discovered that he had several lung nodules (around 8mm). His PSA has been increasing for the last 18 months (he was diagnosed August 2022) so his oncologist sent him for a scan after the 4th radium infusion which is how the lung nodules were discovered
NLondon43
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Prostate Cancer Highlights from ESMO23
For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those just curious about the current thinking on 'where to next' the latest GU Cast podcast from Declan Murphy is well worth watching. The presentation is ‘peppered’ with conversation from the various speakers interviewed that
For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those just curious about the current thinking on 'where to next' the latest GU Cast podcast from Declan Murphy is well worth watching. The presentation is ‘peppered’ with conversation from the various speakers interviewed that
marnieg46
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Fight Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
Latest Update
Hey Warriors - just had my 12 week blood work since the end of chemo and then also radiation. PSA now at .08 - thats the lowest I have had since contacting this prick of a disease. End of chemo was .52 and .48 so pretty significant. The plan now is to test again every 12wks/3mths and act only upon
Hey Warriors - just had my 12 week blood work since the end of chemo and then also radiation. PSA now at .08 - thats the lowest I have had since contacting this prick of a disease. End of chemo was .52 and .48 so pretty significant. The plan now is to test again every 12wks/3mths and act only upon
Yzinger
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Anyone have an opinion on this issue as I prepare to see a MO?
Could the PET/CT SCAN have read the high glucose in my system as met pelvic lymph nodes and met bone? Just asking since I was looking over my medical records for the last 10 years and the calcium number has always been in the mid-range, but the glucose has always been very high. (I am a type 2 diabetic
Could the PET/CT SCAN have read the high glucose in my system as met pelvic lymph nodes and met bone? Just asking since I was looking over my medical records for the last 10 years and the calcium number has always been in the mid-range, but the glucose has always been very high. (I am a type 2 diabetic
PARKER3237
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Starting Chemo again, Cabazitaxel Has anybody experienced any side effects that have been unusually bad?
After having been NED for the past six years I now have to go back on Chemo treatments. The first round of Chemo was with Taxotere and now My Cancer has become castrate resistant. PSA is now no longer a good indicator for disease progression. I'm not looking forward to doing this but it's what has to
After having been NED for the past six years I now have to go back on Chemo treatments. The first round of Chemo was with Taxotere and now My Cancer has become castrate resistant. PSA is now no longer a good indicator for disease progression. I'm not looking forward to doing this but it's what has to
redbank
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
6 months ago
One Year After Diagnosis
Hi all, Was diagnosed in June 2023 with prostate cancer grade 3, gleason 4+3=7, pirads 5, (T2bn0m0) confined to right mid and right apex . No indication of metastasis in both MRI and Pet Scan. Completed IMRT (37 fractions, 70-78gy, with SIB boost to 85-90gy targeting prostate, seminal vesicles and
Hi all, Was diagnosed in June 2023 with prostate cancer grade 3, gleason 4+3=7, pirads 5, (T2bn0m0) confined to right mid and right apex . No indication of metastasis in both MRI and Pet Scan. Completed IMRT (37 fractions, 70-78gy, with SIB boost to 85-90gy targeting prostate, seminal vesicles and
805guy
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Prostate Cancer And Gay Men
1 month ago
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