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UPDATE: April 5, 2024 Yesterday was very disappointing as my husbands PSA increased again by 183 points, last month his PSA was 1546 and now it is 1730. All his other CBC results were good. His Alkaline Phosphatase increased 6 points, last month 127 and now 133 but still in range of 40-150. Questioned
UPDATE: April 5, 2024 Yesterday was very disappointing as my husbands PSA increased again by 183 points, last month his PSA was 1546 and now it is 1730. All his other CBC results were good. His Alkaline Phosphatase increased 6 points, last month 127 and now 133 but still in range of 40-150. Questioned
MsHope
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
2 months ago
Update after 6 and a half years of treatment with triptolerin (Decapeptyl)
My dad has been on biannual Decapeptyl injections since october 2017, when he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The PSA readings over the last 6 years have been the following: 0.21 (January 2018) 0.07 (May 2018) 0.05 (November 2018) 0.04 (May 2019) 0.03 (October 2019) 0.03 (May 2020
My dad has been on biannual Decapeptyl injections since october 2017, when he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The PSA readings over the last 6 years have been the following: 0.21 (January 2018) 0.07 (May 2018) 0.05 (November 2018) 0.04 (May 2019) 0.03 (October 2019) 0.03 (May 2020
nereabg
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
2 months ago
Thyroid Cancer Reoccurrence?
I'm having a bit of a panic. Had my thyroid panel done through medichecks with THYROGLOBULIN of 12. Had a TT for papillary thyroid cancer 13 years ago when I was 26. I was discharged from oncology 2 years ago and thyroglobulin not been checked since. I was always told it should be undectable. Should
I'm having a bit of a panic. Had my thyroid panel done through medichecks with THYROGLOBULIN of 12. Had a TT for papillary thyroid cancer 13 years ago when I was 26. I was discharged from oncology 2 years ago and thyroglobulin not been checked since. I was always told it should be undectable. Should
DarkStar85
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Thyroid UK
21 days ago
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Piqray/Alpelisib (plus Fulvestrant injections) Trial so far
Hello everyone. From Stevie and me. Just popping in to let you all know that I am nearly 2 months into my Piqray journey. (The trial is called CAPTURE here in Melbourne) After having a terrible, terrible slump when I came off 5 1/2 years of Ibrance and Anastrozole, due to new mets in my liver, after
Hello everyone. From Stevie and me. Just popping in to let you all know that I am nearly 2 months into my Piqray journey. (The trial is called CAPTURE here in Melbourne) After having a terrible, terrible slump when I came off 5 1/2 years of Ibrance and Anastrozole, due to new mets in my liver, after
Timtam56
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SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer
4 months ago
Anti-Androgen Therapy and Bone Tumors in Prostate Cancer
Sorry guys, but I found this and all I can say is it scared the hell out of me. Now I don't know what to think. Maybe someone can sort it out. https://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/fulltext/2021/08050/anti_androgen_therapy_can_fuel_spread_of_bone.16.aspx Jeff Dunn AO, Professor and CEO of the Prostate
Sorry guys, but I found this and all I can say is it scared the hell out of me. Now I don't know what to think. Maybe someone can sort it out. https://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/fulltext/2021/08050/anti_androgen_therapy_can_fuel_spread_of_bone.16.aspx Jeff Dunn AO, Professor and CEO of the Prostate
85745
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
EXERCISE is our best med.
I wrote this in response to a post that seems to have disappeared This is one of the most important post topics on this board. [i] In another large, phase 3 clinical trial funded by Movember, Chan and epidemiologists Stacey Kenfield and Lorelei Mucci, with principal investigators Rob Newton and
I wrote this in response to a post that seems to have disappeared This is one of the most important post topics on this board. [i] In another large, phase 3 clinical trial funded by Movember, Chan and epidemiologists Stacey Kenfield and Lorelei Mucci, with principal investigators Rob Newton and
Scout4answers
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
23 days ago
SRBT and EXTEND trial
Does anybody have the full text of EXTEND trial results from June 2023? (my payment attempt is rejected and the tips on how to get a study without cost doesn´t work) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37022702/ Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Intermittent Hormone Therapy for Oligometastatic
Does anybody have the full text of EXTEND trial results from June 2023? (my payment attempt is rejected and the tips on how to get a study without cost doesn´t work) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37022702/ Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Intermittent Hormone Therapy for Oligometastatic
Purple-Bike
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Thyroid s supplier
forgot to mention in previous note any supplier detail needs to be DM’d!!! After 6 years of myxedema coma I’ve got brain of a muddled toddler. wee bit scary.
forgot to mention in previous note any supplier detail needs to be DM’d!!! After 6 years of myxedema coma I’ve got brain of a muddled toddler. wee bit scary.
joydot
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Thyroid UK
4 months ago
Is there any order to when new medications or PARP inhibitor are tried?
My medical oncologist is hell bent on me doing Lu 177 pluvicto next, I was hoping to try other things first… Medical Oncologist suggested waiting for the next two months to see if PSA is still rising…and to do a pet scan Diagnosed 06/2022 Gleason 8/9 Oligo metastatic 3 lytic lesions two resolved
My medical oncologist is hell bent on me doing Lu 177 pluvicto next, I was hoping to try other things first… Medical Oncologist suggested waiting for the next two months to see if PSA is still rising…and to do a pet scan Diagnosed 06/2022 Gleason 8/9 Oligo metastatic 3 lytic lesions two resolved
Shorehousejam
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Fight Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Spot Radiation before Pluvicto?
Haven’t posted for a while about Mr. Spouse21 until I had some data as his PSA began to tick up a few months ago. Last week a PET FDG confirmed recent bone and CT scans. Summary of main results:
Multiple tracer avid osseous metastases. Most prominent involving right margin of T12.
Mr.Spouse was
Haven’t posted for a while about Mr. Spouse21 until I had some data as his PSA began to tick up a few months ago. Last week a PET FDG confirmed recent bone and CT scans. Summary of main results:
Multiple tracer avid osseous metastases. Most prominent involving right margin of T12.
Mr.Spouse was
spouse21
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
2 months ago
Question, each month with rising PSA, when do I do a pet scan
Medical Oncologist suggested waiting for the next two months to see if it’s still rising… Diagnosed 06/2022 Gleason 8/9 Oligo metastatic 3 lytic lesions two resolved Started Firmagon 7/6/2022 Zytiga with Prednisone 7/20/2022 currently still on these meds Docetaxel Chemotherapy on 08/11/2022
Medical Oncologist suggested waiting for the next two months to see if it’s still rising… Diagnosed 06/2022 Gleason 8/9 Oligo metastatic 3 lytic lesions two resolved Started Firmagon 7/6/2022 Zytiga with Prednisone 7/20/2022 currently still on these meds Docetaxel Chemotherapy on 08/11/2022
Shorehousejam
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Carbo/Caelyx and CA 125
Hi Ladies, My mom has been treated for her first recurrence with the Carbo/Caelyx combo since September 2023 and she so far has finished 4 rounds. Her CA 125 went down from 258 to 18 after the third round and the CT scan showed the cancer in her peritoneum shrank significantly. After the 4th round
Hi Ladies, My mom has been treated for her first recurrence with the Carbo/Caelyx combo since September 2023 and she so far has finished 4 rounds. Her CA 125 went down from 258 to 18 after the third round and the CT scan showed the cancer in her peritoneum shrank significantly. After the 4th round
Centaur17
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My Ovacome
4 months ago
Starting Chemo in May via trial
Thanks to everyone for all of their great questions and converstions on this site. Check my bio for background. 2 months into ADT therapy after diagnosis in January. I am starting docetaxyl chemo via an NIH trial in May. M9241 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10230972/. We are hopeful
Thanks to everyone for all of their great questions and converstions on this site. Check my bio for background. 2 months into ADT therapy after diagnosis in January. I am starting docetaxyl chemo via an NIH trial in May. M9241 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10230972/. We are hopeful
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
26 days ago
ASCO 2023: AI-Derived Digital Pathology Biomarker Predicts Benefit of Long-Term ADT with Radiotherapy in Localized High-Risk Prostate Cancer
https://www.urotoday.com/conference-highlights/asco-2023/asco-2023-prostate-cancer/144902-asco-2023-development-and-validation-of-an-ai-derived-digital-pathology-based-biomarker-to-predict-benefit-of-long-term-androgen-deprivation-therapy-with-radiotherapy-in-men-with-localized-high-risk-prostate-cancer-across-multiple-phase-iii-nrg-rtog-trials.html
https://www.urotoday.com/conference-highlights/asco-2023/asco-2023-prostate-cancer/144902-asco-2023-development-and-validation-of-an-ai-derived-digital-pathology-based-biomarker-to-predict-benefit-of-long-term-androgen-deprivation-therapy-with-radiotherapy-in-men-with-localized-high-risk-prostate-cancer-across-multiple-phase-iii-nrg-rtog-trials.html
zeitgeistxx
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
Hi, I am new here. I came to this site because my husband was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. MRI PI RAS 5 with an extracapsular extension, cores 4/12 positive, Gleason 7 (4+3), and PSA 4.8 (PSA 2.2 in 2022). No involvements with lymph nodes and bones on MRI. All of these seem to put
Hi, I am new here. I came to this site because my husband was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. MRI PI RAS 5 with an extracapsular extension, cores 4/12 positive, Gleason 7 (4+3), and PSA 4.8 (PSA 2.2 in 2022). No involvements with lymph nodes and bones on MRI. All of these seem to put
kiyo
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
28 days ago
How long does it take for ca 125 to drop with caelyx/ carboplatin?
Dearest, Hope all good. Do you have any idea, maybe based on personal experience , How long the tumour market ca 125 started decreasing with caelyx/carboplatin? Just to have an idea, as my ca 125 went up from first infusion ( only caelyx) was ca 125 = 345, to second infusion( now combination carbo+caelyx
Dearest, Hope all good. Do you have any idea, maybe based on personal experience , How long the tumour market ca 125 started decreasing with caelyx/carboplatin? Just to have an idea, as my ca 125 went up from first infusion ( only caelyx) was ca 125 = 345, to second infusion( now combination carbo+caelyx
Pumpkininja
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My Ovacome
4 months ago
how to reduce chemo side effects
I will be starting chemo for my prostate cancer in the next few weeks. Any suggestions as to cooling hats, gloves, and/or socks or other ways to reduce the side effects of chemo. What has been your experience with chemo side effects or your endeavors to reduce them? I expect I will be getting a regimen
I will be starting chemo for my prostate cancer in the next few weeks. Any suggestions as to cooling hats, gloves, and/or socks or other ways to reduce the side effects of chemo. What has been your experience with chemo side effects or your endeavors to reduce them? I expect I will be getting a regimen
shipoo
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Concern - At 4 mo on Lupron/Abi, Testosterone hits 40
While PSA was again <.1 yesterday, testosterone jumped to 40 ng/dl or 1.4 nmole/L, which is a big move toward the 1.7 danger zone for faster movement toward CRPC ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472467/ ) , and I am interested
While PSA was again <.1 yesterday, testosterone jumped to 40 ng/dl or 1.4 nmole/L, which is a big move toward the 1.7 danger zone for faster movement toward CRPC ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472467/ ) , and I am interested
jackwfrench
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Prostate Cancer Stems Cells/ what kills them?
I have done my duty. Radiation to my lymph nodes, and 24 months of Lupron and Erleada. Now I wait!!!!! yikes. Is there any way to kill Prostate Cancer stem cells? I have read a little about possible advances in killing cancer stem cells. What about prostate cancer stem cells. Im hoping to find
I have done my duty. Radiation to my lymph nodes, and 24 months of Lupron and Erleada. Now I wait!!!!! yikes. Is there any way to kill Prostate Cancer stem cells? I have read a little about possible advances in killing cancer stem cells. What about prostate cancer stem cells. Im hoping to find
icanwintwice
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
29 days ago
Hoping someone can calm my anxiety.. colon cancer
Hello, I am a 26 year old female. I have been experiencing some scary symptoms that could either be hemorrhoids or colon cancer. Colon cancer does not run in my family, I’ve never seen any kind of cancer in my family actually. I will start my saying I have very bad hypochondria. I have always had severe
Hello, I am a 26 year old female. I have been experiencing some scary symptoms that could either be hemorrhoids or colon cancer. Colon cancer does not run in my family, I’ve never seen any kind of cancer in my family actually. I will start my saying I have very bad hypochondria. I have always had severe
Iamgroot2
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Colon Cancer Connected
29 days ago
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