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What’s my fellow travellers thoughts / input re ADT duration for localised G9 having had moderately hypofractionated RT without pelvic RT based on the likelihood of no spread with negative PSMA/CT (misses 1 in 5 LN spread as opposed to old CT 1 in 2) Therefore are the older 5/10 year studues

Hello, I am hoping someone can help us understand what we might be missing prior to meeting with MO this week. My husband was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer with mets to pelvic lymph node and a few spots in bones in early January 2022 at 56 years old. He was successfully treated with Triplet

I've been experiencing heavy sweating while exercising and total exhaustion the next day. I felt this why before I was diagnosed ten years ago with low thyroid. I had to stop any form of exercise. I am on HRT too and last year had the same symptoms. My HRT gel was increased and this sorted out the problem

Hi I haven't been on here awhile due to ill health I have osteoporosis in my spine and I broke my back last year in 4 places, I'm still recovering and started treatment. Since November after a bout on steroids due to poor asthma my body has been in a go fast , palpitations,lost weight, tremors, shakes

Is this “normal” or any advice? Undergoing radiation since March, have 22 sessions done, 6 to go. Started Casodex in December to prepare to start Eligard in January. Radiation started in March. My platelets have been dropping. MO said could be due to Lupron and/or radiation. IMRT targets Gleason 9

Hello, Having B12 defiency my GP has been prescribing me oral B12 which got my levels to normal but hasn’t changed my symptoms. She then prescribed blood tests for parietal cell antibodies and intrinsic factor antibodies. Both were negative. She says therefore I only need B12 orally and not injections

Worried.... Stopped IMRT 1 year ago and stopped adt (4 mos) 9 months ago... 9/23/23 Blood Test PSA .1 --- PSA FREE undetectable and Testosterone was 98 3/4/24 Blood Test PSA .2 ----Psa Free Undetectable and Testosterone not in yet. I am concerned about the increase

I have been on Orgovyx for 14 months. Intended to complete 18 months and then stop. When I re-applied to the Orgovyx Patient Assistance Program for the 2024 year, I provided my 2022 tax return. The reviewer would not accept it and asked for my 2023 tax return, which, being self employed, will not be

A bit of rethinking of the standard of care for intermediate and high-risk PCa cases - of long-term ADT adjunctive and after high-dose radiation treatment. By Mark Storey Radiation Oncologist https://open.substack.com/pub/protons101/p/high-risk-prostate-cancer?r=1mt4ed&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=

Hi my mum had a full hysterectomy following a diagnosis of Stage 1C clear cell OC. 6 months of Chemo followed this. Since treatment and op she has been suffering with what has been described as chronic pelvic pain ever since. She had been told she cannot go on HRT as her cancer was Clear Cell. She

Like many of you I was faced with two major decisions when I was diagnosed with Intermediate high risk prostate cancer. Surgery vs Radiation and ADT short term vs long term. In short I chose radiation and short term ADT - 2 months prior to radiation and 4 months post. In addition I chose to have my

In addition to SBRT for the two mets that make me join the happy recurrent crowd, what would be my best treatment option? I have had no SOC medication for 2.5 years. My T is 4 European scale 110 US scale. 1 Only ADT for seven months. This is what MO recommends, besides SBRT, since stronger/longer

Hi all! My hair is thinning again , I think due to hrt I’ve changed and I remembered seeing many of you are taking biotin for hair loss. Can anyone advise me as to what dosage and make has worked for you? Looking on Amazon , there’s a wide array of strengths and prices …. It’s very confusing! Thank you

Anyone have experience with joint and bone pain from bone cancer with severe arthritis in knee as well?Husband's femur broke in his left leg back in June and had sure with rod and nails put in. Surgeon said he is healing well however he has chronic knee pain. Any suggestions regarding CBD to help with

I read many ways to approach prostrate cancer, I was diagnosed 2021, stage 4- Gleason 9, Mets- bones- lymph nodes, both lungs, so weak I barely got to MO with a Cain over 2 year’s later I’m running steps -refused chemo- took ADT 18 months read Dr. Dach book- cracking cancer toolkit- glad I did

Boyfriend is 73 was on AS after TRUS bx with decipher score 3.0. Bx 3+4 after downgrade from JH. Now one year later Saturation Biopsy reports 3+5=8 one core and 4+5=9 two cores between 5 and 20% pattern 5. PSA remains about 3.4. Total of 9/30 positive mostly 3+4=7 20% pattern 4. PSMA PET/CT reports

I'm scheduled for IMRT Radistion without the jell. Doc says the jell may push cancer microscopic cells away from the prostate. He said the cancer is about to protrude through the capsule and microsopic cancer cells could be out of the capsule and did not want to take a chance of putting the jell in and

it seems that all prostate cancer patients with localized tumor(s) with Intermediate Risk should receive the ArteraAI test to prognosticate/predict how ADT would impact 5, 10, 15 years metastasis. It seems about 2/3 of these patients do not receive any added benefit from ADT therapy. There are many

Prostatectomy 2015, Gleason 4 + 3. 31 external radiation tx, ADT (Zoladex) 2015-17, post nadir Oct 2017 rising PSA until Jan 2022. Degarelix for 8 months. Two months after end of Degarelix PSA rising rapidly (doubling time 5 weeks). Started ADT (Zoladex) Feb 2023. By Oct PSA 0.40 ug/L, Dec 0.43 ug

Over last 2 years health wise gonw bad to worse. No energy little interest i. Going out or even getting dressed.I used to be very i dependent ie own diy. Cleani g shoppi g ect. Even had craft hobby.but now all i seemto want to do is sleep