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ADT or Brachytherapy Boost - plus External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized PCa.
New meta-analysis below [1] [2]. I remember a significant study where brachy boost reduced PCa mortality but not overall mortality, so I would be wary of it. However, some feel that reducing PCa death is worthwhile even if it does increase the risk of death from other causes. "In men with localized
New meta-analysis below [1] [2]. I remember a significant study where brachy boost reduced PCa mortality but not overall mortality, so I would be wary of it. However, some feel that reducing PCa death is worthwhile even if it does increase the risk of death from other causes. "In men with localized
pjoshea13
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
New on here
Hi there, in February of this year my mum was diagnosed with stage 3B squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer. It's been an emotional roller coaster. The doctors have been very positive about my mum. She was given aggressive chemo and radiation which she completed 2 months ago and recently started on
Hi there, in February of this year my mum was diagnosed with stage 3B squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer. It's been an emotional roller coaster. The doctors have been very positive about my mum. She was given aggressive chemo and radiation which she completed 2 months ago and recently started on
monica91
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The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
4 years ago
Recently diagnosed metastatic
Hello everyone I'm caroline, 39 and in the UK. July 2015 I was diagnosed with primary Her2 positive BC, had mastectomy, chemo, herceptin injections for 12 months, and radiotherapy, treatment ended Feb 2016 with NED. I had a bone scan just before lockdown here as I'd had the odd niggle of discomfort
Hello everyone I'm caroline, 39 and in the UK. July 2015 I was diagnosed with primary Her2 positive BC, had mastectomy, chemo, herceptin injections for 12 months, and radiotherapy, treatment ended Feb 2016 with NED. I had a bone scan just before lockdown here as I'd had the odd niggle of discomfort
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SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer
4 years ago
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Hey everyone Curious if anyone has had any type of Radiation treatment at UCSF. Just curious I have an upcoming appointment. I spoke (video) with one of their Surgeons. Of course he said RP was the way to go but I’m thinking for myself Radiating would be better.
Hey everyone Curious if anyone has had any type of Radiation treatment at UCSF. Just curious I have an upcoming appointment. I spoke (video) with one of their Surgeons. Of course he said RP was the way to go but I’m thinking for myself Radiating would be better.
ODave
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Prostate Cancer Network
4 years ago
Post treatment sensitivity to mosquito bites
Has anyone experienced a change in their body's reaction to mosquito bites after undergoing ADT and/or radiation therapy? As a kid, I got the usual hive like welt when they bit me, and eventually -- up until this year -- I've had almost no reaction when bitten. Now I get an extremely itchy blister
Has anyone experienced a change in their body's reaction to mosquito bites after undergoing ADT and/or radiation therapy? As a kid, I got the usual hive like welt when they bit me, and eventually -- up until this year -- I've had almost no reaction when bitten. Now I get an extremely itchy blister
farmanerd
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
In the face of adversity
Hi everyone I wanted to share my story with you in the hope it will help you with the pain you are going through now. At the age of 15 I developed Hodgkin disease. But it wasn’t diagnosed until I was 17 and was at stage 4. The doctors were not expecting me to survive but after a battle I did as a result
Hi everyone I wanted to share my story with you in the hope it will help you with the pain you are going through now. At the age of 15 I developed Hodgkin disease. But it wasn’t diagnosed until I was 17 and was at stage 4. The doctors were not expecting me to survive but after a battle I did as a result
Bichon76
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British Heart Foundation
4 years ago
Scared
Hi all, not been on for a few years ,getting on with life after full hysterectomy 6 rounds of chemo and 25 sessions of pelvic radiation therapy ,lately have been having cramps and pain various locations ,very stressed having lost a beloved pet so scared it’s com e back any ideas or help
Hi all, not been on for a few years ,getting on with life after full hysterectomy 6 rounds of chemo and 25 sessions of pelvic radiation therapy ,lately have been having cramps and pain various locations ,very stressed having lost a beloved pet so scared it’s com e back any ideas or help
Harleeboo
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My Ovacome
4 years ago
Now breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancer can all be treated in a WEEK as patients receive shorter courses of radiotherapy.
Thousands of cancer patients are set to be spared from weeks of back-to-back hospital visits – after studies and trials have shown that five days of treatment, or even less, can be just as effective at blasting away tumours. People having radiotherapy, which uses powerful radiation beams to kill cancer
Thousands of cancer patients are set to be spared from weeks of back-to-back hospital visits – after studies and trials have shown that five days of treatment, or even less, can be just as effective at blasting away tumours. People having radiotherapy, which uses powerful radiation beams to kill cancer
2greys
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Lung Conditions Community Forum
4 years ago
PSA How low should it go?
I have positive regional lymph nodes, no treatment. There is only palliative cancer management. It turns out that the radiotherapy you performed was very successful. Thanks a lot. When I come to Turkey I will thank you properly. My last measured test level PSA 0.007. Is this a pretty good result? And
I have positive regional lymph nodes, no treatment. There is only palliative cancer management. It turns out that the radiotherapy you performed was very successful. Thanks a lot. When I come to Turkey I will thank you properly. My last measured test level PSA 0.007. Is this a pretty good result? And
Vasili
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
PSA: How low should it go?
Dear Dr. PROF MERIC SENGOZ, how are you. I hope you are well. It turns out that the radiotherapy you performed was very successful. Thanks a lot. When I come to Turkey I will thank you properly. My last measured test level PSA 0.007. Is this a pretty good result? And radiotherapy still works and can
Dear Dr. PROF MERIC SENGOZ, how are you. I hope you are well. It turns out that the radiotherapy you performed was very successful. Thanks a lot. When I come to Turkey I will thank you properly. My last measured test level PSA 0.007. Is this a pretty good result? And radiotherapy still works and can
Vasili
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Fight Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
Are Frequent Scans Safe.
I have stage four metastatic breast cancer. My Oncologist has me going for a CAT scan and a full body bone scan every three months. Aren't those scans loaded with radiation? If they are damaging is it a good idea to have so many scans. I am quite worried about this. I am on Ibrance and Letrozole
I have stage four metastatic breast cancer. My Oncologist has me going for a CAT scan and a full body bone scan every three months. Aren't those scans loaded with radiation? If they are damaging is it a good idea to have so many scans. I am quite worried about this. I am on Ibrance and Letrozole
viennagirl
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SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer
4 years ago
PSA: “How low should it go“ ?
My last measured test level PSA 0.007ng/ml And radiotherapy still works and can further reduce PSA. Now I take an eligard which also lowers the PSA. I have an idea to start taking Casodex 150 for a double blockade. My goal is to lower uPSA further and reach a level of uPSA <0.003 where the cancer appears
My last measured test level PSA 0.007ng/ml And radiotherapy still works and can further reduce PSA. Now I take an eligard which also lowers the PSA. I have an idea to start taking Casodex 150 for a double blockade. My goal is to lower uPSA further and reach a level of uPSA <0.003 where the cancer appears
Vasili
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
uPSA < 0.003 ng/ml PSA: How low should it go?
My last measured test level PSA 0.007ng/ml And radiotherapy still works and can further reduce PSA. Now I take an eligard which also lowers the PSA. I have an idea to start taking Casodex 150 for a double blockade. My goal is to lower uPSA further and reach a level of uPSA <0.003 where the cancer
My last measured test level PSA 0.007ng/ml And radiotherapy still works and can further reduce PSA. Now I take an eligard which also lowers the PSA. I have an idea to start taking Casodex 150 for a double blockade. My goal is to lower uPSA further and reach a level of uPSA <0.003 where the cancer
Vasili
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Fight Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
A biochemical definition of cure after brachytherapy for prostate cancer - Radiotherapy and Oncology, Published: April 27, 2020
Looks like 4 years of <0.2 PSA post-treatment gets you a "biochemical cure". (= disease-free beyond 10 years.)
[i]Study Highlights[/i] [i]• Close to 80% of men 4–5 years after LDR prostate brachytherapy will achieve a PSA of 0.2 ng/ml or less.[/i] [i]• PSA ≤ 0.2 ng/ml is associated with 97–99%
Looks like 4 years of <0.2 PSA post-treatment gets you a "biochemical cure". (= disease-free beyond 10 years.)
[i]Study Highlights[/i] [i]• Close to 80% of men 4–5 years after LDR prostate brachytherapy will achieve a PSA of 0.2 ng/ml or less.[/i] [i]• PSA ≤ 0.2 ng/ml is associated with 97–99%
cujoe
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Fight Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
chemo Cycle 4
Restarted Chemo after surgery this week, with Cabo, Taxol and Avastin followed by filgrastim injection 24 hours later. Chemo session 8 hours so a long day on my own with the nurses and FaceTime etc but we coped very well considering. Just waiting for side effects to kick in (if any). CA125 down to 35
Restarted Chemo after surgery this week, with Cabo, Taxol and Avastin followed by filgrastim injection 24 hours later. Chemo session 8 hours so a long day on my own with the nurses and FaceTime etc but we coped very well considering. Just waiting for side effects to kick in (if any). CA125 down to 35
Jack1066
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My Ovacome
4 years ago
Topics for 'In focus' and suncare
Hello As many of you will remember, we've posted weekly 'In focus' posts with a different theme each month. Previous themes have included lymphoedema, menopause, complementary therapies, diet and stomas. We haven't been doing 'In focus' recently because of COVID-19 but we're planning to start again
Hello As many of you will remember, we've posted weekly 'In focus' posts with a different theme each month. Previous themes have included lymphoedema, menopause, complementary therapies, diet and stomas. We haven't been doing 'In focus' recently because of COVID-19 but we're planning to start again
OvacomeSupport
Administrator
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My Ovacome
4 years ago
ALL 8 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center PCa nomograms
Since there seemed to be some uncertainty as to what I had shared on a previous post, here are all 8 PCa nomograms and the explanations for each....... https://www.mskcc.org/nomograms/prostate (1) Our pre-radical prostatectomy nomogram is for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who have not yet
Since there seemed to be some uncertainty as to what I had shared on a previous post, here are all 8 PCa nomograms and the explanations for each....... https://www.mskcc.org/nomograms/prostate (1) Our pre-radical prostatectomy nomogram is for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who have not yet
maley2711
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
Psa rising again
Hello everyone, I haven't been on here for a while, long story short my husband diagnosed in 2016 aggressive cancer already spread to pelvic, had radio and hormone injections, after radio he couldn't cope with injections so was advised ok to stop at min ,that was in march 2017 , still getting check ups
Hello everyone, I haven't been on here for a while, long story short my husband diagnosed in 2016 aggressive cancer already spread to pelvic, had radio and hormone injections, after radio he couldn't cope with injections so was advised ok to stop at min ,that was in march 2017 , still getting check ups
Juliekeith
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
How did you find out about PRD?
Hey everybody 👋 Hope you’re doing ok. I’m interested to know (being nosey) how you first found out about Pelvic Radiation Disease? For me it was a bit of Google-Fu as I was desperately researching all these awful symptoms that had appeared since my treatment. I’d made the connection that radiotherapy
Hey everybody 👋 Hope you’re doing ok. I’m interested to know (being nosey) how you first found out about Pelvic Radiation Disease? For me it was a bit of Google-Fu as I was desperately researching all these awful symptoms that had appeared since my treatment. I’d made the connection that radiotherapy
SpaghettiBetty
Community Pioneer
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Pelvic Radiation Disease Association
4 years ago
Interesting report on the efficacy of IMRT on prostate cancer
An 8-year study comparing the results of various cancer treatments concluded that IMRT is equal to or in some cases superior to other treatments such as brachytherapy and surgery. Among the numbers mentioned were: "Men with localized prostate cancer who are treated with external-beam radiation therapy
An 8-year study comparing the results of various cancer treatments concluded that IMRT is equal to or in some cases superior to other treatments such as brachytherapy and surgery. Among the numbers mentioned were: "Men with localized prostate cancer who are treated with external-beam radiation therapy
Don_1213
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 years ago
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