Experiences with

Lung cancer

Was told if my prostate cancer hadn't metastasized, a lot could be done or cured. Otherwise, he had nothing that he could do. Two weeks later; Dr. Head told me that it is mediatizing. So we started to leave; he stopped us to say that there are drugs to slow the progression down. That my portion would

Hello, I am here because my husband just got diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to lymph nodes. Gleason 9, PSA 56, he is 54 years old. We are both in shock still and real scared. Did not expect to hear stage 4. Trying to get as much info as possible how to deal with this new reality. He was

Been on Zytiga over a year, taken with Xgeva and Lupron. During the two pill test period of Zytiga, no food - 2hrs and + 1hr, my T and PSA became undetectable. Convinced the powers to continue with 2 pills to possibly reduce side effects and prolong effectiveness. T and PSA undetectable after a year

Good morning to all I have been on Erleada and Degarelix for 15 months without much side effects ( except for hot flashes and tiredness) My PSA last month was 0.13 and my Test was 1.0 Gleason 4+3 Metastatic with diffused bone metastases. For the last few days I feel some stabbing pain in my prostate

I’ve been given 4 months ADT holiday with no treatment Then more blood tests to see how things are going. I was finding it hard to concentrate when reading as I was so tired. I’m already feeling more awake after 2 days of stopping Abiraterone and my balance seems to be improving. Doing some gym work

I have been on nubeqa and orgovyx for over six months now. Blood draw this week shows my PSA level at <.10 beginning 30 days of starting those two drugs. My MO suggested I have a regular PET scan. No need for a PSMA scan because my PSA is basically undetectable. I am having trouble rationalizing the

After 6 weeks only on orgovyx my PSA has dropped to 1.175 from 21 and testosterone to 25 from 400. Are these numbers ok ? I read many here say their testosterone numbers are much lower - in single digits. Hence I am wondering if I should switch to Firmagon and see if they drop more. Do testosterone

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They are basically discussing denosumab and zoledronic acid in PCa with bone metastasis https://www.urotoday.com/video-lectures/nccn-2024/video/4222-2024-nccn-guidelines-preventing-skeletal-events-in-prostate-cancer-rashid-sayyid-zachary-klaassen.html

Laryngeal and other throat cancers. Liver . cancer. Oral cancer. Pancreatic cancer. Stomach cancer. Do lungs repair after smoking? Yes, your lungs and airways can start to heal if you quit smoking.

"The trial will enrol male patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer who have responded to prior lutetium 177 (¹⁷⁷Lu)-PSMA therapy." https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/blue-earth-prostate-cancer-trial/ it's phase 1/2 but actinium is very interesting especially against micro

I have just been prescribed Xtandi as my APCa has progressed into a couple of lymph nodes and multiple skeletal areas. I am seeking advice about this drug such as when should I take it and things to be aware of. I am back on Eligard and just finished 4 weeks of biclutimide. Any advice or experience you

Hi Everyone, I might get long winded in this, so the brief summary is: rechallenged with Pluvicto after a 4-year break while enhancing PSMA expression with darolutamide. PSA dropped from 44 to 3 after two treaments. I have lymph-node metastatic disease with neuroendocrine differentiation. I was on

25 July 2024. First ADT (hormone therapy) holiday since Dec22 ADT started 5Dec 2022 Leg weakness Started lifting weights etc Abiraterone started Aug 2023 + noticeable cognitive impairment

Hi everyone. My dad’s PSA has always been low, so when he was diagnosed, we were very shocked. His team checks his PSA, although PSMA have been more telling for him. His PSA today is the highest it has ever been at 17. His last PSMA was better than the one before. Is it possible for prostate cancer

Is there any advantage to a prostate biopsy after initial radiation and 3/4 year of ADT…..? Salvage high dose brachytherapy is being considered and a third prostate biopsy has just been done. What might they be looking for…..placement,grade,Gleason?

Back at the start of the yhis year my PSA continued to rise: 670 > 900 > 1167> 1600 so we stopped the trial. I was anaemic and had low haemaglobin. I felt awful, weak, nautious and had 4 days in hospital for pain management. I hadn't had this before the trial but they said I have a fractured 4th lumbar

Over 6 years later the USPSTF has yet to update the screening guidelines and we're seeing more and more men show up with mets and distant mets. The USPSTF is such a sham group of "experts in disease prevention" mitigating the financial exposure and demand on the Industrialized Healthcare Complex. Since

My PSA started rising after 6 years of being undetectable. July 2023 , PSA 0.10 and July 2024 PSA 0.70 . I had a PSMA pet scan when my PSA hit 0.30 in November 2023 , scan did not show any cancer. I have another PSA test scheduled for early October; my doctor wants to wait until my PSA hits 1 before

For those that asked, we received my dad's PSMA PET Scan results (full resultsin bio). We were devastated to see some bone metastasis was uncovered but knew this was likely due to his high PSA score (150) and Gleason score of 9. If anyone could provide any advice and or encouragement, that would be much