Experiences with

Lung cancer

Hello: My blood pressure has been uncontrolled for about 8 months. My primary care doctor has me on 100mg of losartan, and 5mg of amlodipine. I am also taking 1000mg of abiraterone, with 5mg of prednisone; also .4mg of tamsulosin. And I had an orchiectomy. This morning my BP was 156/97. It’s been running

I had a FDG scan a few days ago . At the heart of my confusion is the function of FDG in giving a positive outcome to Pluvicto infusions. Is it a good thing to have lots of 'FDG Avid' showing up, or do you want those aspects of the scan to be as hidden as possible (so that the PSMA -Avid cells can be

I just wanted let you all know how iam getting on I have been in since the 29 and have been having chemo daily I have had no side effects so far my doctor said I can take chemotherapy like water but don’t get to ahead of myself as this is the easy bit which I knew from countless hours of research but

I am posting for my husband. He is newly diagnosed and we have spoken to the urologist/surgeon only. We were told surgery or radiation were the options. The surgeon said he would remove the prostate, seminal vesicles and 2 lymph nodes. (Said these would be teated for cancer because although the scans

I’m Beth and I am 4 years and 4 lines into this journey with the tough stuff still ahead. I am writing today to share a bit as some here have been kind enough to ask how things are going for me knowing I was having a therapy change. What a memorable month it’s been since having a small progression

Hi everyone, I'm seeking advice and opinions for my mom who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The diagnosis confirmed it is aggressive. She has already undergone ovarian removal surgery and chemotherapy at a private hospital. Initially, the doctor said the first few chemotherapy sessions were

This companion chart from data reported in Moore (2017) compares PSA, at baseline and at 6 months, comparing placebo to Dutasteride. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The cohort included Low and Intermediate Risk men, GS-6-7, baseline PSA = 6-7, median age 64 y.o

Hi all, apologies if this question has been asked in the past. It's now 4 weeks from my 6th and last chemo (carboplatin and nab paclitaxel). I used the cold cap but it didn't exactly work on the crown of my head. I now have "some" hair on the scalp, honestly almost enough for me not to be embarrassed

This graph from Teoh (2014) plots the relationship between Time to PSA Nadir (months) versus Time to Progression (months) (i.e., Progression Free Survival). Cohort: ADT monotherapy (No RP or RT), all metastatic patients, median 74 y.o., GS = 8-10, N=419. A cubic spline curve fit matched the data points

It looked like Provenge and SBRT last October had lowered and stabilized my rapidly rising PSA to around 1.8 for three months. Then three weeks ago it mysteriously doubled in a month to 3.1 A new PSMA scan showed four new scattered bone mets appearing since last PSMA scan 3 months prior. Micro mets

An update on my situation. To review, I now appear to be castrate resistant after about 6 1/2 years of being castrate sensitive. My MO put me on Abiraterone, along the existing Lupron. I had my MO appt and my PSA has fallen from 4.5 to 2 after about 7 weeks on Abi. This is my second iteration with Abi

Good afternoon everyone, We have been contacted by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as they are currently undertaking an early value assessment on robot-assisted surgery for soft tissue procedures. We have been invited to make a submission as part of this assessment. It

I have been out of the hospital for about 3 days after VAT surgery. I am taking a medication and I feel nausea all the time, and even the thought of food makes me want to vomit. Is this normal? I am taking paracitomol, ibuprofin, dicloxacillin and another medication for the cough. I dont feel too

I have been trying to find the source for the observation? that "Testosterone to prostate cancer is like gasoline on a fire". I finally asked Bing Copilot and ChatGPT-- who came up with the answer. Me: What is the source of the "gasoline on a fire" theory in prostate cancer? ChatGPT: Dr. Patrick

I’m changing from 3 month Lupron to 6 month Eligard. Lupron has always been injected in my hip and I’m wondering if Eligard can also use the same site. Thanks in advance for your comments.

On a Cardiac CT scan for my husband his internist (Not from MSK) found a nodule. This is what the impression said: "Stable 3 mm nodule in the left upper lobe, probably an impacted small airway or benign lymph node. Recommend follow-up per clinical/oncologic protocol in this patient with reported prostate

I've seen a number of posters here and there who say they use one of the "mides" listed above with no ADT like Lupron, Eligard, Firmagan, or Orgovyx, etc. If so, did you begin that regimen after being on first level ADT for a while along with the 'mide," or did you start on the "mide" alone at the start

PSMA PET Beats MRI in Prostate Cancer Staging Study https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/110931 The article is basically about using PSMA-PET to plan surgical procedures more accurately, but the study has a secondary result in - that PSMA-PET found a very significant percentage

With my husband's recent PSA reading of 5 (down from 162 before we started chemo), it appears still to be working for him. Our MO plans to continue as long as it works and his body tolerates it. Other than being a couch potato and having digestive issues for one week out of three, he's doing okay.

Hi everyone im on 90mg interferon every second week since Feb this year platelets were 1110 came dwn to 916 quick enough but haven't really moved dwn much since actually they went up again and now they are 876 is this the way for any of ye as it seems fairly slow to me even though my hematologist