Experiences with

Maintenance chemotherapy

Unfortunately I ran into some considerable mental health difficulties shortly after beginning my maintenance chemotherapy; which flew under the radar as I seemed to be compelled to make poor decisions, against the advice of everybody.

chemotherapy every 3 weeks and trying to be as positive as possible and make the most of each day despite everything that's happened to me.

Worried that I get the right maintenance in place otherwise I’ll be back on Chemotherapy again after another six months of growth! hoping for inspiration from you lovely ladies

will be needed a stem cell transplant after my third round for Flagida Chemotherapy. Has anyone had similar?

Hello - I had another consultation on Nov 1 with Dr. Eugene Kwon at the Mayo Clinic. This was a few weeks after completing 18 weeks of chemo using taxetere plus carboplatin. A PSMA PET CT scan at the Mayo showed that the chemo reduced the prostate cancer in the abdomen, although PSA remains above

I was diagnosed with GIST Cancer IV in 2018. It's a very rare Sarcoma Cancer. I am treated with oral chemo that is a targeted drug. I have to have MRI's every 6mos and as of now it is stable. I was already stage IV at diagnosis to my liver & stomach.

Steage 4, gleason 9, 49 at diagnosis pelvice mets and possibly more mets. Only signs were urinating blood guys n gore... 2.5ish years into adt, did chemo, dit radio therapy. PSA went from 20 to under 0.1 but as soon as went down it's only ever risen Slowly but constantly. This week I'm urinating blood

my dad is on lynparza since September his recent scan showed some marginal changes in three areas but everything else is stable. Does that mean it’s not working or can it take longer, he has a somatic BRCa2 gene. He is handling it well and ALP decreased. Can radiation be helpful for the areas - or should

Just had bloodwork done which shows 5 slow consecutive rises in PSA - latest is 0.7, so still very minor. But the predictable continuous rise with a PSA doubling time now of about 6.4 months. Heres my updated graph with PSA on the y axis on a log scale, and time on the X axis with 3 month intervals.

hello, I just had a pet scan after my PSA went from .3 to 5.68 in 3 months time and it revealed 3 spots that my onc feels we should radiate. I am 3 years into this and have had 6 rounds of chemo and am currently on daro+ lupron. It took 6 weeks to get the scan and results and now my consult is in

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology found that inhibition of the sterol regulatory element of binding (SREB) can reinduce sensitivity to the drug docetaxel, commonly used to treat prostate and other cancers. These findings show promise to improve the efficacy of docetaxel-based chemotherapy

Hi all I had my thyroid removed at the beginning of May due to it's size and the fact it was growing behind my oesophagus and down into my chest area. This has resulted in a paralysed vocal cord with all the issues that creates, but I wondered if any of you good people could explain my results to me

MY PSA rose quickly to 16, after about a year it held fairly steady around one, using Orgovyx and Zytiga, It now has more than tripled in about a month. I think I should try Xtandi, even though I'm quite anemic. At 87 my MO feels I can't handle chemo. I agree. Any thoughts? Poollover

Here is a general toxicity ranking for the drugs you listed, considering overall toxicity across systems, including liver, kidney, cardiovascular, and other potential toxicities. The ranking is organized from most toxic to least toxic, with explanations. --- Toxicity Ranking for Overall Toxicity 1. Cabazitaxel

My dad is on about year 20 with prostate cancer. He has failed Docetaxel and Pluvicto within the last year. His PSA 60. Scan showed 60 spots in his bones with 15-20 being bigger. He is starting chemo next week again? Anyone have positive experience with Cabazitaxel/Jetvana?

I am age 66. had whack-a-mole radiation about 2,5 yrs ago (yo my left acetabulum/hip) when PSA began to rise after 10 -11 yrs on ADT (Lupron for 12 and Abiraterone for most of that time). This time, Pet/CT indicates 1 of my 2 vertebral tumors is the culprit for my PSA rise over the last 2 yrs.

Hi ladies I'm struggling. I had my op almost exactly a year ago and chemo finished in June. Scan showed NED, but was soooo tired (and bloated, with pelvic pains that have now stopped) that come October I was given another scan, NED again. However, I am so tired I cannot function. I feel like I have

Small study but clinical. I don't even know if it could be called phase 1, but at least on humans. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, focuses on a new treatment combining pembrolizumab with standard chemotherapy to treat small cell bladder cancer and small cell/neuroendocrine prostate cancer

Started Triplet-therapy (Lupron + Nubeqa) then added Chemo Docetexel 6 cycles on August 22, 2024 (3 weeks apart). Before chemo 20-Aug-2024: PSA 5.02 After 1st cycle 10-Sep-2024: PSA 3.1 After 2nd cycle 01-Oct-2024: PSA 2.09 After 3rd cycle 22-Oct-2024: PSA 1.49 After 4th cycle 12-Nov-2024: PSA 1.52

I am new here. Diagnosed 4+4 T3bN1M in June 2024. Started ADT in October. After 1st month PSA3.6. After 2nd month PSA 0.6 last week. I was hoping to achieve under 2 after 3 months so I am happy with the result so far. I do take a lot of other things apart from ADT because I don’t want chemo or radiotherapy