Experiences with

Proton Therapy

Healthy adults with overweight who consumed fresh broccoli sprouts daily for 10 weeks experienced a 38% reduction in interleukin-6 and a 59% reduction in C-reactive protein, two biomarkers associated with inflammation, according to findings published in Clinical Nutrition. https://www.healio.com/news

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/esmo/100690 Basically finds that 6 months of ADT (with radiation) doesn't show superiority to radiation alone, while 24 months of ADT (with radiation) does usually show superiority to no ADT and 6 months of ADT. It leaves unanswered any questions about 12

Just got my monthly PSA results back and it has gone up to 0.4 so its time to do something. I have been on ADT vacation for over a year and a half - but my testosterone came back last July/August and at that time my PSA went up and seemed to be holding at 0.2 - but now its not. I have been going to

Hi all, I have just watched the latest MPN seminar (which I always fine very interesting and informative) There is always a Q&A but it did raise a question for me: My very first symptom was that of constant 24/7 headaches back in October 2021 my high platelet count had been noted at this point but

A little history. My resting oxygen was 95, my Fev1 30%, I stayed at that level for a good couple of years. 2020 I suffered from a bad flare up and was in hospital for 16 days. I didn't really recover and despite trying to get help and failing (no surprise with the covid crisis) I became so ill I had

Hi all, Here's a short video that explains the ABCs of ADT. It's easy to understand and is in laymans terms but quite informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVyG_r94NE

Hello everyone, I’m feeling really down tonight. I get out of breath when getting dressed or having a bath and even walking from my house to my car (about five metres). My husband and son don’t seem to realise how difficult it is for me and my son even thinks I exaggerate my ‘hyperventilating’ (his words

Hi all, For those of you taking enzalutamide and/or abiraterone as part of your treatments, here's an article I came across that describes what they do.It states that conventional therapies such as chemotherapy or radiation can be used in conjunction with these to leverage the effects and create a

Hi All, has anyone been in the phase1 or phase 2 Splash Study? My MO is proposing to switch me to Splash Phase 3 arm ->Lutetium PSMA & switch current Zytiga hormonal therapy to Enzalutamide . I could not find much info about the results of the Ph1/2. Here is the link https://www.splashtrial.com/

hi everyone My prostate biopsy was taken, The surgen took 8 cores(4mm) He said he was taking them from the side with the lesion 8 out of 8 had cancer I was given gleason score of 4+5=9 After lots of looky and learny. Gleason score has massive impact on treatment and decisions. I.e. a gleason

Hi, Two weeks ago my GP called to do an unscheduled HRT annual review. I’m 50, not on other meds and quite fit. She said feeling sluggish was normal for folk with Hyperthyroidism, I nearly fell over in shock! Apparently I’ve had hyperthyroidism since 2014 which was diagnosed by 5 annual tests of undetected

Ronron's posts about using E2 instead of ADT have been interesting. Who else has used? If so: 1. Has anyone switched from using Lupron (or any 1st or 2nd level ADT, such as Firmagon, abiraterone, etc.) directly to transdermal E2? 2. Has anyone who has used it eventually become castrate resistant

If you do then ignore this but I wish I'd been told this when first given orthoses. Thanks to a high instep, many shoes already didn't fit me properly/where uncomfortable on the bones of my instep so when I was prescribed custom orthoses for collapsing arches thanks to me eds, I found the increased

After being on bisoprolol and my other concoction of pills since November 19, I never questioned my cardiologist about other things wrong with me, Example no energy breathlessness ect ect, last night I looked up on the bisoprolol and the side affects, (Dr Internet) I've never felt worse since taking

Dear forum, I am 58. 3 months ago while having parathyroid adenoma removed, I also had partial thyroidectomy. This was because thyroid nodule was discovered during scans looking for the adenoma. The nodule was examined and contained micropapliiary carcinoma. No further treatment needed for that thankfully

I wonder if anyone can feedback on their recovery from a total (open) hysterectomy? I have finally controlled symptoms from my 3 fibroids via Decapeptyl injections but still getting sporadic light bleeding and am unable to take any hrt as it makes the fibroids grow and press into my bowel and cause

hello, I live in France and cannot get the kind of up to date help I need here, apart from a naturopath who advises on supplements. Apart from getting my nodules scanned and biopsied my GP is not interested. I need to consult with someone remotely in English and do all the tests they need by post

Yesterday I received my 3rd Eligard (3 month) injection. I'm also on Zytiga and finished 44 IMRT 5 weeks ago. The cancer center is attached to a large hospital and they test the blood work in house. MO says everything looked great and that my PSA is now undetectable. The lab report says <0.0 ng/ml

Dx in June 2022. Biopsy sampled 11 cores, with one coming back at 5% 3+3 and Gleason 6. But because PSA was 20.5, was eligible for PET PSMA scan, which showed avidity in bones, so now M1B. Have started ADT - lupron + darolutamide (arasec trial, open label). My question for the group is - what

Help. Not sure that my Onco understands BAT. This is a short summary of my treatments Jan 2019 to present.  Dec 2018  PSA 176 Gleason 9.   Casodex only one month (PSA 33) Lupron (PSA Nadir 0.76) Lupron + Zytiga,  Orchiectomy + Zytiga  (PSA Nadir with Zytiga = 2.74)  Zytiga failed but continued