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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Only early chemo? Or early abiraterone too?

Hello, My father was diagnosed last July, stage 4, mets to spine, PSA 27 at dx, no Gleason score given. He has undergone 6 cycles of Docetaxel chemotherapy...

Hello, My father was diagnosed last July, stage 4, mets to spine, PSA 27 at dx,...

Jlcwonderboy

•6 years ago

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New "aggressive cancer" diagnosis

Good Morning to all I am new to the group and so happy to have found you all! Came home from dr with diagnosis of 'progression' of my prostate cancer (CRPC)....

Good Morning to all I am new to the group and so happy to have found you all! ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Medicine is helpful but there is one healer.

Something to think on. Jesus bore all our sicknesses and diseases the bible says. You can stand on the Word of God for your healing from this disease as well...

Something to think on. Jesus bore all our sicknesses and diseases the bible say...

Benshelper

•6 years ago

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Tlow up from my last posting

I saw my oncologist yesterday and my next standard of care options. Cabazitaxel (Jevatna), Enzalutamide (Xtnadi), Radium223 Clinical trial Olaparib,...

I saw my oncologist yesterday and my next standard of care options. Cabazitaxel ...

RalphieJr64

•6 years ago

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Please sign the petition to help all men who suffer urinary or fecal incontinence. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/malecare

Please sign the petition to help all men who suffer urinary or fecal incontinence. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/malecare We are asking all major...

Please sign the petition to help all men who suffer urinary or fecal incontinenc...

Darryl

Partner•6 years ago

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Chemo After Provenge?

My husband had his last treatment of Provenge on April 12th and Oncologist Is Wanting To Start him on Chemo Cabazitaxel because his PSA was up to 250 on Mar....

My husband had his last treatment of Provenge on April 12th and Oncologist Is Wa...

sgrama

•6 years ago

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Testosterone metabolites inhibit proliferation of castration- and therapy-resistant PCa.

New German paper [1]. I mention elsewhere how in normal prostatic cells, the presence of growth-stimulating dihydrotestosterone [DHT] induces an enzyme for its...

New German paper [1]. I mention elsewhere how in normal prostatic cells, the pre...

pjoshea13

•6 years ago

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Phosphate toxicity and tumorigenesis.

New paper [1]. I have known from the start (14 years ago) that phosphorus/phosphate could inhibit vitamin D utilization. But tumorigenesis? Kapur addressed...

New paper [1]. I have known from the start (14 years ago) that phosphorus/phosph...

pjoshea13

•6 years ago

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Am I Dying?

60 year old man, went in for an annual physical and came out with cancer! Last week through biopsy I was diagnosed with a Gleason 9 and PSA 121 (up from 44 two...

60 year old man, went in for an annual physical and came out with cancer! Last w...

GolferDan

•6 years ago

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Turns Out Euell Gibbons Was Right About Tree Bark But

he ate the wrong tree...he ate pine trees when he should have eaten magnolia trees...died at 64 from a ruptured aorta and bleeding ulcers Gus...

he ate the wrong tree...he ate pine trees when he should have eaten magnolia tre...

gusgold

•6 years ago

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Prostectomy and Progress and Setbacks

i had my prostate and seminal vesicle removed on April 12. I'm now a walking urine dispenser. This is the toughest symptom I've encountered thus far and...

i had my prostate and seminal vesicle removed on April 12. I'm now a walking ur...

EricE

•6 years ago

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Oncologist Rec-Florida.

I’ve posted before about my dad. He’s 72 with stage 4 and has exhausted all the “routine” options. We had a consult with Dr. Lam from Dr. Scholz’s practice...

I’ve posted before about my dad. He’s 72 with stage 4 and has exhausted all the...

Damusolf

•6 years ago

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Hmm. Slept on my Results to get them FRESH in the AM

Age 61,Stage 4, Dx 57, Stage 4 (4/17) Results from latest PSA came Online last night at 9 pm. Decided it would be best to wait until the morning to read...

Age 61,Stage 4, Dx 57, Stage 4 (4/17) Results from latest PSA came Online last n...

greatjohn

•6 years ago

26 Replies

PC mets to liver - fighting fit.

Hi I am writing for Dad from India - his PC has just metastasised to the liver. His gleason score in 2013 was 9. I am reading your posts and believe me it is...

Hi I am writing for Dad from India - his PC has just metastasised to the liver. ...

jakez

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Probiotics?

Hi everyone. Following the two weeks of treatment with antibiotics, I thought it would be a good idea to give my husband probiotics for a while now. Do you...

Hi everyone. Following the two weeks of treatment with antibiotics, I thought i...

MelaniePaul

•6 years ago

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Metastatic Prostate cancer to bone - next step chemo

14 years of Prostate cancer. My husband has done all treatments except chemo. Still on lupron, xtandi, xgeva. Have done zytega/prednisone, Provenge, xofigo,...

14 years of Prostate cancer. My husband has done all treatments except chemo. ...

bdbarrett

•6 years ago

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Dietary Recommendations

I’m just starting to recover enough to begin to exercise again and I’m motivated to eat better to further aid in my recover and the battle I have ahead....

I’m just starting to recover enough to begin to exercise again and I’m motivated...

joekaty

•6 years ago

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Zytiga after failing Xtandi and chemo?

Has anyone tried Zytiga after Xtandi and chemo has failed? I know Xtandi and Zytiga are very similar, but just wondering if anyone got any response to it after...

Has anyone tried Zytiga after Xtandi and chemo has failed? I know Xtandi and Zyt...

Daddysdaughter

•6 years ago

4 Replies

new to site

Hi all my name is Frank. I am 61 years old/ I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November, PSA 4.6, Gleason of 3 + 4. After MRI and biopsy, my prestigious...

Hi all my name is Frank. I am 61 years old/ I was diagnosed with prostate cance...

Princeps

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Paul Is Home!

Hi everyone. I am so happy to tell you that Paul was able to leave the hospital today. The bloods have improved further, even all the liver markers have gone...

Hi everyone. I am so happy to tell you that Paul was able to leave the hospital...

MelaniePaul

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Xtandi nausea gone. Indicator of resistance?

I’ve been on Xtandi 5 months and instead of PSA going down it just doubled to 8. Oncologist says don’t worry until we get another reading in June. Every time I...

I’ve been on Xtandi 5 months and instead of PSA going down it just doubled to 8....

truckerbob

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Provenge and acute renal failure9

Provenge and acute renal failure. My kidney function dropped by half after first Provenge infusion. Anybody else on Provenge having acute renal failure?

Provenge and acute renal failure. My kidney function dropped by half after firs...

cullenf

•6 years ago

29 Replies

Update on myself and looking for all of your wisdom out there.

Just got all of my bloodwork back. My PSA is steadily climbing. After 6 rounds of chemo, daily casodex, 2 Lupron shots. Went from 138 psa, down to .09. My MO...

Just got all of my bloodwork back. My PSA is steadily climbing. After 6 rounds o...

RalphieJr64

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Results/question after passing of Dad

We have finally received the Foundation One results. They listed 3 genomic findings of CDKN2A/B loss, microsatellite status MS-Stable, Tumor Mutation...

We have finally received the Foundation One results. They listed 3 genomic findi...

SaratogaNYAnthony

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Oh joy...

49, just got diagnosed last Wednesday. Go for Bone scan and CT tomorrow. Gleason 8/10. PSA was a 5.4 two months ago, 6.7 now. Of course worried about the whole...

49, just got diagnosed last Wednesday. Go for Bone scan and CT tomorrow. Gleason...

YouGottaBeKiddingMe

•6 years ago

112 Replies

This relationship is growing to fast M1CRPC

Gary, 68. This is my first post but have been on side lines reading others and I’ve been impressed with the interactions, support and humor!! from all the...

Gary, 68. This is my first post but have been on side lines reading others and I...

GFM887

•6 years ago

24 Replies

ROS

In recent post I read about how much antioxidant starts to help the cancer instead of blocking it. You can read up on the following: You need to create ROS to...

In recent post I read about how much antioxidant starts to help the cancer inste...

Thinus

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Thank You All

I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has replied to my posts. I am so grateful that I found this site and all of you wonderful folks!! Gods...

I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has replied to my posts. I...

redbank

•6 years ago

2 Replies

PSA up then down

I'm now a 64 years old, but my PSA issues started eight years ago. On a routine examine, my PSA reading showed 5.2. Two months later it dropped to 4.3 then...

I'm now a 64 years old, but my PSA issues started eight years ago. On a routine...

mtjag

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Metformin and Xtandi

So far I am 7 months into my Xtandi/BAT experiment and no resistance yet...also I am 10 years out with PCa and have not become castrate resistant...I don't...

So far I am 7 months into my Xtandi/BAT experiment and no resistance yet...also ...

gusgold

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Advanced Prostate Cancer | HealthUnlocked

Advanced Prostate Cancer

All posts for April 2018

Only early chemo? Or early abiraterone too?

New "aggressive cancer" diagnosis

Medicine is helpful but there is one healer.

Tlow up from my last posting

Please sign the petition to help all men who suffer urinary or fecal incontinence. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/malecare

Chemo After Provenge?

Testosterone metabolites inhibit proliferation of castration- and therapy-resistant PCa.

Phosphate toxicity and tumorigenesis.

Am I Dying?

Turns Out Euell Gibbons Was Right About Tree Bark But

Prostectomy and Progress and Setbacks

Oncologist Rec-Florida.

Hmm. Slept on my Results to get them FRESH in the AM

PC mets to liver - fighting fit.

Probiotics?

Metastatic Prostate cancer to bone - next step chemo

Dietary Recommendations

Zytiga after failing Xtandi and chemo?

new to site

Paul Is Home!

Xtandi nausea gone. Indicator of resistance?

Provenge and acute renal failure9

Update on myself and looking for all of your wisdom out there.

Results/question after passing of Dad

Oh joy...

This relationship is growing to fast M1CRPC

ROS

Thank You All

PSA up then down

Metformin and Xtandi

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