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Testosterone recovery after stopping ADT - 3

This plot shows the % of men who recovered their original testosterone level after stopping Lupron ADT, plotted versus the time (months) after stopping ADT,...

This plot shows the % of men who recovered their original testosterone level aft...

•3 months ago

Testosterone Recovery after stopping ADT -2

This plot shows the time after stopping Lupron ADT for the testosterone to recover to the original level for 50% of men, plotted versus Duration of ADT...

This plot shows the time after stopping Lupron ADT for the testosterone to recov...

•3 months ago

Testosterone Recovery after stopping ADT -1

Here's the first of four plots showing testosterone recovery after stopping Lupron ADT. The testosterone recovers quickest in the first 12 months, but then...

Here's the first of four plots showing testosterone recovery after stopping Lupr...

•3 months ago

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PSA Doubling-Time

This plot shows the Cumulative Risk of Death from All-Causes for men with prostate cancer versus Time from Negative Bone Scan (without curative treatment)....

This plot shows the Cumulative Risk of Death from All-Causes for men with prosta...

•3 months ago

Focal Therapy Oversold?

This article has just appeared: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/focal-therapy-prostate-cancer-evidence-based-or-oversold-2024a10003do It would appear...

This article has just appeared: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/focal-thera...

•3 months ago

Prostate MRI results - Advice appreciated

Hello Everyone, I would like to provide update and seek advice since I got a Prostate MRI at Johns Hopkins a week ago. I have included links to my past post...

Hello Everyone, I would like to provide update and seek advice since I got a Pr...

•3 months ago

strange drop in PSA

My PSA dropped from 1.03 in July 2023 to 0.248 in February 2024. It's never been anywhere near this low, since I began getting tested in my 50s, even before I...

My PSA dropped from 1.03 in July 2023 to 0.248 in February 2024. It's never been...

•3 months ago

Testosterone

39 sessions of SBRT ended Jan 2020. HDT ended Feb 2021 Labs Feb 2024: PSA - undetectable Testosterone 283 Would like to supplement testosterone for...

39 sessions of SBRT ended Jan 2020. HDT ended Feb 2021 Labs Feb 2024: PSA - u...

•3 months ago

Reason for ADT

Why is ADT used after SBRT? If radiation kills the cancer or makes it impossible to reproduce, then why do some doctors recommend ADT?

Why is ADT used after SBRT? If radiation kills the cancer or makes it impossible...

•3 months ago

biopsy results

hello, I’m newly diagnosed and received the following results : Can someone tell me what target1-2 means? I also got the prostox result from UCLA and was...

hello, I’m newly diagnosed and received the following results : Can someone te...

•3 months ago

PSMA results

Here is the summary impression: IMPRESSION: * Prostate: PSMA (+) disease in the anterior mid- zone and apex of the prostate, consistent with primary...

Here is the summary impression: IMPRESSION: * Prostate: PSMA (+) disease i...

•3 months ago

Exercise and pc

Does exercise help with slowing progression of intermediate risk pc after treatment.Any studies?

Does exercise help with slowing progression of intermediate risk pc after treat...

•3 months ago

biochemical recurrence after RP. +post leukemia

RP surgery 3/2020. Psa levels stable less than .01 for two years. 6/23 thru 12/23 levels have been .18 to .41. Complication 8/22 diagnosed with AML...

RP surgery 3/2020. Psa levels stable less than .01 for two years. 6/23 thru 1...

•3 months ago

Spacer or No Spacer?

Thanks to Mark for posting this recent British paper by NICE from 2022: https://www.nice.org.uk/consultations/1818/3/efficacy-summary Here's a short...

Thanks to Mark for posting this recent British paper by NICE from 2022: https:/...

•3 months ago

Optilume, scans, and tests

I found an old post on this "Balloon" based BPH treatment but no replies. I had a cystoscopy today as part of my decision making process for BPH treatment...

I found an old post on this "Balloon" based BPH treatment but no replies. I had...

•3 months ago

Support groups

How many of you fellow pc folk are members of a support group?

How many of you fellow pc folk are members of a support group?

•3 months ago

Biochemical recurrence after SBRT

The incidence of biochemical recurrence is reported as 20/30 % after SBRT but I've also read the non recurrence rate for low risk intermediate is over 90%...

The incidence of biochemical recurrence is reported as 20/30 % after SBRT but I'...

•3 months ago

My initial MRI and wait time for biopsy

Just got my MRI. PSA rising slowly for 3 years from 4.0 to 5.1. The MRI indicates a pi-Rad level 4 lesion 10 ml, well defined with no infiltration. Either base...

Just got my MRI. PSA rising slowly for 3 years from 4.0 to 5.1. The MRI indicate...

•3 months ago

Switch from Lupron/abi to Orgovyx/abi?

As I approaching my third 3 month shot of Lupron I wonder if Orgo might push out my time fence to MCRP more than Lupron, but I don't see anything on it....

As I approaching my third 3 month shot of Lupron I wonder if Orgo might push out...

•3 months ago

My treatment decisions

I want to thank this forum for men helping other men. I will list my experience in the hope it may help others. I especially want to thank Tall-Allen, whose...

I want to thank this forum for men helping other men. I will list my experience ...

•3 months ago

Treatment decision made

Decided to go the treatment route, took me a while but AS is no good mentally, PSA has crept up from 4.2 to 5.1 in 18 months, awaiting appt date with...

Decided to go the treatment route, took me a while but AS is no good mentally, P...

•3 months ago

newly diagnosed Gleason 7 3+4

Received biopsy report G6 - then received second opinion on biopsy and upgraded to G7 3+4 with suspicious of IDC on two cores (don’t understand) want to...

Received biopsy report G6 - then received second opinion on biopsy and upgraded ...

•3 months ago

Unexpected early end to ADT

I have been on Orgovyx for 14 months. Intended to complete 18 months and then stop. When I re-applied to the Orgovyx Patient Assistance Program for the 2024...

I have been on Orgovyx for 14 months. Intended to complete 18 months and then st...

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•3 months ago

De-escellation of ADT with modern RT treatment

A bit of rethinking of the standard of care for intermediate and high-risk PCa cases - of long-term ADT adjunctive and after high-dose radiation treatment. By...

A bit of rethinking of the standard of care for intermediate and high-risk PCa c...

•3 months ago

Can we trust AI analysis?

Like many of you I was faced with two major decisions when I was diagnosed with Intermediate high risk prostate cancer. Surgery vs Radiation and ADT short term...

Like many of you I was faced with two major decisions when I was diagnosed with ...

•3 months ago

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PSMA/PET SCAN methodology

I'm having PSMA next week and am confused a little about the equipment used. In all my reading about the test, a CT or MRI is used in conjunction with the...

I'm having PSMA next week and am confused a little about the equipment used. In...

•3 months ago

PSMA SCAN-interpreting the results

I'm having scan next Wednesday at Duke Cancer Center and I'm told the results will be sent the next day to my urologist and posted to my portal. I want to...

I'm having scan next Wednesday at Duke Cancer Center and I'm told the results wi...

•3 months ago

ArteraAI Test

it seems that all prostate cancer patients with localized tumor(s) with Intermediate Risk should receive the ArteraAI test to prognosticate/predict how ADT...

it seems that all prostate cancer patients with localized tumor(s) with Intermed...

•3 months ago

CTC blood test to reveal tumor cells

Is there any lab in US and/or Europe that offers this test? https://newsroom.uw.edu/blog/new-test-might-expand-ability-find-tumor-cells-blood

Is there any lab in US and/or Europe that offers this test? https://newsroom.uw...

•3 months ago

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