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Fitness levels/SBRT

Soon to have 5 sessions SBRT for intermediate risk pc.What, if any, correlation is there with regards to fitness levels and side effects both short and long...

Soon to have 5 sessions SBRT for intermediate risk pc.What, if any, correlation ...

•3 months ago

Similar question to Ezzedine. PSA rising

March 19 I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer. PSA was 0.9 (it turns out I have a non secreting prostate. I had 37 sessions of EBRT and 3 years...

March 19 I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer. PSA was 0.9 (it turns o...

•3 months ago

Rising psa

Is My cancer back?Ezzeddine Cherni Born: 10-09-1959. 65yo. Radical prostatectomy in 2011.at the age of 52 Gleason=7 PSA non detectable for 5 years :0.07. In...

Is My cancer back?Ezzeddine Cherni Born: 10-09-1959. 65yo. Radical prostatectom...

•3 months ago

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How many estrogen patches to use?

I had a nice breakthrough today. 😀 I collected all of the available data on the number of estrogen patches that the studies have used, and plotted the...

I had a nice breakthrough today. 😀 I collected all of the available data on t...

•3 months ago

How many Estrogen Patches to use?

Here's a plot of the Estradiol serum concentration (pg/mL) as a function of total dose (micrograms) of estrogen patches over 1 week. The plot tells the number...

Here's a plot of the Estradiol serum concentration (pg/mL) as a function of tota...

•3 months ago

PSA vs Testosterone plot has large scatter, but still confirms Morgentaler's Saturation Model.

Here are two plots comparing PSA values to Testosterone levels taken from a pair of large data sets. What is striking is the large amount of scatter in the...

Here are two plots comparing PSA values to Testosterone levels taken from a pair...

•3 months ago

brachytherapy

looking for someone to share their experience - even briefly.

looking for someone to share their experience - even briefly.

•3 months ago

Estrogen has been used for 85 years !

I made this chart which shows the historical timeline of Estrogen use for treating prostate cancer. Estrogen has been used for about 85 years, with various...

I made this chart which shows the historical timeline of Estrogen use for treati...

•3 months ago

Low-T is associated with worse Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality probability after 6 months of ADT: Part III

Here are comparisons of the Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality (PCSM) probability (%) for two different testosterone levels (Low-T and Normal-T)...

Here are comparisons of the Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality (PCSM) probabilit...

•3 months ago

Low-T is associated with worse Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality probability after 6 months of ADT: Part II

Here are comparisons of the Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality (PCSM) probability (%) for two different testosterone levels (Low-T and Normal-T)and three...

Here are comparisons of the Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality (PCSM) probabilit...

•3 months ago

Worsening Stress Incontinence 20 Months After Surgery?

I had my Robotic Prostatectomy 20 months ago at age 54 and everything went really well. Good post surgery pathology (no positive margins or extracapular...

I had my Robotic Prostatectomy 20 months ago at age 54 and everything went reall...

•3 months ago

Orgovyx vs Lupron

Hi all! New here. Just began 4 to 8 months of Lupron prior to radiation. One shot so far … next shot due mid-March. Insurance just approved Orgovyx for my...

Hi all! New here. Just began 4 to 8 months of Lupron prior to radiation. One sho...

•3 months ago

Psma-pet scan results

PCa Warriors: I am on Active Surveillance(AS )with one core GL6 at 10%. I am part of a clinical trial that uses PSMA-pet scan to track progression. I guess...

PCa Warriors: I am on Active Surveillance(AS )with one core GL6 at 10%. I am pa...

•3 months ago

Had appt with urologist, although already stated no surgery

Had appt and the urologist seemed to he trying to persuade me to have prostatectomy although I was clear at diagnosis no surgery primarily due to incontinence...

Had appt and the urologist seemed to he trying to persuade me to have prostatect...

•3 months ago

Magnesium, zinc and calcium

Nearly a year after ADT and all clear with testosterone recovering well. Been advised by a fellow runner to try a supplement of magnesium, zinc and calcium....

Nearly a year after ADT and all clear with testosterone recovering well. Been ad...

•3 months ago

Active Surveillance

When you were on active surveillance, what where the factors that made you decide it was time for treatment?

When you were on active surveillance, what where the factors that made you decid...

•3 months ago

Testosterone volatility

My testosterone was measured @ 490 in 2014 when I was DX with PCa Gleason 6, it was measured again in 2016 at 463. It was not measured again until after I...

My testosterone was measured @ 490 in 2014 when I was DX with PCa Gleason 6, it...

•3 months ago

Should the dose of Dutasteride be increased?

The plot above shows the residual (nadir) level of DHT in men as a function of the daily Dutasteride dose (mg/day). The DHT nadir numbers shown in this plot...

The plot above shows the residual (nadir) level of DHT in men as a function of t...

•3 months ago

Can Fenbendazole be taken along with Orgovyx?

My husband has just been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. The doctor plans to do a scan to see if it has spread and then put him on Orgovyx. I am...

My husband has just been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. The doctor pl...

•3 months ago

Looking for Estrogen users...

Hello, I'm doing a survey of estrogen users. I'd like to find out: 1. How many patches or gel pumps do you use a day, or a week? And what dose of E2...

Hello, I'm doing a survey of estrogen users. I'd like to find out: 1. How ma...

•3 months ago

Low testosterone is associated with extremely poor survival metrics, post-ADT.

These companion plots compare: (A) median survival times, (B) PSA doubling times, and (C) Time to PSA Failure for two different levels of testosterone: Low and...

These companion plots compare: (A) median survival times, (B) PSA doubling times...

•3 months ago

Low Testosterone reduces Survival by a huge amount.

This plot compares prostate cancer specific mortality probability versus time for two different levels of testosterone: Low and Normal. The low testosterone...

This plot compares prostate cancer specific mortality probability versus time fo...

•3 months ago

My own PSA values over time: 70% drop in just 3 months on Dutasteride and no ADT

Here are my own PSA values versus time plot. You can see there is an exponential rise in PSA starting at around 6/1/23, and doubling from PSA = 5 to 10 in...

Here are my own PSA values versus time plot. You can see there is an exponentia...

•3 months ago

Doubling Times and PSA acceleration - Part II

This is a more realistic schematic plot of PSA levels increasing over time at an ever faster rate (acceleration). What could cause this? My theory is that as...

This is a more realistic schematic plot of PSA levels increasing over time at an...

•3 months ago

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PSA levels will increase over time, depending on the level of testosterone - Part I

Here's a schematic plot of the increase in PSA level (or increase in tumor volume) over time, for various levels of testosterone (while the tumor is relatively...

Here's a schematic plot of the increase in PSA level (or increase in tumor volum...

•3 months ago

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AI and prostate cancer, early days, but interesting

https://www.medindia.net/news/ai-reveals-subtypes-in-prostate-cancer-enhancing-treatment-215102-1.htm Apparently AI has helped analyze PCa from micro and...

https://www.medindia.net/news/ai-reveals-subtypes-in-prostate-cancer-enhancing-t...

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brachytherapy

my hubbie has just had brachytherapy for stage 3 prostate and has been in great pain since Thursday. He’s been told it’s normal and to suck it up but he’s not...

my hubbie has just had brachytherapy for stage 3 prostate and has been in great ...

•3 months ago

AI reveals PCa is not just one disease

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/02/29/artificial-intelligence-reveals-prostate-cancer-is-not-just-one-disease/

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/02/29/artificial-intelligence-reveals-pro...

•3 months ago

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Ejaculate volume reduction after tp biopsy

My ejaculate is at a guess 50 to75% of what it was prior to my 2nd tp biopsy last November.Any comments would be appreciated thks.

My ejaculate is at a guess 50 to75% of what it was prior to my 2nd tp biopsy las...

•3 months ago

PSA-Nadir vs Testosterone-Nadir

These plots show the linear relationship between median PSA-Nadir and median Testosterone-Nadir, pointing towards the Origin (i.e., 0 PSA-Nadir at 0...

These plots show the linear relationship between median PSA-Nadir and median Tes...

•3 months ago

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