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Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? (Being studied)
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 6, 2024 | Replies (73)Comment receiving replies
I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and am considering using Ivermectin in conjunction with photon or proton therapy...
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Welcome to the forum and the club that no one wants to be a member of. We’re here to help you.
I am on my second bout of prostate cancer. Stage 3 locally metastatic, Gleason 9. My first go-around was Stage 1 Gleason 6. The last thing you want to do is undertreat your disease or go with experimental unproven treatments that won’t cure you. I did that the first time around and I can’t tell you how much I regret that because it could have cost me my life.
Proton treatment may or may not be a good choice depending on your diagnosis. How about sharing some information so forum members can help inform you?
What was your Gleason score?
Did you have an MRI? What PI-RADS score did you have?
What kind of biopsy did you have?
12 core random? Or MRI guided Fusion biopsy?
Where are you considering getting treated?
Has anyone in your family had a history of breast, cancer, ovarian, cancer, or prostate cancer?
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@dannos, I've moved your post to the Prostate Cancer support group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/prostate-cancer/
Researchers are studying Ivermectin to see if it may be used as an anti-cancer drug and early studies show promise. Please note that this research is in the early stages (mice studies) and has not yet been tested in human trials. Ivermectin is not a proven standard treatment for prostate cancer.
Ivermectin combined with other chemotherapy drugs or targeted drugs is being studied in early clinical trials and shows promise in patients for whom conventional chemotherapy has not worked in some cancer types. It may be effective against drug-resistant cancer cells.
– Ivermectin, a potential anticancer drug derived from an antiparasitic drug https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505114/
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It is NOT safe to take ivermectin used in veterinary medicine. Please talk to your doctor before taking any over-the-counter medications or supplements that claim to fight or cure cancer.
Where did you hear about ivermectin for cancer? Was this suggested by your oncologist or something you read about?