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Anyone have Prostate Cancer Stage 4 with good results?
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Two examples of hope:
1) I was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer, Gleeson score 10, 4 cm tumor on my prostate, involvement of other areas in my pelvic region, and metastasis to my pelvic lymph nodes and lymph node in my chest. My Big Ten University doc would not offer me chemotherapy, stating it was not effective. My wife found Dr. Eugene Kwon, at Mayo clinic Rochester, Minnesota. He continued my Lupron, added chemotherapy through Minnesota Oncology and radiation through Mail clinic. I have been clear for 18 months.
2)I Became friends with another patient under Dr. Kwon. He had stage four PC with many bone metastases and a PSA of 3400. (Yes that is correct.) He Is currently clear also. He required additional treatment of chemotherapy with Lutecium. I highly recommend you check out the YouTube videos of Dr. Kwon. Just searc on his name and prostate cancer.
We are not patients with a rare outcome. Quite the contrary.
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That's so great to hear. Thank you for you share
I like those lifes journey
Big fan of Dr. Kwon! PSA was rising fast by mid-2022. Then age 72. Researched biopsy methods and was impressed with Mayo’s methodology. Met with Dr. Kwon in October 2022. Biopsy and PET scan findings diagnosed stage IVB “CT3a, CN1, CM1a, PSA 23.4, Grade Group 5”. Spread to pelvis and lymph nodes, including chest area. Started Lupron injections every three months. Later changed to monthly shots. Did six chemo sessions (Taxotere) at Minnesota Oncology where I also started Nubeqa. Then did 26 sessions of “intensity modulated radiotherapy
” at Mayo Northfield, ending In May 2023. Lupron ended Feb 2024 after 13 months. Continuing Nubeqa. Strength returning as T rises. PET scans every three months have been clear.
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Dr. Kwon is frequently in the PCRI videos. He’s very knowledgeable and seems to have a lot of steps that can be taken depending on the treatment needed.
He is only a urologist, not a Genito urinary oncologist. The people who run Ancan.org are not real pleased with how he has treated all patients. In many cases, he has not started people on drugs that were really essential for their situation. Many people that have used Dr. Kwon have come to advanced prostate cancer meetings at Ancan and have found their treatment is lacking in some respects.
It might be the doctor Kwon has too much going on, don’t really know for sure but getting treatment from a Genito urinary oncologist could be preferable.