Connect
← Return to Rapid Reccurance and Short Doubling Time after RARP
Discussion
Rapid Reccurance and Short Doubling Time after RARP
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 20, 2024 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Cooper, one thing you might look at are alternative PET scans. < 10% of prostate cancers return false negatives. At 1.0, the PSMA PET scan should be picking things up. You might be one of the guys where your METS are being missed. John- Hopkins developed the PSMA PET scan and developed alternative to those cases. Check out this link, you may find it helpful.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/2022/11/finding-metastatic-prostate-cancer-that-doesnt-make-psma
Replies to "Cooper, one thing you might look at are alternative PET scans. < 10% of prostate cancers..."
Connect
Steve, thank you so much for sending me that article! I knew nothing about FAP, and you are educating me by the minute. Please keep me apprised of the development and treatment on your end and I will do the same. I do note that Lupron seemed to be effective for me during the six month period I was on it but when my testosterone came back, so did the cancer… .