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Thoughts on the best approach for ATM mutation treatment?
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@dinu, you might appreciate this article from Mayo Clinic
- Prostate cancer: Family history, genetics and your risk https://cancerblog.mayoclinic.org/2024/09/04/prostate-cancer-family-history-genetics-and-your-risk/
Having the ATM mutation increases one's risk for breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers. Knowing your family’s cancer history and information obtained from your genetic testing can also be important for other family members who may also want to do their own screening tests based on your results. Has your cancer team suggested that other family members seek genetic counselling?
Some genetic mutations respond better to targeted drugs and specific treatments. What course of treatment was recommended for you?
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@colleenyoung
hi Colleen, thank you for the article.
The reason i can screen in the first place is because my father had PCa, and my mother had Breast and Stomach cancer. Both of them went through treatment and are cancer free now.
My brother will get himself tested in the coming year.
If you read my timeline, i started with Bicalutamide 40mg immediately after the biopsy positive results with a PSA of 180. 1 moth later after the PSMA tests came back (T3b, Gleason 9 (4+5), 9 of 12 cores affected) the urologist put me on Lupron 3 month depot.
After 1st month PSA dropped to 4, however 2 month results showed the PSA rising back to 11.
Right now i got switched to Degarelix 1 month depot.
I have a PSMA scheduled in February, but i am trying to get an appointment sooner, in January.
The idea is to do RARP in February.
Afterwards, it will probably be followed up with some RT and adjuvant.