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"Remission" for oligometastatic prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 12 6:50pm | Replies (21)
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@perrychristopher

Your attitude is great. My RALP was August 22. No BCR to date. Getting checked every 4 months now. Sad to say I get anxious a month before blood draw.... You mention ADT. No radiation?

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Oct 31, 2023

Yes, I relate to the anxiety. I get my bloodwork done every 3 months instead of every 6 because I'm in the Ironman study, and the week before is always a difficult time. While PSA is the main thing, they test lots of other indicators as well, and I look closely (and nervously) at all of them.

Ironman study: https://ironmanregistry.org/

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edmond1971 | @edmond1971 | Oct 31, 2023

Thank you. When my PSA skyrocketed in Summer 2022 we did a series of tests (bone scan, CT scan, MRI scan) and then PSMA PET scan and determined that the cancer had spread to about 20 small areas in my Iliac lymph nodes so the idea of radiation was tossed out as a viable option. The health team indicated that "5 of reasonable size" is the magic quadrant for radiation. Onward.

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