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What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Posted by john57 @john57, Mar 26, 2020

good evening men. i have a group question here. i,m 57 years old and i feel that is kind of young to have prostate cancer. so my question for the men is what is the age of some of you?

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agustinferrari | @agustinferrari | Dec 15, 2022
In reply to @sannira "I turned 59 in 2020 but diagnosed with cancer in November 2019. I am also considered..." + (show)
@sannira

I turned 59 in 2020 but diagnosed with cancer in November 2019. I am also considered young to get this disease. My PSA started going up in 2015. It was around 5 at that time but in 2019 October it went up to 9 so my PCP referred me to a Urologist. After the biopsy, scans, etc., it is determine as stage 4. I started hormone therapy ( Lupron shots in January), Chemo in February( just got me 3rd infusion yesterday abc have 3 more to go), and I’ll be be getting radiation therapy after the Chemos.

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what chemo? Docetaxel?

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agustinferrari | @agustinferrari | Dec 15, 2022
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@digger

Have they mentioned Xofigo radiam 223 ?yet

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Not yet, going thru SCO: ADT(Nubeqa)+Docetaxel+Eligard.

Last chemo will be Jan 2023, after it will see what is the status and next steps...

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digger | @digger | Dec 15, 2022
In reply to @agustinferrari "I’m 47, diagnosed 3 month ago with metastatic cancer (bone), currently receiving chemotherapy 6 doses of..." + (show)
@agustinferrari

I’m 47, diagnosed 3 month ago with metastatic cancer (bone), currently receiving chemotherapy 6 doses of docetaxcel (3 done, 3 to go) + Nubeqa + Eligard injection every 3 months.

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Have they mentioned Xofigo radiam 223 ?yet

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fal18 | @fal18 | Dec 15, 2022

I'm 71. Seven months ago I had my prostate removed. PSA testing every three months. Grateful for this network of information and support, and wishing everyone good health.

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ssonkin | @ssonkin | Dec 15, 2022

I am now 71, one year after robot assisted radical prostatectomy. I had a Gleason score of 7 (4+3), and my recovery has progressed quite well over the past year.

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smitty38 | @smitty38 | Dec 14, 2022

This year, at 84, I was diagnosed and started Hormone therapy and have just completed 28 Radiation treatments. My Gleason score was 4 / 4 = 8. It is my understanding I am too old for surgery. I don't have any other debilitating health issues. (That I know of) My hope is the treatments will delay the inevitable. More will be revealed.

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davester | @davester | Dec 13, 2022

I am 63 and my brother had his prostate removed at age 55.
Will be getting proton radiation hopefully in Jan.

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airportone | @airportone | Dec 12, 2022

Now 72, had surgery and 36 radiation treatments at 54. After six years psa returned, intermittent lupron since. Now 2 years off lupron trying PSMA approach.

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agustinferrari | @agustinferrari | Dec 11, 2022

I’m 47, diagnosed 3 month ago with metastatic cancer (bone), currently receiving chemotherapy 6 doses of docetaxcel (3 done, 3 to go) + Nubeqa + Eligard injection every 3 months.

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