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BCR Analyzation; < Age 60
50 year old: 3/04/2019 PSA = 4.45 **Note** Was on Testosterone Therapy from age 40-50** Currently 55 years old: 7/12/2019: Davinci Prostatectomy, Gleason 3+4, no...
Scheduled for a Radical Prostatectomy and having Second Thoughts
Am I doing the right thing? I am 69 years old, in good overall health and was recently, to my utter surprise,diagnosed with prostate cancer....
Edema/Pleural Effusion, rare but known Side Effect from Docetaxel
Apparently, edema is a less common, but known, side effect from Docetaxel, especially cumulatively - this was our experience. After round #4., during the heat,...
Prostate Cancer Returning, Looking For Options
I need some help fellas, as I am sure some of you have been in my situation. Six years ago my urologist found my prostate...
Where to start for newly diagnosed advance prostate cancer
My dad 82 was diagnosed last week with prostate cancer with high PSA 100 and GLEASON: ( 4 + 4 ) = 8 / 1...
Recurrent prostate cancer: It's come back
In 2012 I had a positive Biopsy for prostate cancer. Initial Gleason score of 3+3. Chronology is as follows (w/Chart): *Dec 2012 - Brachytherapy PSA...
Do I need find a medical oncologist following proton therapy?
I was diagnosed with two Gleason score 8 prostate adenocarcinomas and one with a score of 7, measuring 7 mm, 4 mm, and 1 mm...
PSA/MRI not too bad, Biopsy not too good. What??
61 years old, both brothers have had Pca, one died from it, other RARP and no issues since PSA over last 4 years, from 1.8...
Uncommon metastic finding?Anyone have a similar biopsy & PET scan?
Healthy 60 yr old. PSMA Pet Scan just came back with "Pylarify activity in the prostate gland, mostly in the right base peripheral zone. Mildly...
The waiting is terrible: Husband has Stage 4 prostate cancer
My husband just got diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.This is how it started.... He's 55 and in good shape/ works out and eats right...
How to release flatulence without releasing urine?
First of all, I want to say thank you to Mayo Clinic for this forum and all the members of this forum that provide valuable...
What's your experience with Orgovyx (relugolix)?
Mods, if you think this redundant, please move or remove. I thought it might be helpful to have an orgovyx thread similar to the lupron...
Biopsy results benign. PSA is elevated. What is the next step?
I posted earlier though I can't find my thread. Here is my data: "I was tested with PSA 5.3 on November 2023, and 3T MRI...
Resolution of Side Effects after Stopping ADT/Lupron
Hello everyone. I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with PC about 2 and a half years ago, G9 with extra capsular extension but...
41-days of salvage RT - your experience with side effects?
Hello, First time post, but second go ‘round with prostate cancer. Let me start with my request to the group, then I’ll summarize my history.I...
So hard to study focal therapy
Right now it is super hard to find a doctor willing to do focal therapy, or information about it, or almost anything really. There seems...
Gleason 3+3 to Gleason 4+5 in 7 months.
Hello The lesion sample from the 3/2024 mpMRI fused biopsy was read as Gleason 3+3. After detailed option discussions, both the urology surgeon and radiation...
How do I request a VA referral to Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville?
I'm a 59-year-old Army veteran recently diagnosed with prostate cancer at the VA hospital in Augusta, GA. My PSA levels rose rapidly from 3.72 to...
How long after EBRT does the PSA bounce around?
Hello from Vancouver Island. I had a prostatectomy about three years ago and the PSA went down from 4.0 to about 0.03 after surgery. Within...
Treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer?
I have recently been diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer in December 2023. I had an MRI that diagnosed my PC with a Gleason 9...
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