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Effects of Proton Therapy Without SpaceOAR
I have a gleason of 7 (4+3) with an adjusted PSA of 15 (doubled 7.5 due to longtime finasteride use) and an MRI showing extraprostatic...
Stop zytiga/prednisone at 24 months required?
I am 77 yrs old. Diagnosed with 3+4 Gleason, PSA = 12, which metastised to 3 pelvic nodes. Following 25 radiation treatments I have been...
T3b L1 Gleason 9 Question
So newly diagnosed as a Gleason 9, and one of the lymph nodes they took out during my RALP tested positive as well. ADT and...
Cognitive Impairment Amongst Prostate Cancer patients.
Over the past year since my salvation radiation treatment, I have had a feeling that I was suffering from brain fog; a feeling that my...
Treating de-novo metastatic prostate cancer
This 2023 paper reviews recent studies on the treatment of de-novo metastatic prostate cancer — cancer that had already metastasised when first discovered — and...
Urinary Retention after Biopsy and continuing
Was diagnosed with Geason Score 8 Regional spread to 1 lymph node and 1 seminal vessel, coupled with Enlarged Prostate. Needed a Foley catheter ever...
Can Prostate Cancer "Take a New Trajectory"?
Hello, forum friends. I know y'all are not doctors but I've been on this forum long enough to appreciate your knowledge gained from your experiences....
Intermediate-Risk: Do You Need Hormone Therapy With Radiation + 80yrs.
Just been watching an interview on You Tube with Dr Mark Scholz of the Prostate Cancer Research Group ( LA ) where he questions the...
Is anyone else oligometastatic with low PSA, post surgery?
I have a decision to make. Last PSA was 0.145, had a second PSMA PET that shows 2 small bone lesions, scapula and hip. 56...
Questions about Prostate Screening EpiSwitch (PSE) testing
Pse testing appears to be a tool to validate or debunk psa numbers. I had psa 18 Gleason 9 grade 5. Had surgery and psa...
Recurrence after brachytherapy - looking for the best option
Looks like prostate cancer recurrence is now suspected but not yet confirmed. My original diagnosis - G7 4+3 PSA7.6 in May 2019. Treated with low...
Hormone Treatment Experience
Had my first visit today at MD Anderson Proton Center and the Dr ordered AlteraAI to see if Hormone Therapy would help If so he...
Anyone else on Megace (Megestrol)?
I guess I'm just cranky and hard to please. I'm on ADT, so the Megace is to stop the hot flashes. It's working. But the...
Zytiga being prescribed following EBRT with PSA at 0.08
My fact set: Family history of prostate cancer. In 2024 my PSA drifted up to 10.92. January '25 biopsy: cores with Gleason scores of 4+3=7;...
Got some answers for stage 4 prostate cancer
We had our first Urology Oncologist appointment today at UNC. Finally have a "plan" after the PSA test started it all 5 weeks ago! PSA...
IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy)
I haven’t read much about IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy). In 1-2020, I was diagnosed with pc. Gleason score 7 (3+4) and psa of 8.7. Had...
How could they get my diagnosis so wrong.
August 8, 2022 diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic PC. GS 8, Cancer spread to lymph nodes, seminal veseciles, and bone. After 8 months of ADT...
After Lupron Depot, which med?
I've been given Lupron depot at a 12-week dosage (22.5mg, into the butt), but still have significant side effects of over a dozen hot flashes...
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...
Hot flushes and the vagus nerve
Has anyone had any luck using vagal maneuvers to manage hot flushes while on ADT? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver The huge vagus nerve is involved when people go...
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