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Prostate Cancer Support Group

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A guided tour to the real conundrum of treatment choices
So, you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Congratulations. You’ve now entered one of the most exclusive clubs in the aging male body horror genre. It’s...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 7 8:05pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 6, 2024
Did my Cancer get worse on my latest biopsy, or just more accurate?
After a Transperineal MRI fused Biopsy Test 5 weeks ago at Mayo: 19 cores biopsy done in January 2025 (Mayo) 5 - (4+3) Gleason 7...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 8 8:30pm
Typical Plan When Post RP PSA goes from < 0.02 to >= 0.02?
I moved out of state since my prostatectomy so for the 18 months following I just did ultrasensitive PSA tests every 3 months. Up to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 18, 2024
ADT and Blood Lipids
Just got my blood test results from my PCP, which do not test for PSA and T - the oncology team handles that. In early...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 6 days ago
Acceptance of Prostate Cancer and its side effects
These discussions are mostly devoted to the nuts and bolts of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, and rightly so. Those discussions are immensely helpful to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2024
Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments
To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 5, 2023
Onward with durable remission
I add bits of pieces of my story to various posts, but I'm organizing my story and figured this would be a good opportunity to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 2 8:02pm
Prostate cancer diagnosis and decisions
I finished radiation treatment for my prostate cancer in January, 2019. I lived with the cancer for about seven years (active surveillance) before the treatment,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 26, 2020
UTI (urinary tract infection) and prostate cancer
Has any one developed a UTI from the removal of the prostate? I m set to have my prostate removed on 2/15/24. I developed a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 4, 2024
Post-Galleri test journey ...
I hesitated posting because almost all of you are dealing with more serious situations than I am, but hoping for some valuable input and want...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 9:19pm
How to find background info on surgeons for RP
Finally met with my urologist today and got my biopsy results after three weeks. Out of 13 samples taken during the biopsy, two came back...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 21, 2024
Non-Nerve Sparing RARP
Im 67 and my RARP at Mayo in Phoenix was done 8 weeks ago. The procedure was non-nerve sparing (NNS) due to the localized spread...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 23, 2024
How will I know EBRT has worked?
I'm writing to share with you my journey with Prostate Cancer. I am 73 years old, from Calcutta, India and getting treated at Tata Medical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 26, 2023
Beware the siren song of the greedy urologist.
For me, it took a while to get up to speed on everything prostate cancer. Just before the pandemic my PSA was rising and once...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 5, 2024
Advice on pursuing second opinion/treatment at UCSF.
Hello all. I have a few threads started since being diagnosed a few months ago (PSA 9, Gleason 7, Stage 2, no signs of spread...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 19, 2024
Surgeon Says My Nerves Will Be Spared. Good News I Hope!
I've posted before, so some of you may already know the story, but I'm 54 and have had kidney cancer 9 years ago and now...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 1, 2024
My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy
I had never heard of it, and since agreeing to this course of treatment, not much is found online to offer much of value.I am...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 20, 2024
Zero energy 3+ years after radiation and Firmagon for Stage 1 PC
Early diagnosis of Stage 1 PC in 2019. Cancer cells in 3 areas as determined by "12 section" biopsy, but absolutely no tumor formation. A...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 23, 2024