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I just had RARP on 10/29. Looking for advice on recurrence of PSA
Biopsy beforehand said I was Gleason 4+3. Pathology came back last night - turns out it was actually 4+5 = 9. One of the tumors...
Does eating less red meat help reduce risk prostate cancer recurrence?
Hi !My husband had a successful radical prostatectomy . I think it would benefit him (as in prevent a recurrence or future cancer of another...
Multivitamin beneficial
I found this older study interesting and it was looked at again last year by researchers. Hopefully helpful. Multivitamin Use May Lower Risk of Prostate...
How many of you were < 0.006 on the Labcorp test and then recurred?
And, what was the timeline of your recurrence and PSA history. Thanks!
first PSA result post salvage RT — 0.086
Late last year I underwent 38 sessions of salvage IMRT for a local recurrence. At the start of radiation treatments, my PSA was 0.094 (ultra...
Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy
Hi all: I undergone the prostatectomy 7 years ago and my PSA rose from 0.008 to 0.12. My PSADT is more than 14 months. What...
Postop pathology to ChatGPT & asked about BCR. Anyone done this?
I used ChatGPT for the first time and input my post-op pathology details into it and then asked about recurrence. To my surprise, it stated...
Should I add ADT to Salvage Radiation at age 76?
I just turned 76 years old. My prostate was removed 15 years ago (Gleason was 3+4, grade 2) and I had no trouble until my...
PSA variation
I had a recurrence 2.5 years after prostate removal. After radiation and 9 months of hormone therapy my USPSA results were
Lupron frequency
What is the usual frequency of Lupron injections usually given to a guy with recurrent prostate cancer ? One month, three months, four months or...
3C, PPC 8/12, highest GG5; T1c N0 M0 - 5 SBRT sessions to Prostate?
Hi everyone, Thank you for all the valuable information. My husband has been staged as 3c because of the aggressive, cribriform patterned cells found in...
One week of IMRT for recurrent PCa - issue with empty rectum
I started IMRT last week for a local recurrence (small nodule in prostatic fossa detected by DRE, PET PSMA and MRI scans; PSA is 0.11)....
For men who had SRT - what was PSA on day of 1st session?
My biochemical recurrence was confirmed on July 29 via PSA/testosterone readings But my oncologist wanted a PSMA PET scan for additional confirmation. That scan was...
Problems with Sleeping on Orgovyx
I am almost 80 years old. Gleason score of 9. Prostate removed over four years ago. Biochemical recurrence after two years. Put on Orgovyx. I...
Decipher risk: prostatectomy RP vs radiation.
Hi everyone, I was considering radiation therapy vs. surgery, so my radiation oncologist ordered a Decipher test. My Decipher test results came back at .61,...
Recurrent prostate cancer and Eligard.
A few years back, my husband’s PSA was 22. He did radiation and Eligard injections. 1 1/2 years ago he had what he thought (and...
Preparing for radiation
I visited with my urologist yesterday and it's approaching time for a new direction. I had surgery in November, Gleason 9 with some unpleasant indications...
Darolutamide Monotherapy
I’m curious about the FDA’s June 5 approval of darolutamide (Nubeqa) as a monotherapy for mCSPC. My understanding is that the AR blocker would allow...
Negative findings on PSMA scan
Had prostatectomy in 2006 . Because my PSA was 5.53. Gleason 3+4=7. Had 39 radiation treatments to my prostate bed in 2013 for recurrence. Now...
Recurrent Cancer - conflict with numbers and scans
Quick Background: I had a RP completed in September 2016. Undetectable PSA 2 years after, but started creeping up. Made a 2x jump in mid...
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