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Can Statins affect PSA test results?
I'm seeing conflicting information about whether drugs like Lipitor can affect PSA test results. Some reports are saying statin medications can skew results, others say...
Who is a good candidate for Intermittent ADT?
Who is a good candidate to take a holiday from ORGOVYX until psa start rising and then go back to taking ORGOVYX again?Is it only...
Anyone had salvage radiation treatment followed by Xofigo for mets?
My husband has had a prostatectomy and is taking Nubeqa and Orgovyx, but PSA is on the rise and Dr. has recommended salvage radiation to...
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...
Difference between "PSA" versus "Screening PSA" ?
Not long ago my PSA was 3 ng/ml as reported by LabCorp. Then, on July 15, 2023 my Consultation Notes from a Radiation Oncologist mentioned...
Is a PSMA-PET scan of value if you have already started ADT treatment?
An acquaintance had a RP in mid July and while the pathology report had some positives his Gleason score increased from a 7 to an...
Question about stopping Erleada
I was on Erleada for 3 years and then my doctor stopped it because he was concerned it may be affecting my heart. My PSA...
"Stages" of cancer? Testosterone? Are these important?
I'm just curious that none of my doctors ever told me what "stage" of cancer I have/had. Nor have any of them tested my testosterone,...
Sudden drop in PSA in just one month
I have cRMPC my PSA has been rising slowly but steadily for about a year. I Am Gleason 9 Over this time my PSA went...
PSA up at the 3 month point . Looking for guidance
Ok. So trying to get my brain wrapped around expectations for my Dr appt on Tuesday 12/17. I’d like to hear from people who had...
Update on my PSA levels and if I have PC or just BPH
Yesterday I had my 6 month checkup after my negative biopsy for PC. My PSA is 12 and has doubled in 6 months. The urologist...
Additional radiation treatment for 2nd recurrence
My PSA was 5.53 and my Gleason score was 3+4 =7. I had a robotic prostatectomy in 2006. Went undetectable until 2013. I then Had...
Enzalutamide (Xtandi): Anyone have experience with this drug?
RP in 2004. Over the past few years PSA has been rising. On Lupron for the last 12+ months. Bone scan in Jan of 2022...
Prostate cancer treated with Leuprolide
I had 43 days of prostate cancer radiation about 5-6 years ago. My PSA becgan to rise in summer of 2014. Suddenly it went from...
Testosterone levels are rising after cessation of ADT
I am being treated for high risk prostate cancer . Completed radiation ,ADT AND Casadex for 2 years. I have NOT taken ADT or Casadex...
Considering stopping Eligard after first injection and radiation.
My special friend is considering stopping ADT after the first injection (6 months) and radiation treatment. Has anyone made this decision, and what are the...
Xtandi and Lupron: Possible drug interaction with spironolactone?
I have been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer with Mets (lymph nodes) and am being treated with Lupron Depot and Xtandi. Due to a rise...
Stage 4 with distant lymph node involvement
I had an RP in January 2023. CAT scans and bone scans prior to surgery showed no spread. Post surgery biopsies showed that lymph nodes...
PSA & MRI suspicious but biopsy benign
I am 66 & asymptomatic but PSA has been rising 2014-2,2, 2017-2.6, 2019-3.8, 2022–3.6, 2023-5.0 with 16% free. DRE negative & MRI revealed pirad 4...
Alarming rise in Prostate Cancer as testing declines
Cases of advanced prostate cancer have increased among American men ages 50 and older, while cases of early-stage disease have declined, a study published Wednesday...
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