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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 21, 2022
Using supplements post treatment
I just completed 3 months adt on orgovyx and 36 ebrt treatments. My last tes was 42 and my psa dropped fm .28 to undetectable...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 8, 2021
Surgery or Radiation for Intermediate Prostate Cancer?
I was diagnosed with low-grade and low-volume cancer in 2018, and placed on surveillance. 6/24/2024: Prostate biopsy after MRI Now with third biopsy, cancer is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 13 10:15pm
Timing of ADT + Zytiga - Anyone else start them at different times?
I have locally advanced disease (+ pelvic nodes). My treatment is based on the intensification experiment in one of the arms of the STAMPEDE trial...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 12 3:04pm
Orgovyx and Zytiga combined
I’m preparing for proton radiation therapy at UFHPTI (Jax). Was all nice and tidy with containment to the prostate only. Did a final PET scan...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 13 9:21am
PSMA negative, Biopsy positive
My husband (71) has a Gleason 8, PSA 8 (4+4). His recent MRI-guided biopsy revealed 9/18 positive cores, four of those 4+4. PSMA showed no...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 17, 2023
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 28, 2023
Question regarding resistance training.
Greetings: Background: I was diagnosed in February 2023 with Gleason 9 PC, PSA 25 and 9/12 cores positive. The PSMA-Pet showed no spread, however the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 7 2:06pm
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 11:11am
Dry orgasm after prostate cancer treatments
For me this is a very emparassing question and subject. I think MCC is a great place to ask.I have seen some past post but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 12 9:57am
ED meds and side effects
My husband is getting brachytherapy in September and then IG IMRT in October. He is currently on Orgovyx for month two and will be adding...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 16 8:52am
Have you stopped then restarted taking Orgovyx? If so how was it.
I have an aggressive type of Prostate cancer. Over the past 36 months I have had RRP (post surgery PSA 0.37) then followed 6 months...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16 12:06pm
PSA Persistence after RP and Salvage Radiation
I have not seen much information on PSA Persistence post RRP and Salvage EBRT. I think most biochemical recurrences occur over an extended period of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2022
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 16, 2023
Alcohol and Risk of Reoccurence
I've had a couple reoccurrences and recently underwent spot radiation treatment with Dr. Davis at Mayo (under Dr. Kwon's care plan). My diet is generally...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31, 2023
Gym vs Walking for weight control/stamina to counter ADT side effects
I am 73+ years old. I have been on Abiraterone 1000g & Prednisolone 5mg daily, Zoladex 8mg every three months since mid-Oct 22, and have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 24, 2023
Is this true?
I was starting to do a lot better but then I read that it can take 18 months to get my testosterone back to my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 8 9:26pm
Active Surveillance vs Radiation for Unfavorable Intermediate R. Grp.
I am 74 yr old, in relatively good health & weight, except I also deal with RA. and have recently been given a diagnosis of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 8:38am
Prostate cancer-related abbreviations: What acronym would you add?
There are so many acronyms related to prostate cancer. When newly diagnosed these can be overwhelming and frustrating. As you become more familiar with the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 17 7:51am
New (to me) PCRI Resource and 2022 review
Background: I had PBT therapy in early 2020; with a PSA of 8.3, and I did a 4 month course of ADT. When I was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2023