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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 14, 2023
pT3b - what were your radiation outcomes after radical prostatectomy?
I would like to read comments from anyone who was categorized a pT3b after radical prostatectomy (RP), and had radiation after their PSA started to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 11 4:08pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 20 7:16am
Lupron
I have been on Lupron since June, 2016. I have injections every six months over a two year period. This is followed by what my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 9 9:31am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 13, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 3 hours ago
High -intensity ultra sound treatment....comments please.
Have any of you had high-intensity ultrasound treatment for your prostate cancer? How did it work for you? I have a friend who just learned...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 15 9:42am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 14, 2024
"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,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 13, 2024
Alternative to prostate removal surgery
So, my PSA is 8.5 but I am on finasteride and Tamsulosin which I'm told doubles the true PSA level. I'm looking for an alternative...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 19, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 15 12:44pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
Advice for further treatment
I’m sorry if I’m submitting this again. Internet interruption. So, I’ll try again. I would like your advice on further treatment. History Robotic assisted radical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 8 4:38pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 6, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 28, 2023
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 19, 2023
Hormone Levels after 90+ days Lupron
Background: @ age 62 Radical Prostatectomy May 2020. Post RP pathology report stated high risk, confirmed 4+3 Gleason, positive margins, Perineural invasion, as well as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 16 3:28pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 1, 2022
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 14, 2024