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"Sexual Problems" Top Concern After Prostate Cancer Treatment
A UK study of 650 men (ages 50 and up, diverse ethnicities and sexual orientations) found "sexual problems" the top concern after prostate cancer treatment....
Advice on Penis pumps
I am 4 months post prostate surgery and soon to start radiation since some cancer still evident. The mental stress of cancer is bad enough...
Lupron and Nubeqa (darolutamide): Anyone on this protocol?
I have advanced PC with metastasis in the lymph nodes and pelvis. Gleason 6-9 and PSA>20. Began with 3-month Lupron injection. Began Darolutamide (Nubeqa) at...
Fatigue after Eligard and proton Beam
In November 2020 I had a six month Eligard shot, then completed 44 proton beam treatments on April 9, 2021. Today August 2, I have...
MRI guided SBRT. Where is it offered and best radiation oncologist?
Has anyone had MRI guided SBRT outside of the clinical trials. I don't mind participating in a trial, but I can't find an open one....
Why isn't hormone therapy used in all prostate cancers?
An observation and insightful comment by one group member here: "Lupron/Eligard both shrink the prostate and stops the production of testosterone which feeds the growth...
Blood sugar levels, GLP-1 agonists, weight gain and cancer cell growth
I listened to a podcast this morning, where “sugar” was discussed as an accelerator for cancer cell growth. Turns out, it does, but not for...
Question about rising PSA.
My husband was diagnosed two years ago with advanced regional prostate cancer. After radiation and a year or orgovyx there was no meaningful change in...
Hip Bone Metastasis: What treatment did you have?
My last PET scan showed a "sclerotic lesion on my right acetabulum" measuring 1.5 x 1.5 cm (PSA was 0.18 and testosterone 37 at the...
Share your test results (if you'd like)
I thought it might be helpful to have a thread dedicated to sharing routine test results, good or not-so-good. My intention is just to provide...
Leg Issues Long After Radiation and ADT
Treatment for Prostate Cancer started 2 years with 45 radiation treatments and 28 months of Orgovyx. I was 77 at diagnosis. Orgovyx treatment ended 6...
Hot Flashes and Symptoms
This question is just because of my curiosity. I have been on Testosterone blockers (Orgovyx) for 17 months and I get hot flashes somewhat frequently....
Back again ...
I just hit mid month 5 of 6 on Orgovyx today but got very depressing news from my sexual health doctor. My testes have atrophied...
Defeating Prostate Cancer
Diagnosed @age 76 PSA 20 Gleeson Score 9 all the urologists wanted to take it out.After interviewing 12 men who had the cut done It...
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...
Gene variants: Anyone dealt with ATR and HSD381 with any success?
I had a comprehensive Germline panel done before my RP in January of 23 . Unfortunately I had two variants ATR which it seems no...
Jansen clinical trial ADT & Erleada and surgery
I am 75 years old and a year ago my biopsy indicated that I had NM advanced aggressive Gleason score 9 prostate cancer and my...
Been on Orgovyx for four months. Should I stop taking finasteride?
Diagnosed with prostate cancer via a biopsy August 2024. Six cores were negative, one core Gleason 7, five cores Gleason 9. Negative for perineural invasion....
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...
Prednisone tapering
I finished ADT on 12/21 and I’m having a difficult time tapering off of the prednisone I was given along side the Zytiga along with...
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