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Quick ADT Question
From your experience and understanding from your doctors, does the likelihood of castrate resistance increase the longer you're on ADT? If CR develops, what are...
25 Fractions IMRT PROSTATE RADIATION Completed Yesterday
Iam so happy that I can stay home today! I went 25 times over 5 weeks. I finally "went along" with Oncologists insisting on IMRT....
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...
Has anyone had to discontinue Zytiga due to side effects?
I’m 7 months into an 18 month treatment with ORGOVYX and Zytiga. Everything has been manageable until the last few weeks when I started to...
Hypothyroidism: Could this be related to my treatment?
Brief summary :RP 9-21Persistent PSAEligard 12/23SR completed 5/24Switched to Orgovyx + Abiraterone + Prednisone 6-24, coming off treatment in 75 daysHad bloodwork yesterday for cardiologist...
New here! 4 months into my cancer journey.....
I have a Gleason score of 8(4+4). My PSA was 4-5 for several years then took off earlier this past spring to 16. PET scan...
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...
Rise in Psa
Hi, I was diagnosed GS 8 Pt3b in August 2021. I had RP and persistent PSA. Controlled it with Bicalutamide for two years. In December...
Post-treatment update
It's been a year and two months since I started treatment (Gleason 7 4+3). I had three months of Casodex and Lupron with 5 sessions...
Urologist only offers Degarelix or Eligard, so what....
Urologist only offers Degarelix or Eligard, so what am I missing that she's convinced these injectables are the only way to go for recurrent PC...
PSA Nadir main deciding factor when one can start on Intermittent ADT?
I have been on orgovyx from April 1st,2024(11months). I had SBRT 5 sessions started on April 8th and finished on April 18th.My PSA on October...
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...
Nutrition & more for living well with metastatic prostate cancer?
62 year old male diagnosed with metastatic Prostate cancer with a PSA level 36. Prostate was removed May 2024. Cancer is now in ribs, Pelvic...
ADT/ARI treatment - 1 month in
mCSPC - Gleason 9 (5+4) - lymph and bone metastasis. Treatment plan is ADT/ARI (Orgovyx/Nubequa) for 3-4 months then IMRT x 20. First blood work...
Diagnosis and treatment (proton beam therapy plus hormonal therapy)
Hi. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with PSA around 6. At the time didn't even know what PSA was. Today my PSA is...
Castration Resistance
For all of us that are having success with ADT, I’m sure there is the dread of hearing the words that our prostate cancer has...
Post treatment: What to expect next? What role does diet play?
I just finished 28 treatments of radiation therapy and have been on Orgovyx for 4 months. My psa will be tested next week by my...
Does ADT actually kill cancer cells?
It seems like a simple question, but finding a definitive answer is not so easy. My MO says yes - the combination of Orgovyx and...
Incontinence during/following treatment?
Anyone having issues with urinary or bowel incontinence? I completed 44 radiation treatments of prostate and pelvis in April and am on month 7 of...
3 Month post SBRT PSA
Hey all. Just got my PSA and testosterone three months post SBRT and in month 4 of Orgovyx. PSA is 0.09 ng/ml down from 7.8...
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