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RALP in Colorado Springs
Anyone have experience with UC health Urologists. Gleason 8 PSA 4.5 PET PSMA and bone scan shows no spread. 6 of 13 cores had cancer,...
Salvage radiation therapy with 6 months Eligard
I'm starting salvage radiation therapy with 6 month Eligard injection, My care provider is a bit vague about how long before starting radiotherapy I should...
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...
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...
Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision
I have perused comments in these discussion areas and thought I'd reach out for thoughts on the decision of prostatectomy vs radiation therapy. Thank you...
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...
A different report: I can stop ADT
Hello; as I scanned the posts for today’s reading I thought it’s a good time to share my status. I just returned from my MO...
Gleason 7 (4+3) radiation, but ADT also? Over treatment?
Hello,I will be 80 next August and apart from newly diagnosed PC am in good overall health. I have a diagnosis of Gleason 7 (4+3)...
T3b L1 Gleason 9 Question
So newly diagnosed as a Gleason 9, and one of the lymph nodes they took out during my RALP tested positive as well. ADT and...
Does age influence choice of radiation + ADT over srugery?
Age 77, cribriform 4+3 Gleason score, grade 4, PSA 4.3, Pet Scan no spread, Genetic Test, low risk. 16 core biopsy 4 positive. Would prefer...
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...
‘Big Guns’ - Triple Therapy with Double Chemo - How to prepare?
About to start treatment for what our medical team feels is a ‘sneaky’ metastasis due to low PSA + lung mets only situation. PSA 0.36...
ADT and Blood Lipids
Just got my blood test results from my PCP, which do not test for PSA and T - the oncology team handles that. In early...
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...
Lung metastasis: Curiosities from VATS to BATS
“Metastasis to the lung is present in more than 40% of men with metastatic prostate cancer (3); however, lung metastases without any bone or lymph...
How accurate are the PSA Tests?
I posted earlier that after 2+ years post surgery, my PSA had been undetectable < .006 on all my tests. Then my test 2 weeks...
Adverse effects of ADT for aggressive tumors
Quick question - it’s been nagging me for a while and would appreciate any insight. In my case, I have a PSA reading of 25,...
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...
Is ED after radiation without ADT permanent?
I was watching Dr Scholz (PCRI) speak about RT and he briefly mentioned that men who experienced ED up to 2 years after treatment, would...
PSA rise 1.5 yrs post Salvage radiation & 4 yrs post surgery: Why?
I have a question for my brothers . I am 4 years out from the Operation( at 4.5 PSA ) and 1.5 years out from...