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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tumor at Spinal Cord
Hi, My husband diagnosed with Stage 4 Metatastic Prostate cancer in 2023. They put him on Apalutamdie and Eligard shots. 2024 - December- They thought...
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...
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...
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...
How long have you been on Orgovyx (relugolix)?
Hello All:I am asking for members to tell me how long they have been on Orgovyx. My prostate was removed (Gleason score of 9) and...
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...
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...
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...
Update on my PSA levels and if I have PC or just BPH
Yesterday I had my 6 month checkup after my negative biopsy for PC. My PSA is 12 and has doubled in 6 months. The urologist...
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...
Is there an end to this train ride? and how will they know?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-there-an-end-to-this-train-ride-and-how-will-they-know/
I had my prostate removed in April. My PSA wasn't zero but rapidly rising.So I am on ADT (Lupron and Zytiga) and will start radiation...
PSA & MRI suspicious but biopsy benign
I am 66 & asymptomatic but PSA has been rising 2014-2,2, 2017-2.6, 2019-3.8, 2022–3.6, 2023-5.0 with 16% free. DRE negative & MRI revealed pirad 4...
Choline C11 PET scan: Anyone had it? Is it useful?
Hi, I had a prostatectomy 2006, and salvage radiation 2015, now the PSA is rising again (2023, I'm 74) I've been reading about the Choline...
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...
PSA above 0.2 after RP in 2020 but psma pet scan is negative
RP in 2020. All went well then a couple years later PSA starts rising (about 2.7 years ago) and went above 0.2. Had psma scan...
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