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Seminal Vesicle Invasion & PR22/MIDS/SPORT Trials ADT & ART
Hello all, Thanks for reading. My father is 63 close to 64. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer (acinar adenocarcinoma) late last year 2022. We...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 10, 2023
Does sex drive return after 3 years of ADT? I'm 73.
Does sex drive return after 3 years of Eligard? 73 years old, Gleason 8, treated with 26 radiation sessions.
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10 11:23am
Timing of ADT + Zytiga - Anyone else start them at different times?
I have locally advanced disease (+ pelvic nodes). My treatment is based on the intensification experiment in one of the arms of the STAMPEDE trial...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 12, 2024
ADT Side Effects: Anyone had increased shortness of breath at rest?
Has anyone had increased shortness of breath (dyspnea) at rest when taking Casodex and/or the Eligard injection?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 18 11:30am
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)...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 12 5:00pm
Anyone take a Treatment Holiday? Intermittent use of ADT (hormone Tx)
I wish there was more info. on 'drug holidays' or 'intermittent use of ADT', with or without concurrent or prior surgery or radiation; especially as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 15 10:43am
Gleason 9 SO wants me to stop ADT @6 Mos for look see
My SO wants to stop ADT after 6 months and wait 2 months then test to see if PSA rises? Does this make sense? Just...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 11 11:11am
Gleason 7 (4+3), ECE, PSA 3 – Considering IMRT + ADT vs. Surgery –
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 prostate cancer, with extracapsular extension (ECE) and a PSA of 3 I'm 63 year of age....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31 1:03pm
Gym vs Walking for weight control/stamina to counter ADT side effects
I am 73+ years old. I have been on Abiraterone 1000g & Prednisolone 5mg daily, Zoladex 8mg every three months since mid-Oct 22, and have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 24, 2023
Newly diagnosed stage 4, how long on ADT before adding ARSI?
My dad (83 and otherwise relatively healthy) was recently diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer that's spread to his bladder, urethrae, possibly rectum, pelvic lymph...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 4 11:19am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 5 4:19pm
Can we talk about boobs please? Man Boobs. ADT induced gynecomastia.
I ended a 24 weeks of ADT (Orgovyx and Erleada) on Aug.28 2023. About 12 weeks into the treatment I had lost about 70% of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 14 2:22pm
Was Gleason 7 (3+4): How soon can one get off ADT (Orgovyx or Lupron)?
I have just completed my 5th and last SBRT treatment today. 40 Gy (5 times 800 cGy). My PSA test will be in mid-July. My...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 22 9:50am
Hormone Therapy Questions
Dr. Google says ADT is bad. Is there an option besides ADT for mid-grade cancer that has gotten outside the prostate? If I start ADT,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 10, 2024
urologist and radiation oncologist aren't on the same page
Urologist: There's a bit of cancer still there in the prostate, but all I need to do is to stay on ADT for the rest...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 28 8:42am
Darolutamide Monotherapy
I’m curious about the FDA’s June 5 approval of darolutamide (Nubeqa) as a monotherapy for mCSPC. My understanding is that the AR blocker would allow...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 3 5:50pm
Bad news again (still)
Perhaps you read my story, perhaps not. Gleason 8, spread to bladder neck 55 years old. Prostatectomy with bladder lesion cut out. Recurrence after a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 30 3:49pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 13 5:58pm