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Who should be part of my medical team?
Hello folks. I am a little confused about who exactly is part of the medical team. I understand that it depends on treatment options and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16 10:29am
With regional lymph node metastasis what is the progression?
From the following summary what should I expect going forward other than Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)? SUMMARY 2020-06 Prostatectomy Pathology: Gleason 4+3 T3 Positive surgical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 14 7:30pm
IMRT Radiation and ADT
My husband Jeff was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is 62 yo and mostly in good health- walks, runs, bikes, pickleball, lifts weights. He...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 4, 2024
Proton, Photon, or Cryotherapy?
78 1/2 years old; 4/9 cores involved(adenocarcinoma); R mid gland transitional zone; 4+3 in one(40%); 3+4 in all three others(highest tumor involvement of those 70%);Stage...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 14 6:18pm
Frequent and urine burning
I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer on 4th Jan. 2022with Gleason score 8 ( locally prostate cancer, stage cT2cN0M0). Treatment was ADT Triptorelin 11.25...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10, 2023
Surgeon Experience for Gleason 8
Despite doing yearly PSA tests for the last 24 years, DREs whenever recommended by my primary care doctor, and visits to urologists in centers of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 18 3:36pm
BCR after RP inconsistent rise in PSA
I had a RP in January 2023. PSA was 35 at the time and I was stage T3b with Gleason 9 (4+5) and N1, as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 8:37am
Why would PSMA-PET scan fail to detect known primary GG2 tumor?
Background: I had a recent TRUS biopsy resulting in 4 out of 12 cores positive, one 7(3+4) and 3 were 6(3+3) for a GG2 Favorable...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 13, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10 8:11pm
The Gray Area of Favorable Intermediate Risk 3+4=7
There has been much discussion on this thread about how to approach favorable intermediate risk 3+4=7 PCa. Many on here have been adamant that active...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 15 12:46pm
Can anyone please find a moment to help decipher our MRI report?
Hello everyone, My significant other was first DX with prostate cancer in 2019 with one lesion and regular PSA tests going forward, active surveillance. His...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 28, 2023
Radical prostatectomy 9 days ago. Need help with the pathology PLEASE
Hello everyone, thank you for taking your precious time to help. I previously wrote about my partner and his information, trying to figure out what...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2023
Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer
Urologists are trained to do invasive treatment, such as prostatectomy, for many levels and types of prostate cancer. There may be a tendency to overtreat...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 7, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 16 3:28pm
Surgery or SBRT PSA 4.4; T1c.
Hello, I am a 65 Year old male, ALL 12 sections biopsy positive. 11 sections Gleason 6, 1 Gleason 7 (3 + 4). Clinical state...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 1:20pm
Biochemical Recurrence: Questions about PSMA PET scan & radiation
After robotic RP in April 2019 PSA pre op 7.5 Gleason (4+5) pT3a evidence of perineural invasion , clear margins no additional treatment after RP...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 26, 2022
Conflicted/Confused, any Guidance/Advice out there?
I will be 61 at the end of this month. MRI on August 2022 revealed an area of suspicion measuring 2.2 cm x 1.4 cm...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 31, 2024
PSA six weeks after radical prostatectomy
My PSA was 7.75 and MRI showed prostate lesion with extension into left nerve bundle, no other areas affected. I decided to have radical prostatectomy....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 22, 2024
Conflicting options - should I get a third?
Hi Everyone, I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’ve received conflicting advice from my urologist and a medical oncologist I saw for a second...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 28 5:12pm
Husband's prostate cancer story
My 64 yr old husband was having urination frequency and enlarged prostrate. Visited the urologist for at least two years. His PSA was around 4,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 21, 2023