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Stopping ADT
Is it possible that my husband cant stop zoladex after 2 or 5 years?He has metastatic prostate cancer stage, with mets in bones, gleason 9
Metformin and ADT
If metformin can sensibly reduce some of the metabolic side effects of androgen deprivation therapy, should we be quietly grateful that a diabetes drug is...
ADT. Afraid of it
I’m 4+ 3 Gleason in one core. But recent mri shows tumor growth. New biopsy coming. They want to add ADY and I’m scared to...
ADT vs. Estradiol
I had a prostatectomy 4 years ago and my PSA is slowly climbing again. The PSMA/PET scan did not show any areas of cancer growth,...
Radiation + ADT
Like many of you, I am weighing my options regarding surgery vs radiation. 61yo, healthy and active guy. PSA 5.5, MRI negative for any spread...
SBRT Monotherapy (No ADT)
I am specifically interested in replies from those who were (a) younger than 70 when they had their SBRT 5-fraction/high dose before 2018, and (b)...
Husband not responding to ADT
My husband was diagnosed with aggressive and advanced prostate cancer in spring 2022. Started Orgovyx in July 2022, and did 25 radiation treatments. At appointment...
Who prescribes ADT?
I’m working with Cleveland clinic and went to Mayo Jax last week to start the 2nd opinion process. I’m working on getting all my scans...
Numbers After SRT/ADT
I just received my post treatment results after SRT with 6 months of Orgovyx. PSA < 0.05. Had been 0.18 before treatment. T = 688....
Fun with ADT and testosterone
I know I’ve mentioned to people on here that I quit taking Orgovyx. I was on Lupron for seven years and then took Orgovyx for...
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...
Radiation with or without ADT
After RARP April 2019, pT3a pNO cNO VO LO Pn1 RO Gleason 4+5 =9
The paradox of testosterone and ADT
It’s a curious thing, really — this blind devotion to testosterone as the prime mover in prostate cancer’s twisted little drama. One might imagine that...
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...
ADT, Brachytherapy, IMRT...done!
Just thought I'd share. Started this journey in spring 2024. Gleason 4+3. Decipher 0.78. PSMA scan negative outside of the prostate lesion. PSA 13.4 when...
ADT and effect on kidneys ?
Has anyone had ADT cause kidney problems ? I have been on ADT for 3 1/2 months. Recent blood tests show an elevated level of...
Encouragement for those on ADT
I have a friend, age 65, who underwent RP two weeks after I did in April last year. Unlike me, he began a course of...
ADT with EBRT and Brachytherapy
Apologies for perhaps asking a redundant question. There are some recent studies that claim that a dose of ADT, when selecting EBRT and a Brachytherapy...
ADT paradox study.
I found a recent study that challenges the established ADT dogma. I found that the study suggests that androgen levels might have a more nuanced...
Protein intake and ADT
One of the side effects of ADT is muscle loss. I start ADT on May 13. Shortly after I will receive 44 fractions of proton...