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How long can you be on Xtandi?
A doc at Mayo just informed me they want me to stay on Xtandi for 2 more years (I just started it), along with ADT....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 3 8:56am
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 5 8:23am
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41-days of salvage RT - your experience with side effects?
Hello, First time post, but second go ‘round with prostate cancer. Let me start with my request to the group, then I’ll summarize my history.I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 4 11:50am
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Parenteral Estrogen: an ADT alternative?
Here is a link where this question was examined: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052190/ Key points I learned: -Oral estrogens were the treatment of choice for carcinoma of the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2024
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Ever make a disability claim based on being on ADT?
I have a long-term disability policy that I have been paying for 19 years without a claim. I don't plan to work after my next...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 30 7:00am
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Radiation vs. Prostectomy (nerve sparing)
Hellos all, I am curious if other patients on this site have a similar situation to mine and what their course of treatment (decision of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 26 5:57pm
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How long do the side effects of Lupron/Eligard last?
This Monday I am getting my number 3 and last injection of 6 month duration Eligard/Lupron. This is after 39 Proton Beam sessions which began...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 3 9:21am
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Orgovyx and zytiga side effects
I’m a 69 year old, who finished IMRT 5 weeks go and I’ve been on these ADT medications for 4 months now. This last week...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 3 9:52am
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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
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Which ADT medication is best?
Which ADT medication is best? My medical oncologist first suggested six months of Lupron, but she was fine with Orgovyx when I mentioned that prostate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 9:27am