Any wonder herb/drug for metastized prostate cancer?

Despite what you may read here, there is no wonder drug/herb even for PC that has not spread

Mel

Welcome, Ronzo.  I've very sorry to hear about the advanced state of your father's prostate cancer--with "spread to lungs, bones and organs" as you related in another post.  A phrase I've used here many times is that "there is (unfortunately) no such thing as a 'Magic Pill' ".  Currently, the standard of care for men with metastatic prostate cancer that has spread and is progressing despite low levels of testosterone is every 3 week docetaxel, given with prednisone, plus zoledronic acid (Zometa) specifically for bone mets...but deviations from the standard of care may be appropriate depending on the next level of your father's case details. edit :   reworded Post Edited (Casey59) : 1/5/2011 8:34:44 AM (GMT-7)

I say keep looking and harder, there is maybe nothing the medical community says is any good except the stuff they sell with high profits. There is a Journal article on Genstein plus something else added (my memory is faded at the moment), but the problem was figuring out how to get the concentration amount of Genstein needed (not just from eating a little) from their studies on this combo thing....looked pretty interesting and it was against hrpca (I might be able to find the Journal article and post it if wanted).

There are other articles on things that you may care to read about and contemplate on PCa. There may be things that slow doubling times or assist you...but stopping it or huge reversial maybe there is nothing. Some people have used Boron in some form and had some successes with it, one guy in Canada used DCA (non FDA approved and no patents...get it from England-cheap) but his psa's definitely slowed down using this and were running away otherwise...so it had an effect. (I don't know how long, I got the info from a PCa brother on PHML forum). So, I say question everything and always....do you think the big Pharma's would tell you that anything other than what they mfg. or sell is any good for any ailment??? They don't sell chicken soup-LOL! (not enough money in it)

There are drugs that outperform Lupron and such against hrpca....but is glanced over and not made well known to the public and almost never heard from most uro-docs. How long and how well they work are always the next questions. Some patients with known mets do way better (time wise) than others, some have done many protocols for control and defied some of the predictions by docs and others, like saying you have 1-3 yrs. and other such rehtoric. Many have surpassed such dire predictions. New drugs now offer more protocol choices and responses...who knows how you might fare individually, don't place all your bets on an abstract. I know I wasted my time writting this, but it helps my typing skills too.

One guy in my support group is using Leukine right now through Dr. Scholz and is in year 13 now with PCa that was not being controlled, until he started using this....has been well over 1+ year on this and he claims no side effects (go figure), it is expensive but insurance may cover it, his did, you refrigerate this and self inject this stuff, specialized Pharmacies have it. I know of one in Michigan (Ann Arbor). Alteast he is enjoying his life and maybe gaining longer duration and says he has quality of life too....not a bad combo when in this area of PCa.

No wonder drugs.

Testicles were removed in the early days for some patients with advanced PCa after it was found that testosterone levels affect the rate at which the cancer grows, nowadays they try to achieve the same effect on your body using hormone therapy, ie merely chemical castration.


Alf

That surprized me Fairwind being in his book glad you pointed it out (especially cause of his ultra conservative words on everything), but there is a longer list than that of similar items to add on that type of list. He didn't get it all....(lol). If one wishes to look at supposedly 'everything' the list is no doubt longer. I hope some 'nut case' pioneer proves that some wild concoction has real value against hrpca, and I will not be totally surprized. I hope those types are out there....the little engines that could. One guy used Boron in some form and got additional time in using it, heard that years ago on a forum at www.prostate-help.org

tryin2helpmydad, first, welcome to HW. Sorry you have to be here. Thanks for sharing that info about your Dad. I am guessing he just found he had cancer Dec. 22 and it was metastized then. No earlier tests or warning? That would be hard blow to take, both mentally and physically. I hope the HRT will provide relief and even reversal. Thanks for sharing with us. Keep us updated, please.