Hello folks. Thought this might be of interest to some of you.. A test for PCA return when psa is rising yet no tumor can be located. A key benefit is that one need not undergo all the other...
Keep fighting. Keep living life. There is no alternative. My thoughts are with you....
An FYI that might be important to some: Aetna, the third-biggest U.S. health plan, said Provenge is “medically necessary” for prostate cancer that has spread but not reached the liver in patients...
Hi Moose, others.. My path report says the prostate weighed 41.8 g, and "the tumor occupies 75% of the total gland". Hope this is of help. Good thoughts to you and all.. Bob @ Cape Cod...
I couldn't have worded it better myself....
Amazing how so many specialists and studies can result in opposing positions... I would note that it would be logical for the benefits of early psa testing would take time to be realized, measured. "...
I spoke with several uros and radiation oncologists throughout, and none of them indicated to me that they were surprised that with my ultimate dx (inc G4+3 with some 5) that my psa was only 4. The...
Hi Moose. Not sure what you are asking.. My 1st psa test ever was 4, so the urologist actually said 'ok, come back in a year'... but then said "while your here, might as well have a DRE".. And he...
Im not suggesting anything is voodoo. I wasnt suggesting anyone cut of their head because they have a pimple either. You initially responded to and quoted my comments to Tallguy where I was trying to...
Well Casey, we ALSO know that for SOME men.. it wasnt there, then it was there, then it killed them. Or will. The best news most cancer patients hear is "thank god we caught it in time".. That may be...
It's possible that all three were being "honest". The other two were specialists knowing details of your specific condition though. What we DONT know is, what if you had waited 6 months, and during...
As always, some good points made all the way around. Re "the full name Low Risk Prostate Cancer should be commonly used'... I dont think I agree with that term being used unless we also have another...
John, Jim, you almost have me convinced. But how would those treatments resolve the fact that I had a decaying gland that was attached to plumbing and bodily functions be resolved without surgery?...
I appreciate your points John, thank you. My decision ultimately was with a doctor whio was a second opinion. But prior to surgery I had more xrays, bone scans, mri's than I can remember. I was...
Thank you for your considered answers.. John T - So my 75% involved prostate was going to be blasted with seeds for inside the prostate, radiation beam for outside & HT . . and what remained of my...
How do I decide if the price I am paying was worth it? ------------------------------------ "The study, which focused on cancers still confined to the prostate.." "And because the average age of the...
Hey Bridgewater. Keep the faith and keep the fight. Next time i'm sitting @ The Charlie Horse i'm going to think of you and raise a glass in your honor....
catheter can wrap around your leg, under your pants. You wouldnt buy an extra bus ticket for one :)...
Bill... 2+ years out myself. You will simply awaken and realize the surgery is done. There will be some local pain but you'll be medicated. Unlikely to be any "surprises" from the surgery itself......
Hello folks. This report just out might give hope to some of us... Thought i'd share it just in case it does. My best thoughts to you all.. Here is a bit of it..... A new drug for advanced prostate...
I know some among us were watching this. I felt better knowing that this tragedy resulted in more eyes on the disease .. anyway:...
If G6 is "something", then it had the ability to grow (from nothing). If G6 happened to form on the edge of the prostate wall, instead of the interior - as alot of discussion here seems to assume,...
Ironically (actually not so much so)... I JUST received a press release from the dr in my email... http://tinyurl.com/cowubzr "With the enhanced dexterity of the robot guided by his years of...
The problem ISNT that he's not a great surgeon, he probably is. When Ford shows their trucks flying through the air like they have wings, most folks are wise enough to know it's not true. When a well...
Come on... lets be serious. Here's a guy putting out statements such as " agonizing decision has now given way to only one real viable option: Surgery is your best chance for a cure" He's NOT talking...
Its funny how this works guys. When I saw this article and posted it, I didnt do so from the perspective that, in my opinion, it's findings were right, or wrong. I was really commenting on how...
I can only tell you this: My 1st ever psa came back showing a 4.0 (I think it was).. I was 51. My primary said he thought that a little elevated and I should see a uro, I did. He said the DRE...
Hoosier, on yiour most recent point, I agree whole herartedly.. they REALLY needs to be a checklist of factors that each potential psa patient should be legally required to be told about and sign-off...
I dunno... Something tells me that a 40 y/o guy whose father had a high Gleason grade PCA, sees his psa shoot up and is found to have a cancerous growth, might have a better chance at living till 90...
Here we go again.. MSNBC is a pretty big forum for this discussion... hence I bring it to the members attention: "Men who got regular PSA blood tests were 21 percent less likely to die of prostate...
Hi. The weather is getting warmer so my walking is increasing again. But I do experience some dripping where I thought I had gotten past that. I also notice when urinating that there is a noticeable...
So sorry to hear of your friend. Sorry you have cause to be here too. Sorry I do. There is a lot to conteplate in the scheme of it all.. The way I view it.. There are no doubt other cancers there are...
Wow. I wish I could speak as well as John....
While it's against my very nature, I have to agree with Dave. There ARE tons without side effects.. which at 200lbs each, equates to 20 men out of hundreds of thousands. If I didnt know any better...
So fellas, Ladies.. we likely CANT stop the pca we already ahve, or help those who we've already lost...but we CAN impact the future... my son, your's. Is there a level of interest by our members to...
Story on website of Channel 11 in Atanta... This person is trying to promote prostate cancer awareness... but I dont see a concerted effort out there like there is with other cancers and worthy...
Again... I JUST saw this on me screen, thought I would mentuion as SOME of us may have an interest - or saves someone some money who cant afford the treatment, or saves someone's life.. or just...
As a remindeer to my brothers (and sisters), if you go to www.Google.com and search NEWs for whatever you want, you can have Google Updates email you information from around the world, as it happens,...
I mention this report because I am certain that it would be of interest to at least some of "us". The story includes mention of "XL184", a drug i've been following for awhile now.....
Casey, my treatment options are in the past, i'm not worried about me. I'm worried about others who have less understanding of the situation than most of us here have. The point, MY point, was this...
There's CLEARY something wrong there. This wasnt a story where the writer quotes the doctors, nor even mentions them by name.. in a story about being cured from prostate cancer, twice. It would...
This is a story TODAY, Feb 22, 2012, on a Gateway Media newspaper.. A rather LARGE media company! I received it via email as a Google News alert. I mean, dont people take this disease seriously? The...
http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/prost.html *Based on rates from 2006-2008, 16.48% of men born today will be diagnosed with cancer of the prostate at some time during their lifetime. *8.58% of...
There's enough of us, unfortunately, that if we banded together, before you know it, we might be a little important.....
I guess you could consider me a stalker, if this was your site. To say you always win is simply not true.. Sorry....
WE "Always win". Still in fantasy land I see....
Very happy for you... I hope it continues. But, my goodness, lets first hope that you continue to show zeros before lay people startt making pronouncements that thing will only get better. OF COURSE...
I bring this article to the attention of those who may be interested.. "A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have...
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Sorry you are here... but rest assured not everyone agrees with the sentiment that one poster stated "you couldn't haver gotten a better type of cancer and you couldn't have gotten it at a better...