Add me to those who received the two shots and are staying safe. Had the shots in February. I had a friend who died from this. In the beginning of the Pandemic a neighbor of mine did not wear a mask....
Also saw the presentation. I found it to be a first class very informative presentation by an expert’s expert. I highly recommend viewing it....
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There was a study done among men who had radical prostectomy. Those who ate high fat dairy and red meat had more aggressive recurrance than those who did not. As you know heart heathy diet is...
I live in seal beach, CA. I am treated at a center of excellence, ucla. I was one of the first patients treated in the active surveilance program where an Artemis three dimensional biopsy Machine is...
Also AS; since 3/09. Do not eat dairy, fowl or red meat. Eat mostly plant based foods with some fish occassionally. No fried foods, etc. Hardly eat out. Exercise daily, mostly cardio. All my medical...
Good luck with the biopsy. Will it be directed or random? This is my 12th year in an active surveilance program. Every six months i receive a dre, a psa and a free psa. Every two year a T3 Mei is...
FYI.....Interview with Dr. Klotz, December 2012 http://urologytimes.modernmedicine.com/urology-times/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-feature-articles/active-surveillance-evolving-appr...
Turp, I hope that we both die with the disease, not because of it. The quality of each of our lives have not degenerated during the last years from potential side effect of an active treatment. So...
As a man who studied and research Active Surveillance, and has completed five years of being a patient of an Active Surveillance treatment protocol, I am grateful to Dr. Klotz, a pioneer in...
Dear Dano, I wonder, what is the involvement( involvement of cancer) of the core that may be positive with a 3+4=7. Also how many cores were taken? As you can see, I am experiencing the exact same...
Dear Dano, Since you are man who is only 50 years old, continuance of AS with a Gleason 3+4=7 is not appropriate. It may be a nuiance between the 3+3=6 and 3+4=7 score. You can have a gene test if...
I believe that SBRT is the treatment of the future, costing significantly less than IMRT with less time spent in treatment with comparable or better results. SBRT also compares favorably with surgery...
Thank you. Since I expect that UCLA is a high volume center for SBRT using Novalis as a platform, and can offer a larger base, I am hopeful that Dr. King will publish based on his patients'...
Allen, I wonder, have there been studies comparing Accuray Cyberknife results with other platforms. I am most interested in knowing how Novalis compares with Cyberknife. Thanks you,...
I was diagnosed in March '09. Spoke with a radiation oncologist who told me that I have 8 weeks to make a decision for treatment by him( which included IMRT and Brachy), that there was a 50 percent...
As a man who was diagnosed in 3/09, I have been fortunate to have made a choice to pursue Active Surveilance with Delayed Treatment if Necessary. During this time I have enjoyed a quality life. I...
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suggest that you have a course of antibiotic such as cipro for a month to make sure that there is no urinary infection. Also suggest that you ask for a PCA3 I would do these tests, first PCA3 test...
SCM2013 Me Too When I was diagnosed I saw a radiation oncologist, who want to do two forms of radiation:braky and IMRT, also wanted me to have a bone scan which is not recommended by the American...
NO OVER TREATMENT FOR ME Active Surveilance for delayed treatment is a very viable treatment decision for low risk prostate cancer, since 97 percent of men with LRPC are likely to die of something...
I have been on Active Surveillance since March 09. I going for another biopsy next week, two years since the last one. This will be my 4th. I am hoping for results that will be favorable to continue...
What is say is true, and the studies are very valid, I understand this....I was simply referring the the information put out by JohnsHopkins. ....
Con, What you say is true, however why take a drug with possible side effects from same when it is possible that no drug will give the same results. A couple of years ago there was a study that...
Avodart studies Pro and Con Avodart discussion pro and con jan 2012 pro Lancet. 2012 Mar 24;379(9821):1103-11. Epub 2012 Jan 24. Dutasteride in localised prostate cancer management: the REDEEM...
Purgatory Four years ago when you and I were diagnosed, these high tech biopsies some of which were still being developed, and the rest only available in a few locations; some of the major centers of...
Allen, I am very grateful for the negative biopsies that I have had…..I am very fortunate. Here are my thoughts I am thinking that approximately 30 percent of men who are on Active Surveillance find...
Avodart I’ve done a lot of research on whether or not to take this drug. When I was first diagnosed four years ago, I saw a prominent surgeon at UCLA who recommended AS for me. He managed my case for...
Dec 2012 Interview with Dr. Klotz http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=799211&sk=&date=&pageID=7 Tall Allen, I have been reading your comments about sbrt at the...
The NCCN clinical guidelines for prostate cancer 2010 recomend AS for those with a 10 year or less survival.(Edit: with a Gleason 3+4=7) In the April 2013 US Too prostate cancer hotsheetthere is an...
I suggest that you speak with a professional about this. Here is a study from pubmed.com http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21031091...
Dear JYM, Without Avodart your PSA would be about double, which places you PSA about 11. This is troublesome, since the criteria for low level PCa calls for a PSA of 10 or less. Even though the...
You wrote"I presently have a somwhat enlarged prostate of 45 cc down from 72 cc after meds for a year" What drug(s) have you been taking? Some drugs such as Avodart, not only reduce the size of the...
P.S. Active Surveilance for delayed treatment is a very viable treatment decision for low risk prostate cancer, since 97 percent of men with LRPC are likely to die of something other than prostate...
As a man who is on a protocol for Active Surveillance for the past four years, and has studied this extensively, pleaae be advised that your cancer is most likely indolent, not likely to spread. I...
Sorry for all the confusion. I started this thread in error. The post was mean to respond, and continue thread "Welcome new Friend- hopeful and optimistic" Please use that thread. P.S. The post that...
At that time the urologist that did the biopsy told me that there might be a one percent chance that the cancer left the prostate, and that I was an excellent candidate for every treatment type. He...
Dear Donald, I've heard only good things about Dr. Menon. He is a world class surgeon. With your age and having an expert surgeon, you will do fine........best luck...
Dear James, Sorry for the tardy reply, but I just came across this thread. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March 09, at age 66. Fortunately for me, it was low level, 12 random cores, 2...
I don't post at this site very much since I generally post at the cancer survivor network site. As a man who is on an Active Surveillance protocol for four years now(3/09 G6, 2 cores, less than 5...
viv Great news that the gleason was downgraded to a 6. UCLA is a center of excellence. The results of the biopsy , the gleason score and involvement of the cancer is the critical information to be...