Thanks to all for the information! Allen - thanks for the excellent explanation of how the process works!...
Thanks for all of your responses. I guess this explains why the PSA values gradually decline over time and then reach a nadir. Are DRE's still something that should be done regularly after completing...
I was wondering about the duration of the cytotoxic effects of various forms of radiation therapy on prostate cancer cells? Does anyone know for example how hypofractionation delivery methods like CK...
Hi Jack, Please forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between watchful waiting and active surveillance? I am new to this and had been incorrectly assuming that they were the same thing....
Good luck with your CK treatments Jim! I have completed 3/5 so far (7 Gy per treatment) and my last 2 treatments are Tues & Thurs this week. My first 3 treatments were successive daily treatments...
Just a quick update to share my experience with CK treatment. I completed 3 treatments last week (Wed.-Fri.), each treatment is 7 Gy. I will have my last two treatments this week on Tues. & Thurs. I...
Thanks Allen and LupronJim! I feel confident that I have made the right choice for me. I will let you know how it goes....
I am scheduled to start my CK treatments on April 11th at FROS with Dr. Katz. My treatments will be daily Monday - Friday with 7 Gy dose per day. As the date approaches I find some anxiety creeping...
dcd55: Thanks for your response and all of the journal information. All of the docs I visited (5) with did not recommend AS for me. They said with my age (55) and a G7 that there wasn't much upside...
Hi Coop, I don't believe that I have ever had my vitamin D levels tested before. Is it known by any other name on the blood test results, like a chemical name? I have also read that some studies have...
I hope that this is not hijacking your thread, but while we are on the topic of dietary supplements and possible links with prostate cancer, I found a couple of studies that suggest that hyaluronic...
Best of luck with your CK treatment dcd55! Please let us know how it goes. I will be signing up for CK soon myself....
Good luck with your treatment rainwest! Please keep us posted on how it goes....
Sheepguy: "Of course you are over thinking it..that's the sine qua non on this forum:)" :smilewinkgrin:...
Works Out: That is very confusing to the patient to get such disparate opinions from the experts. I think I will make an appointment with Katz as a 2nd CK opinion. I have not heard from anyone that...
Can anyone tell me why some CK centers won't treat G7 prostate cancers? (I have G7)...
I have been gathering a lot of information including a lot of invaluable advice from this community (Thank You!!!) about DaVinci Robotic surgery vs CyberKnife (these are the 2 options I have narrowed...
Hitchhiker: My biopsies were only guided by a rather old ultrasound system. When I saw the ultrasound it looked like something the surgeons would have played pong on 30 years ago with a big old faded...
Hi Tall Allen, thanks for the detailed explanation. I picked up a brochure from Winthrop NYCyberKnife this week (which may have been printed 09/14) which may be a little out of date. Here is what it...
Hi JNF, Thanks for bringing HDR brachytherapy to my attention. Is that procedure done on an in-patient hospital stay basis for several days? Is that done by inserting catheters through your perineum...
Thanks for your reply Pratoman! I appreciate your endorsement of Ash Tewari. It confirms the impression I had after reading about him. I would like to learn more about his techniques and how he does...
Dear KRG75 and Tall Allen, Thanks very much for your replies! KRG75, you are quite young to have been through so much. I wish you all the best with your recovery. It does appear that Surgery takes...
This is my first post on this great forum, although I have been reading and learning a lot here for several days. I really appreciate the opportunity to join such a supportive and knowledgeable...