Prostate cancer

Share your personal experience with prostate cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

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• By Papa7142 · New reply April 28, 2013
• 2 replies
• I a 70 year male i have had Liver, Gallblader, and Colon Sugery and after three year of taken shot for Protate Cancer i told that the shot will no longer help so i have a choice between Surgery or Radiation ...

HIFU Procedure for Prostate Cancer

• By Zakja · Posted February 22, 2013
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• Has anyone on this site had the HIFU done for prostate cancer. One has to go to Canada for this or other places out of the country. It is not FDA approved but looks very promising. Insurance does not ...

So confused!

• By nonna4 · New reply January 27, 2012
• 11 replies
• Tomorrow is the day we talk with the Dr. about options. My husband,who is 57, has been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. His PSA is 6.89 which tripled from last reading, Gleason is 4+3, and stage 1. The ...

Psa Rising after surgery and RT

• By JH1 · Posted September 28, 2010
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• LRP in 2004. PSA <0.1 for almost 5 years. PSA went to > 0.1 in Jan. 09., >0.1 April 09, >0.2 June 09. I then had RT (37 treatments). PSA after RT in Sep 09 was >0.29, then to >0.27 in Dec. 09, >0.33 March ...

PSA during radiation

• By Beachgoer · Posted August 17, 2010
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• Why would PSA level rise "during" radiation treatment, of 38 treatements planned at mid way, it went from 1.7 to 2.1, is this normal ...

Rising PSA after surgery and radiation- What next?

• By pcpatrick · New reply June 22, 2010
• 5 replies
• At age 55, PC was indicated in an insurance physical. My MD did not think PSA test was necessary but now should be a believer. Insurance was denied and I was directed to see an urologist ASAP. PSA was ...

Senate Bill on Health Care

• By Umbrellaman (Inactive) · Posted November 19, 2009
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• Hello to all; Umbrellaman here. As you probably know, working as an activist when it comes to the issue of reforming our national health care system has become my passion. Expect no apologies for advocating ...

Rising PSA following surgery and treatment

• By pastel (Inactive) · Posted July 16, 2009
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• I had prostate surgery in '02, followed by radiation beam therapy and hormone injections. I am currently taking casodex and avodart (California Cocktail). However last month PSA rose from .04 to .1, after ...

i HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING PROSTATE CANCER IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME OUT

• By shesapgal650 · New reply March 28, 2009
• 2 replies
• MY NAME IS SHER.... I belong to the small cell lung cancer group as well,, by dad is fighting that right now. But now my uncle.. who basically within a 2 week period when from slightly urinating to having ...

Prostate Cancer...PLEASE HELP!

• By JeaB · New reply March 27, 2009
• 1 reply
• My grandfather has been diagnose with prostate cancer. The biopsy revealed that: "All cores mostly involved by adenocarcinoma Gleason score 8 and 9, few cores involved by Gleason score 7". The PSA reading ...

prostate cancer treatment metastasea

• By ghodghod2008 · New reply June 10, 2008
• 1 reply
• i would like to understanding well the best treatment for the prostate cancer ...