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"Thank you for your thoughts, I am grateful. I am 65 years old. I also have severe prostatic hyperplasia (4,7x4,2 cm).Ive been drinking for 100 days: silidosin 4 mg ( i the morning) and tadalafil 5 mg (in the evening) and I dont know when to…"
"Hi Mike,
Thanks very much for the helpful intro. I have my CT scan this Friday 1/28 and am meeting with the radiation oncologist next Tuesday 2/1. If it's okay I'll probably reach back out to you with a few more…"
"Welcome Keith.
So anyone diagnosed with Gleason 8 prostate cancer has high-risk disease and needs early treatment, particularly at your relatively young age.
Obviously I have no idea where you live or what type of doctors you may have seen to date,…"
"The way your doctor seems to be treating you looks very reasonable to me. You have both low-risk prostate cancer (but NOT very low-risk) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (an enlarged prostate).
If you prostate size keeps falling and your PSA keeps…"
"Algidas:
So I THINK you are telling me that:
-- Your PSA on November 18 was 12.5 ng/ml
-- Your PSA on January 18 was 8.61 ng/ml
-- Your clinical stage is T1cNxMx
-- Your biopsy showed 0/5 positive cores on one side of your prostate and 3/5 positive…"
"Gerkite tik nuo prostatos hiperplazijos: silodozino 4 mg ir tadalafilio 5 mg.
Nuo prostatos vėžio papildomai Pomi_T
Prostatos tūris: 2021-06-17 (78 cm3_ ir 2021-11-19 (68 cm3))
Ultragarsinis tyrimas 4,7x4,2 - 2021-12-30"
"Silodozin - 4 mg (morning)
Tadalafik - 5 mg (evening)
Pomi_T (2x1during the day)
D. sklityje 0/5; K. sklityje 3/5 bioptatų teigiami, Geason 6 (3+3), navikas apima iki 25 proc. vieno bioptato. Iš mazgo 3/3 teigiami bioptatai. Navikas apima iki…"
"Welcome Ralph.
So this is not an easy choice one way or the other ... and in all truth there is no right or wrong answer. The risk of significant side effects from the hormone therapy in a man with your existing co-morbid conditions is indeed…"
"Is your PSA level falling of its own accord or has your doctor given you something to treat an enlarged prostate?"
"Dear Algidas:
It sounds as though you may have relatively low-risk prostate cancer.
If I was you, I would want to ask my doctor exactly how much cancer he had found in my prostate when he gave me the biopsy (e.g. 1 core out of 12 or more than…"
"Welcome Stephen.
Unfortunately I have to tell you that a PSA level of 383 ng/ml is normally associated with an EXTREMELY high probability of a diagnosis of advanced or metastatic prostate cancer.
You need, ideally, to see a urologic oncologist or a…"
"Mike
Thank you for your feedback and information."
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Genetic Test
For those interested, here is a link to the Promise Program Genetic Testing study. I've done this and it was free and easy. I like the free part myself. Consider talking this over with you MO before engaging. This is not a simple "23 and me" or…Continue
Started by Tom Full Jan 10.
PLARIFY - An Imaging Agent 3 Replies
PLARIFY is a newly-approved agent to use with PET scans. It is available in some areas of the country now and is rolling out to many others.My doc at MDA says they will have trials with it in September, and he will put me in.My PSA has been ticking…Continue
Started by Mike Simmons. Last reply by Tom Full Jan 10.
Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology (TBRO)
Has anybody here live in Tampa Bay area and exp. with doctors in Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology. I have seen Dr Ronay and he was great. I have an appt with radiation oncologist, Dr. Jack Steel that supposed to have over 4000 operations and 20 years…Continue
Started by Scott G Oct 28, 2021.
Does one wait for cancer to present itself or begin Androgen therapy 57 Replies
Please see my stats for details on my recurrent cancer. After more than 4 PET scans at the Mayo in 2017, my oncologist said I should wait until my PSA has risen to 8 before getting another scan because the cancer remained undetectable. Then in…Continue
Started by Tom Full. Last reply by E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott Oct 11, 2021.
Liquid Radiation
Anyone on this site have any knowledge of liquid radiation for the treatment of PCa? If so please share your information with the rest of us.Don O.Continue
Started by Don Oberlin Jun 4, 2021.
IMRT vs Cyberknife vs Proton vs Seeds 2 Replies
Started by Jan Manarite. Last reply by Tom May 13, 2021.
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