> The 2005 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology is in session through May
> 17.
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I notice that one of the abstracts was of a study investigating
the effect of hormone deprivation on memory and cognition. See:
http://www.asco.org/ac/1,1003,_12-002636-00_18-0034-00_19-0033427,00.asp
If I read it right, there may be a small impact on memory, and
a smaller impact on language skill. There was no impact on
the other cognitive skills they measured.
So, if you can't think of a word sometimes, maybe the Lupron
is involved. But if you can't balance your checkbook - you've
only got yourself to blame.
Alan
I. P. Freely - 15 May 2005 23:06 GMT
"Alan Meyer" <ameyer2@yahoo.com> wrote >
> I notice that one of the abstracts was of a study investigating
> the effect of hormone deprivation on memory and cognition. See:
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> So, if you can't think of a word sometimes, maybe the Lupron
> is involved.
I want to examine and compare that study closely with other trials (e,g.,
OHSU) which all but guarantee signficant memory and other cognizance
problems with ADT, as I may have to revisit that decision when my PSA or
symptoms return. Another classic case of conflicting reports that actually
make our decisions tough. As for word recall problems, they're common at
"our' age . . . often due to . . . Ta Da . . . T decline (the objective of
ADT).
I.P.
Steve Kramer - 17 May 2005 11:41 GMT
> I notice that one of the abstracts was of a study investigating
> the effect of hormone deprivation on memory and cognition. See:
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> is involved. But if you can't balance your checkbook - you've
> only got yourself to blame.
I forget names. I used to have a slight problem, now it's worse. There are
times when I will look at my brother and, for a second or two, can't
remember if his name is Doug (my borther's) or Mike (my son's) and visa
versa. Or I look at someone very familiar to me and just can't pick out the
name right away.
I forget numbers. I never, ever used to forget numbers.
I recently forgot someone's birthday. But, I remember birthdays as numbers.
I can tell when my next Lupron shot is due because I start getting
half-erections and can remember peoples' names.

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PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins
PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32
Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05
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I. P. Freely - 19 May 2005 00:14 GMT
I'm sorry, but . . . DUH! From # 146, titled "QOL and Pain among PC pts
w/bone mets":
Conclusions: Patients with prostate cancer metastases to the bone have
diminished quality of life, higher pain, and more frequent Skeletal Related
Events than patients without bone mets.
The inclusion of a study with that conclusion downgrades the whole
conference, IMO. That took someone HOW much time, money, and manpower?
I.P.
On May 14, I wrote:
> The 2005 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology is in
> session through May 17.
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> Caution: if the URL on your newsreader is too long, I recommend it be
> copied and pasted on your browser's address bar rather than clicked on.
Well, sonuvagun. As of this writing, there are 183 abstracts. Enough to
keep many of us busy for quite a while.
Tomorrow, there will probably be more....
Regards,
Steve J