Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
Baylor College of Medicine in June of 2004.
Today, PSA still undetectible and best of all, scans are still clean.
Medical Oncologist can find no signs of cancer.
His best explanation as to why is that God has sat an Angel on my shoulder.
Take Care All,
Gourd Dancer
jloomis - 04 Mar 2008 14:45 GMT
Such great news.
jloomis
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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> Gourd Dancer
Alan Meyer - 04 Mar 2008 20:31 GMT
On Mar 3, 11:01 pm, "Gourd Dancer" <!!!msheets!!!@!!!sbcglobal!!!.net>
wrote:
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
> Baylor College of Medicine in June of 2004.
>
> Today, PSA still undetectible and best of all, scans are still clean.
> Medical Oncologist can find no signs of cancer.
That's incredible GD.
Are there any published results from the clinical trial that you
know about? Has anyone else done as well to your knowledge?
Alan
BH - 04 Mar 2008 20:44 GMT
>Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
>Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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>Gourd Dancer
Whatever the explanation, the news is wonderful. I'm happy for you.
Keep it going!
Burney
RP in 1995 (age 52)
RT in 2000
ADT (Casodex) 10/06 - 8/07
Latest PSA - 0.18
burney dot huff at mindspring dot com
Steve Kramer - 04 Mar 2008 22:37 GMT
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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> His best explanation as to why is that God has sat an Angel on my
> shoulder.
I've heard it said there is no God west of the Pecos. I assume therefore
you live east of it. :-)
Congratulations, Mike!
DominicM - 05 Mar 2008 03:16 GMT
On Mar 3, 11:01 pm, "Gourd Dancer" <!!!msheets!!!@!!!sbcglobal!!!.net>
wrote:
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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> Gourd Dancer
GD what kind of chemo were you on?
DominicM - 05 Mar 2008 03:32 GMT
> On Mar 3, 11:01 pm, "Gourd Dancer" <!!!msheets!!!@!!!sbcglobal!!!.net>
> wrote:
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> GD what kind of chemo were you on?
btw great news
Gourd Dancer - 05 Mar 2008 06:04 GMT
Thanks all. I take all the help available to put a dent and slow down PCa.
Am I cured? No way. Am I cancer free today? Yes. However, tomorrow is
another day.
Yes, east of the Pecos, west of the Sabine, south of the Red, and north of
the Rio Grande.... :)
I am not aware of anything being published except for the early results.
"Nineteen men have been enrolled with a median age of 63 (48-76). Fifty
percent of the men had no prior local therapy, while the other 50% either
failed surgery, radiation therapy, or surgery plus radiation therapy.
Fifty-nine percent of the men had Gleason 7, 12%/8, 24%/9, and 5%/10.
Thirty-five patients presented with bone metastasis and 50% presented with
nodal involvement. The median PSA reduction to date has been 95.6%."
I was 57 when I entered the trial with a previous Gleason 7, Brachytheraphy
and XMRT as primary treatment and then bone metastasis one year later.
However, put a pencil to the population and then add 4 years to the median.
The only thing apparent to me is that I got aggressive real early on and did
not wait for the cancer to spread any further and gain a stronger foothold.
A couple of points that I would like to make is first that everyone came to
the table with varying degree of disease, mental attitude, and body
strength. Second, I am aware that some did not follow the regime as designed
and would omit oral chemo medications during the trial because they could
not deal with the SE's.
All I know is that I turned complete control of my life over to a man who
has made a career researching and seeking a cure for kidney and prostate
cancer. And that, my friends, is, in my opinion, the key.
Gourd Dancer
On Mar 3, 11:01 pm, "Gourd Dancer" <!!!msheets!!!@!!!sbcglobal!!!.net>
wrote:
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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> Gourd Dancer
GD what kind of chemo were you on?
J - 05 Mar 2008 09:17 GMT
> Seems like only yesterday that my PSA exploded with mets to L2 & T3.
> Certainly glad that I got real aggressive and started a Chemo trial at
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> His best explanation as to why is that God has sat an Angel on my shoulder.
Must be because chemo does not cure (the) advanced (common adult) cancer.
Common cancers are adenocarcinoma.
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Chemotherapy_36.asp?rnav=cri
At one time, chemotherapy was not thought to be very effective in treating
prostate cancer, but this has changed in recent years. A combination of the
chemotherapy drug docetaxel (Taxotere) and the steroid drug prednisone has been
shown to reduce symptoms and prolong life (when compared with other
chemotherapy drugs) in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Most doctors now
consider this to be the first-line chemotherapy option in men whose cancer is
no longer responding to hormonal treatments.
Like hormone therapy, chemotherapy is unlikely to result in a cure. This
treatment is not expected to destroy all the cancer cells, but it may slow the
cancer's growth and reduce symptoms, resulting in a better quality of life.
Although several types of cells are found in the prostate, over 99% of prostate
cancers develop from the gland cells. Gland cells make the prostate fluid that
is added to the semen. The medical term for a cancer that starts in gland cells
is adenocarcinoma.