After months 18 post surgery with PSA count unreadable every 6 months my uro
said goodbye today.  "Have your regular family MD do a PSA test once a year
and only go back to uro if it starts to rise."  No erections however and I
leak just a tiny bit every now and then.  So all in all ...

I've found these comments from Dr Catalona very interesting. Does
anyone have comments on this? I'm thinking of following his protocol.
"Therefore, I initially selected the 4-ng/ml cutoff because I believed
it would detect many of the dangerous, yet curable, cancers while

September 21, 2004
Hello everyone:
My girlfriend's father is getting radiation for prostate cancer (35
sessions, 5 per week). He is in Peru (South America) and he would like to

I would greatly appreciate any feedback wrt how much prostate IMRT
costs.  This is for my father who has recently been diagnosed with
prostate cancer and has been advised to undergo prostate IMRT
radiation treatment. However as he lives abroad, he does not have

Just a couple of quick questions.
Does lead come from spent U232? Or from some other U?
If they use iodine for brachytherapy does the iodine become something else?
How do they make the seeds radioactive in the first place?

I'd of course like the book to be current as possible. Thanks in advance!

I kind of lost touch with my uro/surgeon after 2 years of good PSA results.
My GP says that once a year is sufficient. What do the rest of you do about
frequency of testing?

Good synopsis of treatment options. No major surprises. Graphic Tables
have been omitted.
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Prostate Cancer in Older Men

When I thought I had a T1C and was frightened about all the possible side
effects of the various options, i.e., RP, radiotherapy, brachiotherapy, etc,
with my Gleason of 7 (4+3) I was frightened about what operational or
surgical procedures to go for. After my pelvic MRI, my ...

It was an exhilarating day.  I got to run the 5k on the Big River run,
sponsored by the Mendocino Cancer Resource Center.
Over 300 folks were there on a brisk cool morning...I had fun, ran my a.s
off and did it in 29.00  3.2 miles.

September 17, 2004
Delaware officials this week unveiled a program to provide free,
first-year cancer treatment to uninsured residents. The program,
operated by the state’s Division of Public Health, will pay for

I had LRP on Aug 24th and am recovering fine BUT I have noticed a marked
increase in sweat with any effort.  Have any of you had a similar
experience?  I am wondering about Lymph node removal side effects or ??? I
live South of LA and it's been hot but man, this is a lot of sweat.

Fri. Sep. 17 2004 11:20 AM ET
Cancer doctors reluctant to use word 'cure'
CTV.ca News Staff
There wasn't any doubt six years ago that Doug Jensen had cancer.

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John Preston

I am 63..had my 6 month PSA test which was 5.65 and then a few weeks
later my PSA 2 (Free PSA) test wich was a 10 the Dr said..he wants to do
a biopsy...any input appreciated. Howie