The November 1 issue of Forbes has a indepth article on various PC
treatments.

I've posted here before and indicated I was disenchanted with the Dead
Slow waiting I've been experiencing in the Public Health System in au.
I had my first appointment with a Rad Oncologist, October 08, 2004
after a 5 month's runup period, fraught with a number of 1 week or

I wonder if anyone here has any experience/suggestions on this:  I'm
about a month after my successful prostate surgery. To stave off
impotence, the docs have given me samples of Viagra and its cousins,
but because of the incontinence and consequent self-image issues,

I just had to share this good news with all my friends on this
newsgroup...2nd post RRP PSA test (drawn 10/12) results back today...<0.1
again! I am having a glass of Texas Shiraz as I type.
Jerry

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For The Group:  Following RRP has any one had  extreme swelling of there
Scrotum and or Testicles. Where the swelling was so bad that a ice pack
had to be applied? And if so was there any long term side effects from
it. Thanks in Advance.  Bill

My friend Rene's husband just (today) got diagnosed with Prostate Cancer,
Gleason 3+4, T2C - I think his PSA is around 6.  I gave her the URL of
this web site and I know she has checked it out.  She is frightened - as
we all are at first. I know you will all welcome her, as you did ...

All thing considered, what's the latest?

How many know their Partin numbers?
I don't see much about Partin scores. I asked whether mine were
computed by my oncologist, was told "no." So I calculated them,
myself.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Estrogen patches were
originally designed to treat menopause in women. Now, new research shows
they may help another group -- men!
Tom Denhart has prostate cancer. For nine years, he received shots to

My 1 and 3 month's post radiation PSA were undetectable.
Then the Lupron wore off.  At 6 months I was at 0.8.  Low
enough that I might be okay, high enough that I might not.
The 9 month result came in today it came out 0.6.  The trend

Hello again all:
First and foremost, let me apologise if any of you picked up on my
being a tad Tetchy over the past couple of weeks.
I was strung out waiting for everything to be done and all my results

It's been four years since I received those infamous words -- "you have
prostate cancer."  For those of you that have been here for more than a
year, you can skip the rest of this.  You've already share it with me.  For
those new to the group or the disease, you may or may not wish ...

Others have touched on this topic before, but I think it's worth
mentioning, if for nothing else than making one more person aware of the
limited knowledge that most GPs or family practitioners have of prostate
cancer.During a routine exam last week my GP mentioned that another ...

Has anyone on Lupron treatment have any trouble with the sweeling of
joints so bad it hurt or have their blood pressure shoot up?  I am
currently on the last of a four month shot and the joints in my hands
are swelling like my feet are.  The hand is feeling like a bunch of