Just got back from my first visit to my new uro.
PSA almost doubled since May  - it clocked in at 10.
I'm up for another biospsy after that elevated result.
I've had five biopsies so far, last one in 2000.

I will be doing salvage CRT after RP failure. I have already quite a
good deal of information on this procedure but I would like to gather
additional information, particularly on the following topics:
- level of radiation versus efficacy

I have heard so often in the past that politics or religion or sex ought to
be banned.  I have also heard other statements regarding what ought to be
and have thought that in a civilized organization these issues would usually
be governed by Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure ...

Headsup!
I have come across the National Comprehesive Cancer Network, which seems
 to be authoritative.
Among other things, it has recently published guidelines for physicians

There are several treatments prostate cancer patients can opt for
One in three men with slow-growing prostate tumours are not getting the
best treatment - and could be risking their sex lives, experts warn.  
Men with the condition have a range of options available to them,

Yesterday, I was dx'd with tendonitis/bursitis in the right shoulder.
Just what I needed :-(
Rx: stretching exercises and Celebrex (celecoxib) 200 mg qd for 2-3 weeks.
This is a NSAID, a COX-2 inhibitor.

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Hello to the group.  I have a question for anyone who has found a strategy
for dealing with this problem.
I am located in CT and have been getting ultrasensitive PSA tests (MRL of
.01 ng/dl) through Dianon/Labcorp  (I had an RP).  Nobody else in CT offers

16 Dec 2004
The Godfather of Soul, 71, James Brown, had prostate cancer surgery
yesterday, said Simone Smalls, his publicist. The operation was a
success, Smalls said. Smalls added that James Brown is expected to make

I would appreciate a little help for my girlfriend's dad. Forgive me if I
don't use the
right words, I am not too knowledgeable in prostate cancer.
He is 71, he has practiced sports all his life, lean and healthy until 6 or

Rant mode [on]:
There was some recent correspondence here about the possibility that ADT
could result in loss of bone mass density (osteoporosis), and that my
rad onc never mentioned it when prescribing ADT.

Hello folks, I need a little help. I'm trying to undertstand the Partin
Tables. What I don't understand is the Pathological Stages. What is the
difference between:
*Organ-Confined Disease

Danny
This is the best I could find, if you can figger it out:
To get US units of ng/dl MULTIPLY mmol/litre X 28.84 (approx), so in
MY low reading of 0.8 mmol/litre x 28.84 = 23.0 ng/dl in YOUR money :)

I have to brag about my Wife, you ladies... ;-}
When my temperature went to 103 F my wife stayed up all night re-weting hand
clothes and towels with ice water and drapping them all over me.  I never
realized how good freezing to death could feel!

I've included the abstract of a recent paper on WW.  Since the men
selecting this option don't just sit on their hands and wait, Active
Surveillance is becoming a more popular name for WW.  I'd like to see
the full paper to find out how long these men have been monitored.  The