I've been in this group since Oct, 2004 and can't really figure the
emphasis on PSA readings pre & post treatment.
For starters on pre treatment PSA readings of very low to the
thousands, I've seen statements casting doubt on all of these as being

ABC Online, Australia - 4/19/2005
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may slash a man‘s risk
of advanced prostate cancer, research says.
A study that followed more than 34,000 men over 10 years found that men

What do the follwoing mean (i.e., significance/implications) in a RRP
surgical path report? What is the future risk, relatively speaking, for
someone with this profile (with PSA's less than .2 after 20 months)?
1. Location, main tumor: posterior

Was diagnosed with pc two months ago.
biopsy 1 out of six showed malignancy 3+3. psa at the time 1.4
In  three weeks from now I will see a urologist and specialist in pc.
I reckon that they will take a new blood-test regarding psa-level to

Its been a week now, and Detroit seems so long ago.  The help from this
site has been fantastic.
 The Doctors states I had one cancer in the prostate and its removed-They
also removed some lymph Nodes, and say they feel as though nothing went

Mixed news (good and bad) today.
My 1 yr. P.S.A. test came back <0.01 (undetectable).
   R.L.R.P. 3/26/04
   Dr. David Lee

Biochemical recurrence after definitive prostate cancer therapy. Part
II:
Treatment strategies for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer*.
Ward JF, Moul JW.

Hi from Oz.  I do not have PC personally (as far as I know...) but a good
friend (67) has just been diagnosed.   He had a 6-point biopsy and 2 showed
the presence of cancer, he is right now having bone and CT scans and will
shortly be discussing the next move with his GP.   ...

Thursday, April 21, 2005  
ANAHEIM, Calif. – April 21, 2005 – Taking a concentrated version of
green tea prevented prostate cancer in a group of men at a high risk of
developing the disease in a new study.

Announcing a new website called Get Alive. Our mission is to promote healthy
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I always want to thank you folks for helping me through the toughest
time (so far) in my life.
You taught me so much and advised me of so many things that they are
endless.

what is TUMP to many different things on Google

My PSA has been going up and down like a yo-yo.
Since radiation I've had:
<.2 - still under the influence of Lupron
<.2 - still Lupron

Thanks for the regular contributors!  You have been very helpful for me as I
await my Robotic prostatectomy next week - April 28 - at St. Vincent in
Portland, Oregon.
I am 52 and had my first PSA- ever for an annual physical in March and my

Guide to Surviving PCa.
Page 125: "Carter and colleagues used data from Baltimore Longitudainal
Study of Aginto to investigate the relationship between a PSA level and
the later risk of developing PCa. They found that men in their 40's and