Diseases and Disorders - Prostate Cancer

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Quadramet	03 Mar 2006 03:02 GMT	3
Greetings all, Does anyone have any experience with Quadramet ( Samarium). I have been in a debate with a local radiation oncologist regarding its effectiveness. Understanding that it is used primarily for treating
Need Opinions,Advise,etc	03 Mar 2006 02:55 GMT	11
Present Status; PSA 3.1 02/01/2000 PSA 2.7 01/02/2002 PSA 6.4 10/01/2003 PSA Free 17%
penis reduction	03 Mar 2006 02:38 GMT	20
I do not know if it is only my impression but after 40 days of RP I feel my penis reduced in size: could it be true or is only my imagination not been able to proof it with a regular erection?
My first post surgery PSA	03 Mar 2006 00:04 GMT	6
I just got the results of my first PSA test since suregry (90 days). Less than .01 :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
PSA when to Biopsy	02 Mar 2006 22:01 GMT	6
As some of you may recall, I've posted a few times before. As ever, I appreciate the help I"ve gotten from the group I'm waiiting the results of a 3rd PSA test in the last few months. Reason is a PSA of 5.4 in September, after a 1.6 in January 2004. (I'm 58)
Difference between arthritis and bone metasases	02 Mar 2006 15:24 GMT	5
Starting to have chronic low to mid level pain in hip - day and night; standing, setting, and laying down; able to handle with either ibuprofen (800 mg TID - three times daily) or acetaminophen (2000 mg BID - twice daily).
One more needy guy!	02 Mar 2006 03:29 GMT	14
I have been been part of this group since the end of 2005 and words in an e-mail will not be able to describe my "thank you" to all of you who write here. Here is my situation:
A Cancer Treatment You Can't Get Here	02 Mar 2006 02:24 GMT	2
Once a week, Hashmukh Patel, a 62-year-old retired semiconductor engineer from Silicon Valley, travels with his wife, Bena, from their Beijing hotel to Beijing-Haidian Hospital. They ride the crowded elevator to the ninth floor, enter a pleasant, sun-filled ward with
post RP treatment - would you wait?	02 Mar 2006 01:45 GMT	8
As some of you know my RP was a "biochemical failure" as I have a detectable psa (stats below). Rad onc & surgeon recommend radiation. I have family vacation planned mid-April. Do you think it would be fool hardy to go then start
Interesting new article	01 Mar 2006 17:08 GMT	6
There is an interesting new article out that shows that intermittent androgen ablation (IAA) with testosterone (T) and finasteride (F) in the off-cycle, produces tumor of ~5 times less size than what results from continuous androgen ablation (CAA) or standard IAA. The abstract ...
Grueling Decision - BIG Letdown	01 Mar 2006 14:58 GMT	7
Hello again. First let me thank everyone who has posted great info in reply to my initial questions about deciding on surgery. Though not all new, it helped me validate the decision we finally made, which was a regular radical prostatectomy. I was pretty much an ideal candidate: