My Uro indicated he has done about 50 robotics over a 2 year period.
Would you consider this past the learning curve?

We often talk here about the paucity of long-term PCa data.  This
single-institution study looked at the outcomes of consecutive men who
had an RP at this institution over a 40 (!!) year period.  From this
data, the authors were able to determine various statistics for men 25

Thought I'd share some good news.
Now 6 weeks post SRT my psa dropped again and is now at 0.15 ....down
0.09 in the last two weeks! Maybe by the time they draw blood in Sept
I'll be around zero!

I have stage 4 colon cancer but an unusual issue came up i my most
recent scan. They say my prostrate is enlarged to the near max of normal
and has cycts on the right side.
I've never had cysts or swelling issues come up with my prostrate. I was

Just diagnosed yesterday, PSA was 5.4 in late June, previously always
about 1.5, age 54. Biopsy report info I was given by Dr. was 5% of one
of the 12 samples was cancerous, gleason of 6, localized. Dr. said no
staging info available until more tests done.  Dr. is scheduling bone

I was wondering wether those of zou who are starting to drink the juice, are
you planning on telling your doctor about it or not? I guess, my father and
I are wondering what would be the best course to follow, and he fears that
the doctors may frown on something so experimental. ...

TO: All melanoma researchers, doctors, and patients.
In the 1860's, the majority of the population lived on farms and nobody
lived underneath electrical lights or behind automobile glass.
In the 1960's, the majority of the population lived in cities where

Together we can find a cure, please help me raise funds for the
American Cancer Society by making a contribution to our Relay for Life
event. You may also be interested in participating in this event
yourself!

Finally! - I went today for my first dose (of 10) of RT.
During the simulation and mark-up of two days ago I was tattooed, to
assist the lining up for the actual radiation (I'd hoped for an eagle
and a Union Jack, but wound up with three dots, one on each hip, and

Just back from seeing my Medical Oncologist after blood draws and scans this
morning. I have finally joined the "Undetectable Club". He is truly amazed
and the PSA count was totally unexpected. The scans show no sign of mets.
They have simply disappeared.

Hello again all:)
Today, I just made another Birthday (now 71 yrs old) approx 2 yrs out
from Dx (10 core Biopsy = 4xG8 -[4+4] plus 2xG7 - [4+3] - other cores
insignificant).

The xanthones found in the mangosteen have proven ability to destroy
cancerous cells, in fact, in a documented in vitro study, Garcinone E,
an xanthone, was more efective than the five most commonly used
chemotherapy agents for stomach, lung, and liver cancer."

I've been lurking here for a few days now. Question for you:
I have a friend who was dx'd with prostate ca and went through the radiation
therapy about 5 years ago. So far, so good. His test results have risen only
slightly again, but are still within acceptable limits.

I have recently read a couple of articles that suggest that pomegranate
juice may slow down the doubling time of PSA and possible other beneficial
effects on prostate cancer.
I am wondering if anyone in this group may have tried it already and if they

there is a web site with some new info on cancer that I would like to
share with you all.
http://prostatecancer.obscuresound.com
keep up the fight!