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| What was your experience after IMRT/IGRT monotherapy? | 05 Feb 2007 23:06 GMT | 3 |
I am currently in the midst of my EBRT (actually SBRT monotherapy, no seeds or drugs), and do not have any SEs at all thus far. For those that have completed IMRT/IGRT, other than fatigue mentioned midway through by some people, can you share your experience of when SEs
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| psa levels after brachytherapy | 05 Feb 2007 20:18 GMT | 4 |
My husband had prostate cancer last year. He is 61, Gleason 3+4 and he was a either a t-1-c or a t-2-b, depending on which doc we talked to. On 8/8/06 he had Cesium 131 seed implantation with no other treatment. Pre-brachytherapy his PSA was 6.1 On 10/10/06 (2 months post seeds)
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| 42 year old guy with sudden jump in PSA | 05 Feb 2007 20:07 GMT | 30 |
Hello, everyone: My name is Wayne, and I am concerned about my recent psa and % free psa readings. I am 42 years old and have had PSA tests for the past 7 years that
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| Recipe | 05 Feb 2007 17:59 GMT | 1 |
A Healthy Curry receipt (As a departed fat lady would have said) LOTS of Lycopeine and Capsaicin. TWO versions, Veggie & Chicken - but the sauce is the same. Made this afternoon - expecting visitors - this is enough for FOUR, but it's
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| More... | 05 Feb 2007 07:26 GMT | 1 |
http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/prostate.pdf External Beam Radiotherapy: 3D conformal or IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) techniques should be employed.
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| Recipe: Rich in Capsaicin | 05 Feb 2007 03:26 GMT | 9 |
Hope no-one minds me posting recipes that MIGHT be helpful. If just one member of the group says that this is a distraction - I'll stop. I'm formulating recipes as part of this project to get a Cycle Menu that might be of some use for folks with Prostate Cancer.
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| Watchful waiting | 04 Feb 2007 07:33 GMT | 39 |
Hello again, greetings from Estonia, Europe. I am interested in watchful waiting again. Where is statistics about patients who have Gleason 7. How many years they live?
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| Second opinions matter | 04 Feb 2007 03:44 GMT | 2 |
Finding a second opinion is very important, especially in treatment and diagnosis of a cancer. We just started a website with useful resources (free and peer reviewed) to help you find a second opinion for yourself or a loved one. Thanks and if you need personalized help
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| chalk one up for the seed implants.... | 03 Feb 2007 18:49 GMT | 2 |
Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates with Seed Implants Thursday, 01 February 2007 FAIRFAX, VA (PRESS RELEASE) - More than ninety percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer
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| What do you do with your concentrated pomegranate juice? | 03 Feb 2007 18:27 GMT | 6 |
I just bought some concentrated pomegranate juice to check out. Its a lot cheaper than the sweetened stuff, not to mention to less suger content. How do -you- use it? WSF
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| Post Prostatectomy Paraphernalia | 03 Feb 2007 18:07 GMT | 2 |
I'm off to sunny Cuba for a couple of weeks so I thought I should re-post this before leaving. I hope it is up-to-date with all the latest suggestions. If not - sorry, I've been busy.
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| My clinical trial has been red flagged! | 03 Feb 2007 03:17 GMT | 3 |
Some of you may be curious about this latest development. The trial I am talking about is one I've discussed before but I'll restate the parameters for those who don't know. Two arms of a clinical trial I began in May are, ADT (zoladex plus casodex) vs. ADT plus chemo
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| Re: Humor | 02 Feb 2007 23:38 GMT | 1 |
Leah wrote:
> Here is something we really enjoyed the other day courtesy of the > Aussies (from google groups, "aus.humor" or something like that): > FOR LEXOPHILES (LOVERS OF WORDS): |
| Help test an online tutorial for people coping with cancer | 02 Feb 2007 23:19 GMT | 5 |
We are seeking cancer patients and survivors for a research study to test an online tutorial that teaches how to cope more effectively with treatment for cancer. The tutorial teaches information and skills (such as relaxation and communication) that might be helpful during
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| diagnosis | 02 Feb 2007 21:18 GMT | 19 |
Greetings to all Over the past four years my PSA has jumped up and down but recently hit 5.2 up from 4.5 a year ago.... my Gp referred me to a Urologist because of the rising trend..the Uro ordered a Free PSA test, results expected in a few
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