http://www.hifu.ca/
supposed to be non-invasive and only performed at their facility.
is this quackery?
it seems to make sense...

I compiled this shopping list of paraphernalia that would be good to have
on hand when you get back from surgery. I started the list in September
2001 before my own operation based on responses I got to a request here for
suggestions.

Not to suck up here but over the last couple years I have come to
respect this group as fairly knowledgeable and educated. I guess our
disease forces us to. So I am seeking your opinion.
I have a friend that is battling Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Finally I

CHICAGO, IL -- October 9, 2007 -- A study from Switzerland suggests that
men who have surgery for prostate cancer appear less likely to die of
the disease within 10 years than men who choose other treatment options,
especially if they are younger or have cancers with certain tumor ...

I have been on Zoladex since about Oct 2001 after Cryosurgery on Dec 22,
2000.Preops Gleason 6 (3&3)and T1C.PSA was 9. After 2mos follow up,PSA
was .2
, then 6mos follow up PSA was 7.1 . The Cryosurgery never naidered.At

Does anyone have any stats on tumor size based on post-RP pathology
report?
Also, are there any good stats/articles on tumor size as a predictor
of recurrence?

I wonder what those who have had the Davinci proceedure have experienced in
terms of the type, location, severity, and timing of pain during the weeks
afterwards.
It will be four weeks for me next Tuesday.

I have greatly expanded my previous prostate cancer model and the
paper describing this new model can be read at http://www.tbiomed.com/content/4/1/28
Some of you may believe that this model solves prostate cancer (PC)
and breast cancer - some of you may believe that this model is

PSA failure following definitive treatment of prostate cancer having
biopsy Gleason score 7 with tertiary grade 5.
Patel AA, Chen MH, Renshaw AA, D'Amico AV.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana

Is there any evidence of a prostate biopsy spreading cancer from the
nodule?
It just seems if PCa is always described as slow growing and
relatively confined, that penetrating the nodule with a needle and

As there seems to be plenty of opinions of varying degrees of expertise on
the subject of studies and articles pertaining to the proper treatment of
localized prostate cancer, I would like to see some input reference this
article from Dr. Herbert Lepor of New York University School ...

Surgery hikes odds of surviving prostate cancer
Men have the best chance of surviving prostate cancer in the long run
if the gland is removed, particularly if they are younger or the
cancer is aggressive, a study said on Monday.

There is a type of Brachytherapy where they place tubes or catheters in
your prostate and then deliver doses of radioactive material through
these tubes or catheters.  I beleive you have to remain in the hospital
for a night or 2.

Bill had IMRT almost 5 years ago (age 67, Gleason 7 or 8, low but
rising PSA, likely cells outside the prostate). Post-radiation
checkups were excellent - till now. Oncologist says he "felt
something", plus PSA rising from .33 to .43 in 9 months. Said it could

unfortunately my PSA from 0,409 jumped to 0,846 in 2 months.
Doctor wants to see results of CAT-PET with "colina" scheduled for tomorrow,
before resuming HT.
Colophony