Diseases and Disorders - Prostate Cancer

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Slightly Bump in PSA	29 Jan 2009 19:10 GMT	9
I had RP on Nov. 2, 2004... Ever since, my PSA's have been 0 to <0.01... Now my PSA on January 9, 2009 was 0.03. My Primary Care thinks that this is reason for concern.
Meeting with PCP	29 Jan 2009 01:58 GMT	8
I had my biannual meeting with my PCP at the VA yesterday. This is the same PCP who didn't want to sent me to a Uro when my PSA was .8; eight years out from my RRP, because he didn't think it was anything to be concerned about. When he was reading my RO notes and saw I was ...
2 MONTHS LATER	27 Jan 2009 15:18 GMT	2
2 months elapsed from last session of radiotherapy. Got new PSA test: figure 0,21 it was 1,7 in sep 08. Colophony
ADT-Related Anxiety Linked to Elevated PSA	27 Jan 2009 14:08 GMT	10
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/ADT-Related-Anxiety-Linked-to-Elevated-PSA/ar ticle/121052/ ADT-Related Anxiety Linked to Elevated PSA November 14, 2008 Men with elevated serum PSA levels prior to beginning androgen deprivation
So much for the sexual activity as protection	27 Jan 2009 03:58 GMT	1
Did I not read somewhere that sexual activity especially when young seems to be correlated with a lower incidence of PC? Oh yes, this: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3942-masturbating-may-protect-against-pros tate-cancer.html Well now the opposite has been proposed with a ...
PSA After Treatment - A rise of more than 0.75 ng/ml over one year is cause for concern.	26 Jan 2009 15:08 GMT	9
http://www.hypertext.org/ENGLISH/PSA.html [excerpt] PSA AFTER TREATMENT "Safe" levels following treatment vary according to the procedure. If the PSA level rises above a certain number, the cancer is probably active
PSA stands for "Promotes Stress and Anxiety!"	26 Jan 2009 14:35 GMT	3
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/440367_2 Is PSA Promoting Stress And Anxiety? from Medscape General Medicine [TM] PSA: Promoting Stress and Anxiety?
PSA going down slightly	26 Jan 2009 11:30 GMT	1
I have posted before. My Uro postulates he left a small sliver of benign prostate tissue when doing my prostatectomy in 2004. My PSA has held around 0.09 for the last few years. This is supposed to be unusual. It went down slightly last month for the 1st time since 2005
Update for Steve K.	25 Jan 2009 03:43 GMT	17
Well, after four years of PSA <0.1, PSA on 10/22/08 was 0.1, and on 1/19/09 was 0.2. Looks like SRT next, I guess. Signature JerryW
For Steve K's records	24 Jan 2009 21:17 GMT	9
My last PSA, blood drawn on January 8, came back 0.08. It's my lowest one yet and it comes 5 years after radiation treatment. I'm very encouraged by it. Alan
Dive Dive Dive! PSA - only 6 weeks after Zoladex!	24 Jan 2009 21:04 GMT	6
Submarines. Bravest guys all. Have you seen 'Das Boot'? The best war film ever - following a U-boat crew. It speaks for all subs. Top pros - cruising on the surface, looking for prey - but if they suddenly spot they're the hunted, it's 'Dive Dive Dive!' Frantic movement. Then
Re: Promising new treatment for enlarged prostate	21 Jan 2009 23:46 GMT	4
Alex skrev: > > What's worse tho, is that there are Kook Groups with allegedly intelligent
Man-O-Gram	21 Jan 2009 20:04 GMT	2
Experts urge US prostate cancer 'man-o-gram' Wednesday, January 14, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Prostate cancer experts urged Congress and the incoming Obama administration to make a major research commitment to find better detection
new to group	20 Jan 2009 23:21 GMT	15
morning...im going to doctors this week for a prostate exam...what should i xpect? things i should tell doctor? have had a dull pain in my right groin area, and in the middle of the night, my hips hurt, calves are sore, and my toes tingle..may be a hernia, but then
Too good to be true?	20 Jan 2009 15:28 GMT	8
There's a study of results of HDR brachytherapy + EBRT reported in Pubmed (PMID: 18963537) claiming a 5 year biomedical freedom from recurrence of 96% using ASTRO definitions. The part that really caught my attention was this: