I could be the youngest on this board, maybe not.
I'm now 39 years old, just had my birthday in May.  I was diagnosed
with prostate cancer in April with Gleason 7.
Less than 2 weeks ago I had robotic prostatectomy at City of Hope in

The [Philadelphia VA] hospital suspended the brachytherapy program on
June 11 last year. By then, 45 substandard implants had been found.
Two days later, the Joint Commission, which helps set standards in the
hospital industry, surveyed the Philadelphia V.A. and on the next day

As Dr Walsh said, "For some people, Prostate Cancer is just a bump in
the road." I had my 5-year PSA test today, and it was undetectable. I
am now transitioning from semi-annual to annual testing and my Uro is
confident that, at age 71, I will not die of prostate cancer. My

I'm getting close to making a decision on my primary treatment for my
High-Intermediate risk Pca (PSA 16).
The more I research, the more confusing (and stressful) it seems to
get!

just to keep this NG updated I have the reulsts of the third PSA test after
radiotherapy: it reads now 0,04.
Previous figures 0,21  0,06
Colophony

Sorry not to of posted sooner, but it has been very hectic here.
A brief reminder of past events, as of the 5/11 blood draw, kevin's psa
was 19.0. When he saw the urologist on 5/18 the thinking was that this
was a bounce and Kevin started taking Casodex daily. Just to be safe he

sorry for the bother

The second proviso of a clinical hearing contrast mesothelioma
treatments only commenced at Columbia University, according to
headlines reports. The treatments being tested have been to diminution
signs and symptoms of peritoneal and virulent pleural mesothelioma,

29 days down and 10 to go.  All is well except for the fatigue.  It started
to bother him about a week ago and it's getting a little worse every day.
Nothing that will interfere with his regular work day, but he's certainly
wrung out when he gets home in the evening.  He's ...

Diagnosed March 28, 2000 PSA 39.6. Gleason 7
41 Proton (Not Photon) radiation treatments
25 Months on Lupron
PSA < 1.0 at times.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/space-age-cancer-drug-shows-promise_1
00209241.html
London, June 25 (ANI): A new drug has shown promise in providing
protection to individuals who were genetically vulnerable to developing
cancers, say British researchers.

It's continuing to look pretty good.  Here's a recent report.
http://www.urotoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view_ua&id=2222569
   Alan

Remembering Gary Papa
Philadelphia        KPVI-6-ABC
6abc is mourning the loss of Action News Sports Director Gary Papa, who
passed away Friday, June 19, 2009.

Can vitamin D, fish oil prevent cancer, heart disease?
Study to target blacks in particular
Monday, June 22, 2009
Two of the most popular and promising dietary supplements - vitamin D and

Just got my quarterly PSA results, and four years after diagnosis "active
surveillance" or "watchful waiting" still seems like a reasonable option for
me. Latest PSA is 1.28, continuing a fairly steady decline over the past 30
months. Finesteride (Proscar) appears to be ...