Prostate Cancer Support

CyberKnife(c)
Has anyone heard of this machine? ... 10 Aug 2006 22:49

What are the odds of PCa returning after 10 years?
What I really do not understand is why the odds seems to increase substantially that PCa returns after 10 or 15 years. If a man was monitoring his PSA and PCa was found in the early stages and subsequently had a RRP performed what are his odds of having PCa return after 15 years? and Why? What I don't understa... 10 Aug 2006 05:06

When to start Hormone Therapy?
My question for all of you fine people here is at what psa point to start H.T.? Also can there be a bounce in psa after salvage IMRT to drive my 0.6 up from 0.1 after approx. 10 mos. ? RP 9-04 PSA 0.1 approx 9 mos. 0.6 I finished 8 wks.of salvage IMRT 72gy in 9-05 PSA 0.1, 0.1 & 7-20-06 back to 0.6 ... 6 Aug 2006 10:03

Started IMRT today
I feel like I've finally begun the beginning of the end today. I'm taking 40 treatments then maybe......only maybe.....Lupron or something for a while. Got a PSA 06/30, it came back 0.04 down from 0.06 a couple of months ago, which was down from 36.8 in Feb. That one was pre-RP and pre-ADT. Also on 06/30 they gave ... 18 Jul 2006 00:55

Pomegranate juice
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 did, with what results? My father is thinking about tryring ... 12 Jul 2006 19:54

The cocktail to beat {Prostate] cancer?
This article appeared in the June 19th issue of the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml? xml=/global/2006/06/19/hprostate19.xml&DCMP=EMC-exp_23062006 For more information on Prof Pfeifer's protocol, see www.clearfeed.com/pfeifer Does anyone know anything about this herbal preparation??... 28 Jun 2006 16:17

IMRT Dilemma
Some of you may recall that I posted a while back that I had started IMRT and was concerned at the cavalier and apparently careless way the CAT Scan targets were placed with respect to the tattoos and the way I was manhandled into position. Last Friday, they left another target pasted to me which was a good ce... 4 Jul 2006 12:27

Robert Jordan of WGN
Robert Jordan, a news anchor at WGN-TV in Chicago described his experience with prostate cancer in an article in the Chicago Tribune. It can be found at www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-0606180383jun18,1,7526310.story?coll=chi-news-hed He was interviewed tonight on WTTW in Chicago. An in... 23 Jun 2006 20:05

PSA
0.145 So, I'm still dying, but I'm taking longer to do it. Doc still wants me to go on Casodex. -- PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4... 4 Jul 2006 12:27

Potassium
Does anyone know about this ? VA doc said mine low at 3.5, should be 3.8 or so...something about the heart, I started on Bananas and my PVC's seem to have let up??? As for my PSA still good going.. Howie ... 24 Jun 2006 00:11