Prostate Cancer Support

Doubling time
Friends, Is there some kind of formula that is used to determine one's PSA doubling time? Warren, peace ... 30 Dec 2005 13:05

How long should an RRP take?
Hello All, This is my first post, so I'll give a little background. 52 yrs old, PSA 5.79, Gleeson 4+4 and 4+3. T1c stage. I'm leaning toward surgery over radiation. I'm still undecided about traditional radical vs. da vinci. My question is a doc I am considering for traditional 'hands on' SRP made a point about ... 29 Dec 2005 18:24

New member
Hi Everybody. I'm a Londoner (UK) one year post a radical prostatectomy with a PSA <0.01 so (touch wood) all going well. I'm 45 years old and started developing symptoms 3 years ago. It took nearly 2 years before they operated because I don't think they expected someone my age to have prostate cancer. Anywa... 20 Dec 2005 18:22

prostasol
I've beek taking prostasol for the last few months...psa down from 15 to .03. My question is what can I expect in the long term. Does anyone have any long term experience with this productor the earlier product pc spes ? Does having psa down really mean anything in terms of cancer growth... thanks gene ... 20 Dec 2005 15:14

Lycopene supplements
Are these good to take to help in PCa prevention? Dr Catalona seems to like them: " Q: Can men take certain vitamins or eat certain foods that will lessen the risk for prostate cancer? A: Selenium, taken 200 micrograms (micrograms, not milligrams) a day, has been shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer. A ... 13 Dec 2005 19:41

Dr. Robert Amato
Anyone know of/or has been treated by Dr. Robert Amato of Methodist Hospital or Baylor college here in Houston, TX??... 8 Dec 2005 22:37

need info
Husband has had biopsy every year for the past 3 yrs. All have been negative. After the first two he had blood in his ejaculation for over a month and half then went to a lighter tan color. This time it is very sticky, not like before, and it is also a grey color with NO blood. the first ejaculation was Ol... 3 Dec 2005 23:09

Radiation vs. Surgery
In a separate thread Alan Meyer wrote...snip... On the issue of radiation vs. surgery, there is good evidence that both approaches are effective. Each has its advocates and its particular set of advantages and disadvantages. Radiation generally treats a larger area than surgery, and your doctors may have recommen... 29 Nov 2005 23:33

psa 0.2
Hi all, Back after a few months of just lurking. Last psa was 0.2 after being .09 in july. Uro sent me to a radiologist. Says I need 37 treatments. We were hoping it was all gone, but I guess there was some at the margins. Hope this will do it. Ken Soderquist ... 21 Nov 2005 18:20

PSA "Noise"
There are a lot of people posting here regarding PSA levels with resolutions equal to or less than 0.01. My urologist and oncologist both agree that, quantitatively speaking, absolute readings below 0.1 are relatively meaningless, They are "in the noise" so to speak (no matter what resolution test is used). I ... 19 Nov 2005 18:38