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Psa rise post surgery Can someone explain psa rise post surgery vs. psa rise pre surgery? If a high psa, say 10-20 range before treatment is so bad, then why is a tiny psa after surgery, say 0.2, a sign of doom, so to speak? If the original (very high) psa is because of prostate cancer and the prostate is removed, even if there are resi... 27 Aug 2008 21:49
1st International Cancer Fatigue Symposium (10) The objectives of the symposium are to construct a shared scientific knowledge base of factors that contribute to the development of cancer-related fatigue based on what we already know (EFF), identify the gaps in current knowledge and reach consensus on research directions for an international program of researc... 6 Aug 2008 21:06
Congressional Panel: No More PSA Screening For Men After Age75 Ray wrote: I certainly would raise serious questions about radiation, give your good luck so far. I suspect your urologist is concerned about legal ramifications more than medical. Urology is a high-risk field in the litigation arena. My earlier urologist took down his shingle when he reached the point ... 6 Aug 2008 21:06
Screening for PCa Full story with tables and figures at http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/149/3/185 SUMMARIES FOR PATIENTS Screening for Prostate Cancer with Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations 5 August 2008 | Volume 149 Issue 3 | Page I-37 Summaries for Patients a... 5 Aug 2008 21:28
Congressional Panel: No More PSA Screening For Men After Age 75 In a move that could lead to significant changes in medical care for older men, a national task force on Monday recommended that doctors stop screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer because the search for the disease in this group was causing more harm than good. ....various studies suggest the d... 5 Aug 2008 20:27
psa update Actually, it's two updates because I missed reporting at 18 months after my seed implants. It was <.1 at that time and today, 21 months out it again was <.1. Just about in the middle of the time frame for a bump, so I'm a little bit antsy about that, but it's nothing I really have any control over. I'm se... 5 Aug 2008 21:28
Can Anyone Help Me With This? Troll wrote: Ya Ya Ya <yahaya7410(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:50ebc55a-1481-4ec7-886a- 00ea78612316(a)2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com: STEP 3: Keep this article as close to the original as possible. Post this article to at least 200 newsgroups (there are thousands of groups). And email your message to a... 4 Aug 2008 20:50
Lithotripsy after Brachy - followup I'm scheduled for lithotripsy Wednesday morning after several bouts of kidney stones too large to pass. I've checked with the urologist that will be doing the procedure and he assures me that the new procedure is concentrated in the area of the kidney and will not dislodge any of the seeds. My daughter had th... 5 Aug 2008 21:28
still climbing got a new figure. PSA 1,6 repeat 1,6 no more decimals.This is a result of zero cure for 6 months...no casodex no nothing. Awaiting final decision regarding radiotherapy. Prostatectomy Jan 19 2006.Have been using intermittent hormone therapy. Best score 0,09. Colophony ... 4 Aug 2008 16:43
Disparities In Prostate Cancer Treatment Suggest Ways To Improve Care http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117026.php Disparities In Prostate Cancer Treatment Suggest Ways To Improve Care Article Date: 02 Aug 2008 - 1:00 PDT Quality of care varies greatly for the treatment of men with early-stage prostate cancer by region of the country and category of health care facility, su... 3 Aug 2008 05:54 |