Prostate Cancer
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updated my blog re my battle with prostate cancer (Gleason 9) details found here: http://prostate-cancer-log.blogspot.com/ I had the major surgery on 1/17/06 and now PSA is undetectable (it was 3.15). Cancer was found all over my prostate, some portions of my bladder and nearby lymph glands (MRI, CAT Scan and Bone Scan felt it was confined to prostate - wrong!). Surgery re... 6 Apr 2006 18:32
Prostate chemo My dad was undergoing chemotherapy for his prostate. About a month ago, he was on his last monthly chemo treatment after having had a total of eleven or so. Disaster struck on the final monthly treatment. Instead of going into his bladder, the poisonous chemicals went into his body. Nobody ... 5 Jan 2006 09:22
Prostate cancer and weight loss My dad has a history of very high PSA, though he has not been diagnosed with the cancer, with 3 negative biopcies - see his PSA history below. He is 68, and looks like he's started losing weight recently. Is weight loss typical for a prostate cancer (I mean, weight loss is probably typical for any very advanced can... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
post radiation cystitis i was treated for early stages prostate cancer in 2003, underwent treatment including 5 weeks of external beam radiation and then brachytherapy(seed implantation). as of january 2005 i began to experience post radiation cystitis which includes burning upon urination and bleeding. so far, my urologist has been unable... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
End of PSA Era? "My one wish with prostate cancer," says Dr. Thomas Stamey, a veteran researcher at Stanford University, "is that before a doctor does anything aggressive, he would tell his patient that all men will develop the disease eventually." He pauses to let the bad news sink in. "The good news," he wants doctors to add... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
What's biopsy like? I am having a biopsy done in a couple of weeks and would like to get some idea as to what the procedure will be like. I have had a couple of colonoscopies done so I am familiar with the general idea. But how much pain or discomfort will I experience? I know I'll be under sedation. How quickly will I recover aft... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
The definitive model of prostate cancer I want to thank Leonard for encouraging me to submit my model to a peer reviewed journal. My model of prostate cancer is the only one to date that is totally consistent with all known experimental findings. For those who want to read it, the full text is available for free online viewing at: http://www.tbiom... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
Nodule on prostate; first visit to urologist My husband is 57, white, good health, history of prostate cancer in his mother's brother; father died at age of 63 of other causes. Last week, during my husband's annual physical, his internist said he detected a pea-sized nodule on his prostate. He also took a PSA test, but I am pretty sure that it was after th... 7 Oct 2005 21:10
PSA News over the last year has basically said that a PSA is about as accurate as a finger up the bum in order to test for prostate cancer. Eg, with a finger, you cant tell if cancer is on the opposite side, not yet large. Anyone got any comments on PSA? I know they pick up cancer but the word I have heard is that... 7 Oct 2005 21:10 |