Cancerous Prostate

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My FIL has been saying he has a lump on the prostate, I assumed this was PCA . Can you have a lump and not be PCA? I ask as he has no health insurance and has to use [...]

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WASHINGTON DC (myDNA News) <snip Doctors use varying techniques to detect prostate cancer. Some newer discovery methods involve 3-D mapping, a biopsy method in which a grid is placed over the prostate to establish the amount of cancer and its exact location. But more typical methods, including transrectal [...]

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I suspect that at least 90% of men have at least a bone scan prior to salvage RT. The problem is that if they are approaching SRT at the level of PSA that is thought to be optimal, it is most unlikely that a bone scan or ProstaScint will show anything. Yes, [...]

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It is the Urologist’s call after he sees the pathologist report. I did not have any further treatment – now 10 months after with PSA less than 0.4 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I wonder if all or most urologists are quick to recommend additional treatments after a [...]

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Michael…Small cell PCa has little in common with the more typical prostatic adenocarcinoma.  It is fairly rare, generally aggressive, metastasizes to the brain rather than bone and is generally treated like other (lung) small cell cancers.  The chemo regimen you are on is one often [...]

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I’m thinking of taking vit d supplements as a possible aid in prevention. I wondered if anyone on the group had any recommendations for particular brands, etc. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, Ed

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Don’t have any specific supplier recommendations, but Dr. "Snuffy" Myers is recommending 4000 iu/day…Ron

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Ron, [...]

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"Steve Jordan" wrote how about my recent post on PCa education for GPs, using an essay for medics by Strum and Pogliano? Not one response, not *one*. In fact, one of the links I posted no longer works. No one inquired about it, so I know [...]

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Steve, It’s not that bad, a sharp knife is allowed. Tom
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ah, yes.  AU….  where you’re expected to drink a pint of 200 proof an dig out your own prostate with a butter knife. — Biopsy 11/01/2000 [...]

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You can NEVER have too many Daves :^).
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – O.K.  Now, that’s a dave, two Dave H’s, a Dave P, a Dave Perry, and a David. I wonder if there ought to be a PCa study on first names.

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Geez.  Mine was [...]

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"Buttercup’s Dad" wrote… I think I could talk to mine about anything, but I would have to draw the line at "satisfy each other".  I must admit I would feel uncomfortable talking about oral sex, etc., with him.  My hang-up.  Not his.
Mine — a young man — has simply [...]