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smilingoldcoot Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2008 Total Posts : 338	Posted 6/5/2008 9:51 AM (GMT -6)
	Aureon Laboratories Introduces Prostate Px+, First Biopsy-based Test To Predict Prostate Cancer Disease Progression And Recurrence NewsRx.com http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14286,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2 Research Explains How Advanced Prostate Cancer Becomes Resistant To Androgen-Deprivation Therapy PR Newswire http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14288,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2 Apthera's NeuVax Produces Delays In Recurrence In High-risk HER2-positive Prostate Cancer Patients http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14290,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2 Richard Retired USAF Richard & Debbie on The Shores of Toledo Bend Lake Louisiana Biospy 1/10/08 Gleason 10, Stage T1C 8 of 12 samples positive all Less Than 5% U of Florida Proton Therapy Institute 5/2/2008 LUPRON & Casodex IMRT to start 5/16/2008 for approx 4 weeks with Proton to follow for approx 4 weeks Turn Stumbling Blocks into Steping Stones and Keep Smiling Our Journey is on WWW.GLEASON10.COM Back to Top

Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 6/5/2008 12:25 PM (GMT -6)
	Great Post Richard, Your research is very strong and I'd like to keep your links together here. I encourage others here to read Richards blog as well. Great stuff!!! Tony Age 45 (44 when Dx) Pre-op PSA was 19.8 Surgery on Feb 16, 2007 @ The City of Hope Post-Op Pathology: Gleason 4+3=7, positive margins, Stage pT3b (Stage III) HT began in May, '07 with Lupron and Casodex 50mg IMRT radiation for 38 Treatments ending August 3, '07 Current PSA (May 9 '08): <0.1 I will continue HT until May '09. Years in Remission (3/23/07): 1 Visit my Journey at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino STAY POSITIVE! Prostate Cancer Forum Moderator Back to Top

BillyMac Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2008 Total Posts : 1858	Posted 6/5/2008 5:44 PM (GMT -6)
	Great post Smiling, The news that the tumours can manufacture their own testosterone is particularly interesting and may lead places in the future. Thanks for the links. They go straight into my prostate bookmark folder. Bill 1/05 PSA----2.9 3/06-----3.2 3/07-------4.1 5/07------3.9 All negative DREs Aged 59 when diagnosed Biopsy 6/07----4 of 10 cores positive for Adenocarcinoma-------bummer! Core 1 <5%, core 2----50%, core 3----60%, core 4----50% Biopsy Pathologist's comment: Gleason 4+3=7 (80% grade 4) Stage T2c Neither extracapsular nor perineural invasion is identified CT scan and Bone scan show no evidence of metastases Da Vinci RP Aug 10th 2007 Post-op pathology: Positive for perineural invasion and 1 small focal extension Negative at surgical margins, negative node and negative vesicle involvement Some 4+4=8 identified ........upgraded to Gleason 8 PSA Oct 07 <0.1 undetectable PSA Jan 08 <0.1 undetectable PSA April 08 <0.1 undetectable Back to Top

smilingoldcoot Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2008 Total Posts : 338	Posted 6/6/2008 3:41 PM (GMT -6)
	Thanks All for the Thanks I got those from a newsletter I get from www.cancercompass.com Richard Retired USAF Richard & Debbie on The Shores of Toledo Bend Lake Louisiana Biospy 1/10/08 Gleason 10, Stage T1C 8 of 12 samples positive all Less Than 5% U of Florida Proton Therapy Institute 5/2/2008 LUPRON & Casodex IMRT to start 5/16/2008 for approx 4 weeks with Proton to follow for approx 4 weeks Turn Stumbling Blocks into Steping Stones and Keep Smiling Our Journey is on WWW.GLEASON10.COM Back to Top

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