The natural history of PC to which Blackjack referred is simply how PC can be expected to progress if left untreated. That seems to have more relevance to the 70 year old that has a long history of...
This is an interesting discussion and one that I have thought about a lot, especially since the AUA and other organizations do not recommend routine PSA screening for men over 70 unless they have...
Dr Cris King, UCLA RO, is probably the most experienced in SBRT in the country. Let's hope your husband's biopsy is negative but if he needs treatment and if he chooses radiation, he has easy access...
Blackjack, are you going to answer Paxton's question below? Blackjack - Can you cite the source for your assertion that 30-50% of RT patients will suffer BCR within 10 years?[i]...
Good report. I received a call today from a man who lives in NC and is interested in having Proton at UFPTI. We discussed my experience there and I gave them a good report but did suggest he look...
During one of my annual wellness visits with my primary care doctor not long after my Proton treatment had ended, he asked me how I felt about my decision to have Proton rather than surgery. He and I...
Sorry to hear that your AS progressed the way it has. I see that you had planned to treat your cancer with proton but decided not to after learning that your Gleason was 4+3 and required HT for 6...
I've read just the opposite. Frequent ejaculation by men may cut the risk by a third – the flushing out of carcinogens is one possible explanation....
None of us handle waiting very well. I'm especially bad at it. I talked with my primary care doctor's nurse a few years ago while in for my annual and explained how anxious it is waiting for results....
Congratulations on that new low. Yours is a great story of facing a potentially bad situation but looking at it in a rational way and not giving up hope. I shall add your post to my file on bounces...
I asked my internist during annual checkup if calcium scan might be good idea. It's unreliable he said, and not a single cardiologist in the city would recommend it. His response was a surprise and I...
Thanks for the clarification. If MDA and Hopkins both said 4+5 that's difficult to set aside. I can understand why you chose the treatment you did. So, using 2.0 over nadir as BCF, what would your...
Sorry to hear about the PSA increase. After 6 years I suppose it could be a bounce, but not likely. Prostatitis is always a possibility no matter how long it's been since treatment if you have a...
I had the test on Monday around noon and 24 hours later I got the results. Worked just like they said it would. I'll definitely use them again....
.79 - .75 = .04 = "Noise" I say this because, what you refer to as a bounce could be just "noise". I am glad to hear from Proton guys because they are few but seem to have great results. Here's to a...