I take Ginseng according to this study and feel it has helped: https://www.mayo.edu/research/forefront/ginseng-fights-fatigue-cancer-patients On the other hand I stopped my ADT and the Hematocrit,...
I had four PSMA PET/CTs and three PSMA PET/MRIs done so far. I am in Germany and my insurance pays for these. No side effects. E.g. UCSF and UCLA offer these scans, one is about $ 2.500 as far as I...
It seems that the combined technique is currently just done within trials:...
Jerry, next time I would get an FDG PET/CT instead. This shows the bone mets just as well as your NA 18F-PET/CT but could detect lymph node and visceral mets too....
Traveller, I have no long term data to report. I added six months of Bicalutamide to my last metastasis directed radiation. Now, after over six months of holiday, my PSA value is rising rapidly. I...
Traveller, the doctor who mentioned intermittent ADT did this in the context of late ADT. His objective was that a rising PSA value, when you decide for late ADT, worries patients and this can be...
Alephnull, this are both blood tests you can ask for when you do your CBC. https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing/itemlc140848/chromogranin-a-blood-test...
Traveller, I discussed this with a doctor today because he detected neuroendocrine differentiation in my old biopsy probes. His statement was, the absolute CgA and NSE values are of no concern. You...
Alephnull, if you have a biochemical recurrence you can have Lupron for many, many years. Bicalutamide has not as many side effects as Lupron. It may not work all that well against cancer though....
Traveller, to check for a neuroendocrine tumor you can observe the Chromogranin A (CgA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) markers. If these rise continuously this can indicate a growing...
Stephen, a Lu177 treatment will treat what you see with a PSMA PET/CT. The PSMA PET/CT shows the PSMA expression of the tumor lesions which is sufficient for a Lu177 treatment. If you do not have...
If there would be cancer the PSA value would not decrease. It is very unlikely that your DH has cancer and all you should do is relax. It may be inflammation again....
Redwing, Grillmaster wrote: "RALP: 7/2013, 2 yrs Trelstar, 39 IMRT" so he had surgery and adjuvant or salvage radiation. After that you do not need to act if the PSA value gets above 0.2 ng/ml. All...
An amazing result for a Gleason 9. Further treatment should not start before the PSA value gets above 2.0 ng/ml. Even then you can just watch and wait. It will take years until you reach this PSA...
Island time, I did respond to Fairwind pointing out that you can repeat radiation in several situations. Regarding your question, no, metastasis directed treatment is not standard of care but I read...