FeaturedNew Study Results Dangerously Oversimplified By The MediaWas watching the National News on ABC a day or two ago. One of the major stories was a "breakthrough study" regarding Prostate Cancer. They refer to a recently released...Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 repliesAwarenessResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
Do you have experience with SpaceOAR Hydrogel? SpaceOAR Hydrogel is a Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) based hydrogel that is designed to help reduce the radiation dose delivered to the rectum during prostate cancer radiation treatments. Radiation is a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTreatmentSupportive CareSide Effects
FeaturedProstate CancerI am a 67 yr old, and I have been (within last week) diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. According to all my tests and scans, it is localized to the prostate...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTreatmentSurgeryNewly Diagnosed
FeaturedDeciding on treatmentAge 63, unfavorable State 2 based on biopsy, rectal exam. PSA 6.0 in Nov, now 7.4. Leaning away from surgery towards radiation, especially since I recently had hernia repair surgery...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesPSATreatment
Care Partner Asks: What Happens After a Radical Prostatectomy?My husband recently was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was told his was the fast-growing kind (4 on a scale of 5) and was an 8 on the scale of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTreatmentCaregiving
Newly Diagnosed and ConfusedI’ve always had PSA/DRE with my primary doc and urologists, since 2013: 12/2013 2.74 02/2014 2.45 08/2014 1.86 12/2015 3.35 01/2016 2.2 Free .48 % Free 21.8 09/2016 1.97 08/2017...Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 repliesNewly DiagnosedPSATreatment
FeaturedI don't like these oddsI was diagnosed in the summer. Biopsy shows cancer in eight of 14 samples on both sides of the prostate, according to my urologist, which seemed odd because a prostate...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTips & AdviceTreatment
FeaturedChemotherapy experience My oncologist is giving up on keytruda and is now recommending chemotherapy for my stage IV prostate cancer. My general impression of chemotherapy is if the cancer doesn't kill you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
FeaturedRadiation First week downSo last week I had the SpaceOAR rectal spacer and fiducial markers inserted. My Radiation Oncologist also put me on a prophylactic 50mg daily dose of sildenafil (Viagra) starting 3...Reactions 0 reactions Comments24 repliesTreatment
FeaturedRadiation treatmentsWhat to expect with 39 treatments & what are the symptoms...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesSymptomsTreatment