Advisory panel recommends full agency not approve atrasentan, a treatment for prostate cancer. September 13, 2005: 2:46 PM EDT By Aaron Smith, CNN/Money staff...
Thank you Vincent and Darryl for setting up this group. There is almost no info out there specific to the "rare" survivors of prostate cancer in their 30's...
Hi. I'm 37 and want to find out which is better...Radical Prostatatectomy or Laparoscopy?? I heard that it is harder to see if lymph nodes have cancer and...
It probably depends on what your doctor is most comfortable with. Mine described the radical is needing to be hands-on, so he could feel the prostate for...
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Ed Gagle
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Oct 4, 2005 4:00 pm
What is your gleason score and psa count..........have you ever thought of trying to beat pc rather than just get it cut out and expereince for the rest of...
thanks...so you went with the Radical Removal? Just wanted to confirm. I'm looking at Johns Hopkins with Dr Welsh. He seems to be the best in the DC area...
gleason is 3+3=6 and PSA is .6 What do you recommend other than surgery. I'm 37 and would like to hang on to a healthy prostate if possible! MK Ed Gagle...
Well MK - the choice for guys our age is really surgery. I had the surgery three years ago. It was a difficult road, I won't lie to you. However, I am now...
Mike - Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am happy to say that the years REALLY help. I just had my third anniversary and gone was the anxiety ...
Yes - radical, nerve sparing prostatectomy. Dr Walsh developed the procedure every doctor uses today. Just make sure you have a good urologist as well at home...
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Ed Gagle
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Oct 5, 2005 10:36 pm
Michael.......what is your personal email address.........Ed ... From: Michael Krumpak To: prostatecancerunder40@yahoogroups.com Sent: 10/4/05 3:29:01 PM ...
Thanks Vincent. You are very helpful. "Vincent S." <vincentnyc@...> wrote:v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w\:*...
Glad to help…. Please let us know if you have any other questions/concerns. Vincent _____ From: prostatecancerunder40@yahoogroups.com ...
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Ed Gagle
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Oct 11, 2005 4:21 pm
Michael..........There is a way of eating and supplements that can help. As long as your PSA doesnt double in a hurry you might be able to stave off any kind...
I'm a little older, 54, but like the 40's ( and probably the 60's) still active in all the good ways. I was scheduled for Robotic, but have gotten very...
What do you guys think of the following: This past weekend, a national prostate cancer organization voted down several proposals by me to include men under 40...
Hi Darryl, I am generally ok with this recommendation. Let me clarify this. As someone who was diagnosed with PSA at age 39, four years ago, with a PSA of 7.9,...
My name is Shaun Burns and I am working with Dr. James Mahalik, a professor at Boston College researching issues that affect the quality of life of men who...
Shaun, I would be glad to help and I almost wish that some cancer survivor would contact me because I am one who fell through the cracks as far as support. ...
'Robots helped treat my prostate cancer' By John Fox for CNN Sunday, December 4, 2005; Posted: 8:05 a.m. EST (13:05 GMT) (CNN) -- John Fox was diagnosed with...
Hello Everybody First of all, I'm female, but since I lost my younger brother to metastasized Prostate Cancer, I want to keep up to date. David was diagnozed...
Dear Elaine: Thank you for joining and telling us about your younger brother. And, to a degree, you are right about the relative quiet about prostate cancer....
Dear Elaine, I agree with you 100% that Prostate Cancer needs more exposure to the public. I had PC but I was very fortunate as I was 53 when first diagnosed ...
Tom - you nailed my biggest issue with my recovery over the past year. There is very little guidance or help for us on the emotional side in dealing with...
Nutr Cancer. 2005;51(1):32-6. Pilot study: potential role of vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) in patients with PSA relapse after definitive therapy. Woo TC, Choo R,...
