I realize we are suppose to avoid fund raising etc. on these boards but I had to pass this along. It seems Dan Fogelberg's widow Jean is donating 100% of the...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Feb 15, 2008 11:56 pm
*Cougar Biotechnology Reveals Effective Data From Phase I Study Of Prostate Cancer Drug CB7630 - Update [CGRB]* 2/15/2008 2:31:24 PM Friday, Cougar...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Feb 19, 2008 4:48 pm
Maybe I missed it but was this article ever discussed here? www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/94907.php -- David Emerson www.flhw.org...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Feb 26, 2008 2:50 pm
New Hope For Chemo Holidays For Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2008) — Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Feb 26, 2008 2:52 pm
GTx Shares Soar on Prostate-Cancer Drug Data Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:04pm GMT By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Biotechnology company GTx Inc (GTXI.O: ...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Mar 3, 2008 11:45 pm
Hi Mark, Like you I had RP (robotic) but mine was in Eugene. I live in Salem. I am 48 now, was 47 when I had mine done. (Aug 8th 2007). The cancer had moved...
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lsteffann
Mar 4, 2008 12:14 am
I am 55 and had RP surgery @ 47. my PSA was 0.01 for several years than 0.1 for a couple of years now it is 0.2. My Doctor is recommending a test called a...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Mar 4, 2008 1:01 am
I have not heard of that test, (although I have taken so many, that may have been one of them) but seems like every month there is something new in the fight...
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Paul Carpenter
paulc1956
Mar 4, 2008 1:56 am
I underwent a ProstaScint scan three months ago, but my RP had failed immediately (post-op PSA >4). The hope was that it would find some obvious hot spot to...
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Dan Maryon
dmaryon
Mar 5, 2008 4:18 pm
Paul, I was diagnosed at 47 last year and had surgery in April. Post surgery my PSA was 0.5, so I decided to go with the recommendation and do 4 months of...
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Dan Maryon
dmaryon
Mar 5, 2008 4:26 pm
My oncologist says Prostascint does produce false positives because it's a very sensitive test, but it would be worth a try. My experience with radiation has...
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darrylmit
Mar 14, 2008 4:51 pm
Prostatecancerpetition.org is Malecare's initiative to gather over one hundred thousand names in support of making a cure for prostate cancer into a national...
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Yost Conner
jycjr81
Mar 15, 2008 5:40 pm
May case is very similar to yours, Paul. RRP in July '07, positive margins, PSA 1.1 after surgery, began zoladex in September and had the radiation from...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Mar 23, 2008 3:41 pm
Folks, on Thursday we lost another PCa brother. Wes Witcher, 46, of Marshall, MO lost his battle with PCa, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and...
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Vincent S.
vsnyorker
Mar 23, 2008 4:06 pm
David - I am really sorry to hear about Wes. Thank you for sharing. The magnitude of this diagnosis is sadly sometimes not understood by the general ...
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cfrace@...
cdfrace
Mar 24, 2008 1:15 am
As a 46 year old stage 4 survivor of this terrible disease I am so saddened to read about this. My thoughts and prayers are with his family on this day. ...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Mar 26, 2008 7:12 pm
Today is my 3rd visit for my salvage radiation. My radiation is 8 min, 45 secs long and it's with the Tomo machine. There are 3 area's that is being treated....
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Yost Conner
jycjr81
Mar 26, 2008 7:26 pm
Paul, I did not feel pain during treatment. For my first 30 treatments, I had a total of 5-1/2 minutes over 5 sites. For the last 7 treatments, it was 2-1/2...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Mar 27, 2008 2:35 pm
Today there was a Dr and two technicians watching my treatment in the next room. Today I felt nothing, but I also noticed the the Tomo machine was not as loud...
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Hamilton Instruments
ztedbear
Mar 27, 2008 5:01 pm
Paul, I have not had radiation and never heard of this problem, but I have had sciatica in the past that caused pain down my right leg, possibly from my...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Mar 28, 2008 1:29 pm
Two days in a row now there was no pain while I was in radiation. That is such a wonderful thing. The pain in my mid section, and legs was almost enough to...
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Yost Conner
jycjr81
Mar 28, 2008 5:32 pm
Glad to hear it, Paul. Smooth sailing through the rest of it! To: prostatecancerunder50@...: onawave2@...: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:28:33...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Apr 10, 2008 2:50 pm
On my 3rd week of radiation now and I haven't felt that pain since I brought it to the techs and Dr.'s attention. That was a strange feeling to be sure on...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Apr 10, 2008 4:53 pm
I echo your statements on being the young pup in the room. Until recently switching Oncologists, when in the treatment room, I always felt like I was at an old...
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Yost Conner
jycjr81
Apr 11, 2008 12:45 am
That 3.5MM explains the bills you'll see later. They surprised me. Thank goodness for insurance. Y. (PSA now undetectable!) To:...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Apr 11, 2008 2:46 pm
Yep, thank goodness for insurance. In just talking with some of the other people in the waiting room we found out just how spendy this all can be. One man that...
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David Emerson
davide66224
Apr 22, 2008 12:11 am
The inevitable has become me and even after Casodex, HDK and Nilandron my PSA continues to rise. My Onc is suggesting Chemo and University of Kansas Cancer...
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darrylmit
Apr 26, 2008 4:41 pm
Plenty of States still need leaders for Our Petition to Make Prostate Cancer a National Priority. For the coming months, you can be a State Leader, to motivate...
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Paul & Brenda
onawave2
Apr 27, 2008 4:46 pm
Sign me up for Oregon!!! Paul...
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David Emerson
davide66224
May 1, 2008 2:00 pm
From Today's New York TImes NYT Proton 5-1-08<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/technology/01proton.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin> -- David Emerson ...
