RE: prostate cancer

[Guest guest]

I want to make sure I'm hearing this right because I have never heard this

before.

The patient has prostate cancer and the doc says, " He had s/l *seeds*

implanted in his prostate. "

I'm not sure if he is referring to semen or what exactly. Anyone know?

TIA,

Holly

[Guest guest]

I strongly recommend that you find an

oncologist who specializes in PCa. Some are independent but many are at universities

where they are doing research on PCa. You might want to call the helpline at

PCRI helpline if you are in the US.

.  Also explore their website at http://www.prostate-cancer.org/

You might want to also read about Young’s experience in

his journal at http://www.phoenix5.org/ 

I am sorry you have to experience this, Good luck.

Kathy

From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of keithroach2004

Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008

11:21 PM

To: ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

prostate cancer

I have a PSA of 1500 and Gleason score of 8 which means

I am in bad

shape. does anyone have any suggestions form their experiences to help

me?

[Guest guest]

>

> I have a PSA of 1500 and Gleason score of 8 which means I am in

> bad shape. does anyone have any suggestions form their

> experiences to help me?

,

I'm sorry to hear about your condition.

As you probably know, there are several kinds of treatments given

for advanced prostate cancer - first line hormone therapy, of

which there are several types, second line hormone therapy, of

which there are also several types, and chemotherapy. Beyond

that, there are some very useful palliative treatments that can

help keep you from suffering from the symptoms.

The first thing anyone probably needs to know in order to give

you any advice is: What treatments have you had so far, and for

how long? Is your 1500 PSA what was discovered at the time of

diagnosis, or is it what you have reached even after hormone

therapy?

The next thing I think people need to know is: What kind of

medical practitioners are you seeing?

If possible, you want to see a medical oncologist who specializes

in prostate cancer, or at least follows the field very closely.

It should be someone who understands terms like " triple ADT " , and

" second line hormone therapy " . Ideally, it should be someone

with experience with estradiol, ketoconazole, docetaxol and other

advanced drugs. Perhaps it could be someone who could guide you

in looking at clinical trials of experimental therapies.

Unfortunately, there are no magic bullets. Your time is limited.

You may however be able to get a little more time from very good

treatment that you might not get otherwise, and you may be able

to avoid some or most of the severe pain that many PCa patients

suffer if you can find a good palliative care doctor or center.

Finally, this is a good time to think about what you want to do

with your remaining time. Some people spend their last months in

ways that are meaningful to them and are even happy. Others end

their lives in fear and despair. Try to get yourself into that

first category. I think of this as the final task that each of

us faces in our lives. It's an important one.

I wish you the very best of luck.

Alan Meyer

ameyer2@...

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