RE: scores

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Colin,

Although PSA tests are not prostate cancer

specific, a score as high as yours, especially when linked to a Gleason Score

of 8, is indicative of an aggressive form of the disease and, most likely,

advanced disease, with a strong possibility of metastasis.

Many of the men on this

List have early stage prostate cancer, so much of the discussion is on topics

that may not be of much help to you. There are however Mailing Lists where the

focus is on advanced prostate cancer and hormone therapies and I know that the

men on those sites will help you all they can. If you have not used a

Mailing List before you might find it helpful to go to http://www.yananow.net/FAQmailinglist.htm ; if you know about Lists and Forums then you

might join the Malecare an online support group for advanced prostate cancer

patients, at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/advancedprostatecancer/

Some other resources that

might be helpful are:

http://prostate-cancer.org/resource/advancedprostatecancerhandbook.html

This is an excellent handbook that you can order free of charge entitled Living with Advanced Prostate Cancer When PSA

Rises During Hormone Therapy

http://www.ustoo.com/Experienced_Relapse.asp

One of the US-TOO sites with excellent advice on pain management

http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/prostate_cancer_news.aspx?id=32365

Details of a chemotherapy treatment with Taxotere that has proved a useful

management tool

All the best

Terry Herbert

I have no medical

qualifications but I was diagnosed in ‘96: and have learned a bit since

then.

My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za

Dr

“Snuffy” Myers : " As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of

the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate

data "

From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of colin roach

Sent: Monday, 7 January 2008 1:57

PM

To: ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

scores

My PSA is unbelivable at 1500 and my gleason score is 8. does anyone

have any information that may be able to help me. I am waiting for the

results of the bone and catscan tests.

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