Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks Steve, I'll pass the info on to her. Laurel Re: question (snip)> ......the only thing they could do> was radiation. It didn't help him and has rapidly spread to his> lungs, ribs, legs, etc. He was told he only has a couple of months to> live and there is nothing to be done. They suggested no treatment> (according to his daughter) except the radiation and she is wondering> why there wasn't more that could be done. I'm wondering, too.I most urgently recommend consultation with a genuine cancer specialist, a medical oncologist, preferably one who is well-experienced in treatment of PCa.Some can be found via this portal on the encyclopedic website of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI): http://prostate-cancer.org/resource/find-a-physician.htmlRadiation is NOT the last resort!Regards,Steve J"As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make withregard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data."-- L. "Snuffy" Myers, MDMedical oncologist. PCa survivor. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1689 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:51 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks Steve, I'll pass the info on to her. Laurel Re: question (snip)> ......the only thing they could do> was radiation. It didn't help him and has rapidly spread to his> lungs, ribs, legs, etc. He was told he only has a couple of months to> live and there is nothing to be done. They suggested no treatment> (according to his daughter) except the radiation and she is wondering> why there wasn't more that could be done. I'm wondering, too.I most urgently recommend consultation with a genuine cancer specialist, a medical oncologist, preferably one who is well-experienced in treatment of PCa.Some can be found via this portal on the encyclopedic website of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI): http://prostate-cancer.org/resource/find-a-physician.htmlRadiation is NOT the last resort!Regards,Steve J"As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make withregard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data."-- L. "Snuffy" Myers, MDMedical oncologist. PCa survivor. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1689 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:51 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks Steve, I'll pass the info on to her. Laurel Re: question (snip)> ......the only thing they could do> was radiation. It didn't help him and has rapidly spread to his> lungs, ribs, legs, etc. He was told he only has a couple of months to> live and there is nothing to be done. They suggested no treatment> (according to his daughter) except the radiation and she is wondering> why there wasn't more that could be done. I'm wondering, too.I most urgently recommend consultation with a genuine cancer specialist, a medical oncologist, preferably one who is well-experienced in treatment of PCa.Some can be found via this portal on the encyclopedic website of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI): http://prostate-cancer.org/resource/find-a-physician.htmlRadiation is NOT the last resort!Regards,Steve J"As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make withregard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data."-- L. "Snuffy" Myers, MDMedical oncologist. PCa survivor. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1689 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:51 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The only one that makes sense to me (in a grammatical sense, where words mean what they normally mean) is: .. . . hormone-independent prostate cancer But I've hardly ever seen it used. > > Do you see these as all different, castrate-resistant prostate cancer as > opposed to, for example, hormone-resistant prostate cancer or > hormone-refractory prostate cancer or > do you view them as all the same? As patients what term would you like to > have used for this stage of prostate cancer? > > Kathy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The only one that makes sense to me (in a grammatical sense, where words mean what they normally mean) is: .. . . hormone-independent prostate cancer But I've hardly ever seen it used. > > Do you see these as all different, castrate-resistant prostate cancer as > opposed to, for example, hormone-resistant prostate cancer or > hormone-refractory prostate cancer or > do you view them as all the same? As patients what term would you like to > have used for this stage of prostate cancer? > > Kathy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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