Prostate Cancer Therapy

My dad has to be treated in 2 months.We are yet to decide the method.Indian doctor is not encouraging my dad to go for this technology.His gleason level is 2+2 and PSA is 32 where as volume is 45*35*36.Density is 31ml.Please help us knowing whether HIFU can help my dad.Your immediate response is highly appreciated.

This is not a standard treatment in the United States. It is still in clinical trials.

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no further treatment for the cancer and approximately 1.5 years since the surgery and treatment. PSA levels are under 2

I used to offer life insurance, they like to see a five year cancer free time period. Go to an independant agent who has access to numerous companies. Each life insurance company has different underwriting guidlines.

my psa level is 2554.40 how high can it go
they tell me this is just a number don’t worry

The closer you are to the number 0 the better off you are. Your doc should already have you scheduled for for some type of treatment and prostate removal with a number this high. If your doc is not acting on this immediately find a new urologist ASAP. My dad has prostate cancer which came back in his soft tissue even though his prostate was removed. His PSA went back up to 40 but with radiation and now with hormone shots it is under control and down to about a number 1. The sooner they start treatment the better off you will be.

What determines what is a "high" PSA level in part is relative to what country you are in, and what age you are….

For example, my father had a reading of 17 – which is considered very high here – however, he went to see a doctor in Canada, and they didn’t even blink at it -they said for a man his age that was normal.

So a lot of it depends on the paradigm your doctor was taught.

In other words, don’t freak out about it just yet – get a biopsy done before you worry.

He just told us and he has already begun radiation treatment. He gets treatment thru the VA and his English is limited so he has told us he doesnt completely understand the diagnosis, just that it is in 5% of the prostate and that he was given treatment choices, radiation, surgery, or "wait and see" if it develops further. He is coming over so we can call the dr. together and get a clearer understanding. What are some questions that I can be asking? I know almost nothing about it.

Here’s a cure for prostate cancer.

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My father in law had his prostate removed 7 years ago. About a year and a half his PSA started rising again so they did three rounds of radiation treatment. His PSA continues to rise, so they chemically castrated him. It seems the cancer has become immune to the lack of testosterone and his PSA level doubled last month. At this point it appears the cancer is systemic but unfortunately it has not manifest itself yet so they don’t know where it is.

The problem: he is an alcoholic and chemotherapy isn’t an option due to existing liver damage. Even if he quit drinking today, his liver couldn’t handle the chemo so my question is:
Is there an alternative prostate cancer treatment for people with liver damage?

I’m sorry, but there isn’t an alterative. Chemo is the last effort I’m afraid. It is not uncommon for the PSA to begin to rise several months to sometimes years before the disease progression becomes evident. I hope this is the case with your father in law.

My father in law had his prostate removed 7 years ago. About a year and a half his PSA started rising again so they did three rounds of radiation treatment. His PSA continues to rise, so they chemically castrated him. It seems the cancer has become immune to the lack of testosterone and his PSA level doubled last month. At this point it appears the cancer is systemic but unfortunately it has not manifest itself yet so they don’t know where it is.

The problem: he is an alcoholic and chemotherapy isn’t an option due to existing liver damage. Even if he quit drinking today, his liver couldn’t handle the chemo so my question is:
Is there an alternative prostate cancer treatment for people with liver damage?

I’m sorry, but there isn’t an alterative. Chemo is the last effort I’m afraid. It is not uncommon for the PSA to begin to rise several months to sometimes years before the disease progression becomes evident. I hope this is the case with your father in law.

I have just been diognosed with prostate cancer. My urologists recommended treatment is: radiation, implant radioactive seeds and hormone therapy. Reason for this as the only treatment is: aggressive high grade cancer, Gleason’s combined score 9 (4+5). perineul invasive adenocarcinoma is present.

My PSA has been 4.2+ for several years. I am now 66 years old & I do not understand why a biopsy was not done before now. I trusted the doctors to make informed decisions for me.

The main reason I’m asking is I’m a caregiver for my wife who has M.S.

What are the survival rates for this cancer in this stage????

Sorry for your situation. I’m going to be blunt–if you rely on your oncologist to save you, you are between a rock and a hard place. He can’t do anything for you, except make you weaker–but there’s a lot you can do for yourself.

Five hundred years ago, people said the world was flat. Today, people say that if the FDA and AMA haven’t blessed something, it can’t be real good. Well, here’s something I know to be real AND good. It’s a little different take on cancer treatment–

In 1990, I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, stage 3-B, but I’ve survived. My doctors were great people, but they were limited to surgery, chemo and radiation by profitable AMA treatment policy. During the year in treatment, I started learning about alternative medicine. I’m a retired engineer, and this is what I’ve pieced together–our IMMUNE SYSTEMS become weakened by poor nutrition, lack of exercise and reduced oxygen. Once that happens, our body becomes vulnerable to common STRESSORS. Stressors can be environmental, like viruses, heavy metals, pesticides, food additives, electromagnetic waves or pollution. They can be internal things like emotional or job stress, or poisonous people in our lives. Aging is also a contributing factor. So this means:

WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM + STRESSORS = DISEASE (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)

Our bodies have 60 trillion–yes, trillion–cells, and there are always some mutating into cancer cells, but a healthy immune system kills them before they have a chance to get a foothold in the body.

It takes a LONG time, usually, or a high level of stressors, to weaken the immune system to the point where it won’t do its job, but once cancer has formed, it will generally spread rapidly.

THIS IS IMPORTANT! There are ways to BEAT cancer that are currently being used in Europe and around the world, and there are some great books on the subject. I know because I’ve read about 50 of them from cover to cover. Here’s a list of the best ones. Some are out of print and getting hard to find–

"The Cure for All Cancers", ISBN 0963632825
"The Cure for All Advanced Cancers", ISBN 1890035165
"A Cancer Therapy", ISBN 0882681052
"Oxygen Therapies", ISBN 0962052701
"Hydrogen Peroxide–Medical Miracle", ISBN 1885236077
"The Natural Cure for Cancer–Germanium", ISBN 0533071410
"Killing Cancer", ISBN 0705000966
"Natural Cures ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About", ISBN 0975599518

I know of people whose cancer has ‘spontaneously remitted’ (WENT AWAY for no known reason) AFTER they went on programs of herbs and nutrition to restart their immune systems.

You and your family must look out for yourselves to stand a chance of being healthy. This is not a joke, and I’m not selling anything–just trying to help.
I am using the things I learned in those books right now to fight off a second infestation of cancer. I’ve been at it for over a year now, and think I’m going to make it. Use what works for you, and pass on your success. Best of luck.
Watch the film at this website–

http://www.altcancer.com/vidgal.htm#hoxsey

my father has prostate cancer and he starts his treatment soon. he is 72

Makes your willy shrivel up.

I think I had a double dose!