Re: Arimidex dosage (& prostate cancer)

[Guest guest]

Hi Harry,

About 20% of prostate cancers are diagnosed with PSA<4. Get a DRE (digital

rectal exam) too. Saved my life.

Bruce

(Prostate cancer survivor, back on TRT)

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> Phil,

> Thanks for the link about Estrogen. It indicated that a too low

> Estrogen level can increase the risk of prostate cancer. Anyone on

> TRT knows that T also increases prostate cancer growth, which is why

> I have PSA tested every 3 months.

[Guest guest]

Bruce,

I agree that DRE is the most important thing to have. I have a

DRE every 6 months. Everything seems to be OK. But my PSA is 4.5,

at the top of the range for my age group (67). It had been lower 6

months ago, which is why my Dr. wants to monitor it, because I'm on

TRT.

Harry

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> > Phil,

> > Thanks for the link about Estrogen. It indicated that a too

low

> > Estrogen level can increase the risk of prostate cancer. Anyone

on

> > TRT knows that T also increases prostate cancer growth, which is

why

> > I have PSA tested every 3 months.

[Guest guest]

Hi Harry,

Your doc is wise to keep track of this. Newer guidelines show significant PSA

changes " in range " are as important to consider as reaching the top of the

range. Like going from 1.2 to 3.5 in a year is a lot more worrisome than going

from 4.5 to 4.6. I think I went from 1.7 to 3.8 in the year my cancer was found.

What was your PSA a year ago, before the current 4.6?

My PSA has been consistantly undetectably (< 0.1) since surgery.

Bruce

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> > > Phil,

> > > Thanks for the link about Estrogen. It indicated that a too

> low

> > > Estrogen level can increase the risk of prostate cancer. Anyone

> on

> > > TRT knows that T also increases prostate cancer growth, which is

> why

> > > I have PSA tested every 3 months.

[Guest guest]

Please also consider that infection in the prostate will cause PSA to rise

as well.

A doctor should massage the prostate and collect a semen sample for

immediate viewing to check for white blood cells. If present, an infection

is indicated and antibiotics should be prescribed.

Even if no white blood cells exist, a course of antibiotics is called for in

case the elevated PSA is infection, not cancer, related.

Prostate cancer's generally a many-years disease; losing a few months in

treating it while trying antibiotics could save lots of pain from biopsies

and the like.

> Re: Arimidex dosage ( & prostate cancer)

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> Hi Harry,

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> Your doc is wise to keep track of this. Newer guidelines show

> significant PSA changes " in range " are as important to

> consider as reaching the top of the range. Like going from

> 1.2 to 3.5 in a year is a lot more worrisome than going from

> 4.5 to 4.6. I think I went from 1.7 to 3.8 in the year my

> cancer was found.

>

> What was your PSA a year ago, before the current 4.6?

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> My PSA has been consistantly undetectably (< 0.1) since surgery.

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> Bruce

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> > > > Phil,

> > > > Thanks for the link about Estrogen. It indicated that a too

> > low

> > > > Estrogen level can increase the risk of prostate cancer. Anyone

> > on

> > > > TRT knows that T also increases prostate cancer growth, which is

> > why

> > > > I have PSA tested every 3 months.

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