CancerCompass message board discussion started by jessica0820 on 6/26/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25432,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ my father-in-law has prostate cancer (he is 50) that has spread to his lyphnods and bones (head to toe). He went in a month ago and had a PSA of 600..he went 2 weeks ago and it doubled to 1205. They have him on the hormonal medicine. The doctor said it is very aggressive and that treatments would only buy him time. Can anyone tell me anything they know. how long he might have to live, what are the best treatments..just anything??? jessica0820 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Most men find that hormone therapy is effective.Two men I know have done well on hormone treatment. Although their PSA when diagnosed was not as high as yours, it reduced down to under 1 in both cases. They both still lead an active lifestyle: it's important to remain as active as possible, which I know is sometimes easier said than done.I strongly suggest you  read the book "Beating Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy & Diet" by Dr Charles Myers who has used this treatment for his own PC some years ago and for many of his patients since.  He provides several of his case studies, including men with PSA readings of between 1000 and 4000. His book provides a wealth of information on the treatment, lifestyle changes, diet, supplements etc.A common theory is that hormone treatment will only be effective for a short period. This isn't necessarily the case. Dr Myers contends that the treatment can often be effective for longer than many think, and that most men diagnosed as hormone resistant acutally are not. As Dr Myers says, that translates into prolonged survival and quality of life.Having said that, like most things with PC no one really knows for sure how long we might have or how effective any treatment is going to be.A lot of men who have used various treatments, including hormone treatment  have posted thier stories on the "yananow" site. Look under "mentors experiences" where you can locate their information grouped under the various treatments used. Most of the men there will be happy to answer any specific questions you might have.  Johnw100 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 6/26/2008 jessica0820 wrote:my father-in-law has prostate cancer (he is 50) that has spread to his lyphnods and bones (head to toe). He went in a month ago and had a PSA of 600..he went 2 weeks ago and it doubled to 1205. They have him on the hormonal medicine. The doctor said it is very aggressive and that treatments would only buy him time. Can anyone tell me anything they know. how long he might have to live, what are the best treatments..just anything???Hi Jessica:  You sound desperate.  I do not know how bad your father-in-law really is.  My husband has prostate cancer, but is in remission.  They caught it early, and he had a seed implant done.  Everyone is different, and you have to remember that new things are being developed every day on cancer.  All you can do is pray for him that the cancer is not as aggressive as they think.  I will say a prayer for you and him and the rest of the family. Suzzie59 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thank you very much, I will definately look into all the information that you gave me.... thank you again . jessica0820 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT i am praying that he goes into remmission. he is the strongest person i have ever met! thank you for responding, and i hope the best for you and your husband.   jessica0820 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Jessica- My father's psa also spread to the bones after he had suregery to remove his prostate.  the number one thing to get him to do is change his diest asap.  my dad gave all red meat, sugar, alcohol etc... its amazing what and how quickly that can change your body.  do research on diet and prostate cancer... go to cancer compass,com or the budwig diet. also another thing that brought is psa down dramatically is prostasol. he gets it from englan - i think its called get healthy again ...the company.  his psa will drop like no other but he does and will have to juice and watch his blood pressure.  so juice a lot of green and do a raw food diet.  i feel for you because i know where you are... but if you all this and more it will help and extend his life beyond many mant years. best, sophia Smpal Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 6/26/2008 Suzzie59 wrote: On 6/26/2008 jessica0820 wrote:my father-in-law has prostate cancer (he is 50) that has spread to his lyphnods and bones (head to toe). He went in a month ago and had a PSA of 600..he went 2 weeks ago and it doubled to 1205. They have him on the hormonal medicine. The doctor said it is very aggressive and that treatments would only buy him time. Can anyone tell me anything they know. how long he might have to live, what are the best treatments..just anything???Hi Jessica:  You sound desperate.  I do not know how bad your father-in-law really is.  My husband has prostate cancer, but is in remission.  They caught it early, and he had a seed implant done.  Everyone is different, and you have to remember that new things are being developed every day on cancer.  All you can do is pray for him that the cancer is not as aggressive as they think.  I will say a prayer for you and him and the rest of the family.Hi,I was reading your note to Jessica, and I have posted a request on ?? I have. My husband was just diagnosed in May 2008 with level 1 prostate cancer. His psa is 4 and his gleason is 6. We have heard about a procedure called HIFU, Have you or anyone you know had this performed and can give us some insight??  Loved one has IT! Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have had a HIFU treatment on March 29, 2008. There are in fact two different types of HIFU treatments-- Sonablate 500 and Ablatherm. Check out this information. It is copied for another posting that I did on this site but I feel it is easier for me to copy and paste it here for you.  Since you are interested in HIFU I suggest you read the following site information. Look at #30 at http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,3457, I wrote this. A second article I wrote compares the two systems Sonablate and Ablatherm at this site http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21238 You can also go to www.yananow.net and read my story of the actually procedure as I was awake during the whole procedure. For Sonoblate one can be awake but you can not move but for Ablatherm you can not be awake at all. The story is under the title of HIFU and the name of TV at http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TV.htm  I hope this will help you out. On the www.yananow.net site I am TV. Let me know if you have any questions and I will try to answer them. DocTV Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT I tried to paste ip sites on cancercompass but apparently they are not working so the information to which I was referring, I pasted  in the prostate cancer board under the title of HIFU Procedures / Advice. Check it out as there are other replies that could be helpful to you as well DocTV Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Jessica- You father-in-law should be talking to several Radiation Oncologists.  The Texas Cancer Clinic, San Antonio, TX cured me of PC and Dr. Prestige has considerable radiation experience treating all kinds of cancers.  My prayers are with you and your family......  Tom Tom_az Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT