I certainly admit I am a usPSA Wonk. For the past three years I have been testing every 1-2 months, with my results 'bouncing' between 0.02X-0.03X. I am grateful for this continuing trend of very low stable usPSA, without ADT. I accept these results indicate my cancer is not all gone, that I am not (yet) cured. And, just maybe the steps I am taking to (theoretically) 'fight' cancer stem cells may be helping. This graphs shows only the 0.02X results - I have taken out the 'bounces' into 0.03X range. I took the 0.03X results out because when I graphed my bouncing PSA history before my diagnosis, just looking at the lows (the drops) clearly showed my PSA was rising. My latest result, last week, is up to 0.035. If my next two results are similar, or higher, I will be going for another round of PSMA imaging. Yes, this is well below standard clinical guidelines/practices, but my focus remains curative and delaying non-curative cocktails for as long as possible. As a reminder I am post RP, salvage RT and salvage lymph node surgery and no ADT and no chemo. Hope this is helpful. All the best to all of us!Came out of the woods today to see if I am still ‘out of the woods’; self-directed usPSA screening. Excellent episodes on screening coming soon on Prostate Cancer Lessons podcast -An example of what I will be discussing with patient guests on my upcoming podcast series. This article concludes addressing PSA screening men 55-69. This is such old tired thinking. My first episode will be on “Smarter Screening” - screening all men in their forties before evaluating PSA results becomes muddy. This article begins discussing “new imaging” but no details. Then discusses “exciting new approaches … are here”, citing Cyberknife and brachytherapy; neither of which are new as I looked into them over eight years ago. Stay tuned!!Prostate cancer: All hands on deck for treatment success | Provided by Providence Swedish
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Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the U.S., affecting 13 out of every 100 American men over the course of their lifetime.Sharing unedited 2ish minute video introducing my upcoming limited podcast series - (my eyes are following curious butterflies)A man, friend, ten years my junior, with a wonderful family, whose birthday is today, is fighting his diffused, metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. Robert’s fight is why I look for usPSA <0.010 as best indicator and continue on with my self-directed testing every 2ish months. Robert’s fight is why I am focused on fighting cancer stem cells and also monitor such things as my Vit D and Ferritin (Iron) levels. All the best to all of us!
