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Posted 5/20/2011 1:55 PM (GMT -5)

I was reading some past postings & ran across the this subject.

Is it possible to control the spread of cancer at an early stage long term with this procedure?

Seems quite drastic but if it works....

Posted 5/20/2011 2:10 PM (GMT -5)
To me, drastic would have to be in bold print, underlined and italics. Gotta say that there would have to be absolutely no options left.

But yeah, I guess it would help to control the cancer.

Sonny
Posted 5/20/2011 2:12 PM (GMT -5)
Sorry I left signature off of the initial post - again i am a newby.

I understand there would be long term issues but would it in essence starve the cancer?

 

Posted 5/20/2011 2:15 PM (GMT -5)
The purpose would be to stop the production of testosterone which feeds the PCa cells, the same as HT. This way it is just more permanent and finite.
Posted 5/20/2011 2:25 PM (GMT -5)
In the years past that was standard procedure if PSA continued to climb after surgery and radiation. Before Lupron. We had a member last year on this board that chose to go that route.

Just a point of reference.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 5/20/2011 2:27 PM (GMT -5)
Does anyone know if the SE are less with the surgery??

Since the SE are mostly due to the lack of T, I would assume they are very similar.

If so, other than the cost and perhaps pain of the injection, I would still go with the Lupron with the idea/hope that down the road I could stop it.

Mel

Posted 5/20/2011 2:33 PM (GMT -5)
If PCa needs male hormones to survive, and its absent

, couldn't it die off ??.  I think in addition to RRP, is whole lot

differerent than, intead of.  I think most of us would take this

over RRP, anyday.  I thought about this the same way you did,

very little mentioned about it anywhere.

Posted 5/20/2011 2:51 PM (GMT -5)
>>and perhaps pain of the injection<<

i'd be more concerned about the pain of getting my B**** cut off cool .  i had three shots of lupron and they didn't hurt, but the nurse took her time.

ed

 

Posted 5/20/2011 2:59 PM (GMT -5)
Sag -- whichever form of castration you use -- chemical or surgical -- the cancer usually later becomes refactory.  i don't think there is any advantage to go the surgical route.

ed

 

Posted 5/20/2011 7:58 PM (GMT -5)
Ralph from Arizona checks in often. He had an orchiectomy in 1992 and continues to be undetectible. I do not know what his initial numbers were.

The side effects of ADT are not from the drugs, but from the resulting lack of testosterone.

This is a common treatment for testicular cancer, which is a young man's disease. Think Lance Armstrong. We should check in with men who have had the treatment at a relatively young age to see how they have done. Most likely they are not concerned about getting what we all have
Posted 5/21/2011 1:19 AM (GMT -5)
armstrong had one testicle removed.  he fathered his last two kids naturally.  LA says he often signs in at hotels as "juan pelota" cool .

ed

 

Posted 5/20/2011 9:33 PM (GMT -5)
No one is touching my jewel bag, cancer or no cancer.
Posted 5/20/2011 9:47 PM (GMT -5)
It's cheap and effective, lowers testosterone to the absolute lowest level, has no drug SE....But it's PERMANENT..

Many men feel like Purgy...This guarantees the continuation of $2000 Lupron shots, which in many cases, are NOT as effective..The choice is basically a head game...

"Hormone Treatment" is seldom used as a PRIMARY treatment.. It is saved for LAST, when other less drastic forms forms of treatment fail...Unless of course the cancer is so advanced that other treatments would be ineffective..
Posted 5/20/2011 9:59 PM (GMT -5)
There is no assurance of preventing the spread of cancer but, there is a host of health problems associated hypogonadism.

I wouldn't suggest such a thing for early, low grade PCa.

Posted 5/21/2011 12:17 AM (GMT -5)
agreed, swimom
Posted 5/22/2011 8:08 PM (GMT -5)
I'm 71 yr old who choose that route. Orcheietomy over lupreon was a no brainer.. Surgery took about 45 minutes and was not that big a deal at 71 years I'm not going to father children and fighting prostate cancer is the fight of a lifetime. My ultimate goal was to stop the matasisis from spreading further into my bones. Just had my first week for chemotherapy treatments and feel like crap. Anything to stay alive
Asp123
71 yr old recently diagnosed with bone matastised prostate cancer
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