High Anxiety with Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer?

Nelson Vergel

Founder, ExcelMale.com
"I'll never forget that phone call in December 2010. The doctor's name flashed on caller ID. I knew the verdict was in on my prostate biopsy.
I held my breath as the urologist told me I had cancer.
I had done some homework but nothing prepared me for that call on a Friday evening.
There's no way around it. I was confronting the Big C.
The call triggered many questions -- and a twinge of anxiety. What was going to become of me? Could the tumor be treated? Should it be treated? Was my will in order?
I had all weekend to contemplate the pathologist's report. I fretted a lot. Waiting for that office visit was excruciating.
I saw the urologist early the following week. He said cancer could be cured with a prostatectomy. He had a slot in the OR the following week."

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Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038

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