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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Testosterone does not increase cancer risk in men treated for prostate cancer
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<blockquote data-quote="Paco Cale" data-source="post: 50682" data-attributes="member: 49"><p><span style="color: #1D2129">After watching the video from Dr Morgentaler titled 40 perspective on prostate cancer this is what amazed me. </span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">Study of 2011 - testosterone and men with prostate cancer on active surveillance. These men were placed on testosterone injection for 2 1/2 years. all of these men volunteered for biopsies and none of </span><span style="color: #1D2129">them demonstrated progression of the prostate cancer. </span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">Study 2016, 28 men with untreated prostate cancer were placed for 3 1/2 years on testosterone injection and have not shown any sign of progression of the illness. These men were compared to another group of men with prostate cancer but not in testosterone injection and there were no difference between the two groups as far as progression</span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">Finally there was the story of the Older gentlemen aged of 94 with a PSA of 500 and diagnosed with advance cancer who was taken off testosterone and started feeling really bad and had difficulty walking. This man was placed back on testosterone and now is aged 95. he is active, his brain is clear, he can walk again with a PSA of 1300. </span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">What to think ? Am I still misunderstanding these studies? If I m not, why monitoring PSA so closely to the point of discontinuing treatment when actually low testosterone and estradiol is in no way beneficial to any men besides lowering the PSA score itself. PSA being one of the many and inaccurate pointers helping the detection of PC by monitoring the steady change of level.</span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">why am i seeing, all from official sources, difference in what is considered "acceptable" PSA level sorted by age group? for the group age 60 to 70 (or so) the level of 4.5 is said to be common and acceptable. None of this makes sense to me and to many others I am sure. I certainly do not want to hear Urologists and MDs, by following the lowest denominator, are "protecting" themselves from possible lawsuit. They would be in the wrong business and of extremely poor advice.</span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">any thoughts on this? anybody ?</span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1D2129">thanks again </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paco Cale, post: 50682, member: 49"] [COLOR=#1D2129][FONT=helvetica][FONT=inherit]After watching the video from Dr Morgentaler titled 40 perspective on prostate cancer this is what amazed me. [/FONT] [FONT=inherit]Study of 2011 - testosterone and men with prostate cancer on active surveillance. These men were placed on testosterone injection for 2 1/2 years. all of these men volunteered for biopsies and none of [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#1D2129][FONT=helvetica][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]them demonstrated progression of the prostate cancer. [/FONT] [FONT=inherit]Study 2016, 28 men with untreated prostate cancer were placed for 3 1/2 years on testosterone injection and have not shown any sign of progression of the illness. These men were compared to another group of men with prostate cancer but not in testosterone injection and there were no difference between the two groups as far as progression[/FONT] [FONT=inherit]Finally there was the story of the Older gentlemen aged of 94 with a PSA of 500 and diagnosed with advance cancer who was taken off testosterone and started feeling really bad and had difficulty walking. This man was placed back on testosterone and now is aged 95. he is active, his brain is clear, he can walk again with a PSA of 1300. [/FONT] [FONT=inherit]What to think ? Am I still misunderstanding these studies? If I m not, why monitoring PSA so closely to the point of discontinuing treatment when actually low testosterone and estradiol is in no way beneficial to any men besides lowering the PSA score itself. PSA being one of the many and inaccurate pointers helping the detection of PC by monitoring the steady change of level. why am i seeing, all from official sources, difference in what is considered "acceptable" PSA level sorted by age group? for the group age 60 to 70 (or so) the level of 4.5 is said to be common and acceptable. None of this makes sense to me and to many others I am sure. I certainly do not want to hear Urologists and MDs, by following the lowest denominator, are "protecting" themselves from possible lawsuit. They would be in the wrong business and of extremely poor advice. any thoughts on this? anybody ? thanks again [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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