I had written, about a month ago, about my feelings of distress because it appears that after my greatly loved ‘vacation’ from ADT might be entering the its final stage. Well, it is true. Yesterday, I received the latest PSA results and it has continued to escalate. I am now at 0.11. Yes, the number [...]
It is my understanding that almost 90% of men who start hormone therapy initially respond to the drugs with their PSA falling significantly. However, there are many costs associated with ADT, many of which I have already discussed in this blog. The hot flashes, bone loss, weight gain, decreased libido and erectile dysfunction are often [...]
The last few days have seen a lot of commotion and celebrating in the prostate cancer world. There have been multiple news stories of an experimental prostate cancer drug, abiraterone, that has been reported to dramatically shrink prostate cancer tumors and extend survival in 70 to 80 percent of men with aggressive prostate cancer. Abiraterone [...]
Yesterday I wrote about using Keto (HDK) along with HC as a secondary hormone suppressant after traditional hormone blockades have failed to work. The reviews of HDK has been mixed with some doctors shying away from it because of its potential liver toxicity issues. However, for many men fighting advanced prostate cancer HDK is an [...]
Ketoconazole (kee-ta-KOE-na-zol), generic name for Nizoral, is an oral drug approved by the FDA for the use to treat fungal infections. However, it has been shown that higher doses of ketoconazole (800-1200mg/day vs 200-400mg/day) also block the production of both free and bound testosterone. Since high-dose Ketoconazole (HDK) has testosterone lowering effects, operating both on [...]