Mayo Clinic

Choline C-11 A Second Shot To Halt The Cancer After Primary Treatment Failure

The dirty little secret that is kept from most of us when we receive primary treatment for prostate cancer is that there is a recurrence rate approaching 33%. This amazingly high rate is consistent no matter what primary treatment is elected. Radiation, surgery, HIFU the rates are the same, about 1/3 of us will experience [...]

By Malecare|2013-12-26T14:53:50-05:00December 26th, 2013|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Choline C11, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, oligometastic, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|5 Comments

A Great Stride In PET Imaging, But Not A Panacea – C11 Choline For Diagnosing Recurrent Prostate Cancer

The FDA has approved c11 choline Injection, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging agent, for use in men to detect prostate cancer recurrences and to locate specific body sites for follow-up tissue sampling, testing and treatment. The indicated use for c11 choline injection is men with elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after earlier primary [...]

By Malecare|2012-09-14T13:07:20-04:00September 14th, 2012|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Bio Chemical Recurrence, Choline C11, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, FDA, salvage therapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments