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Last Login: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:56 PM
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My Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer 4 years a go when the doctor recommended surgery and removed the prostate completely. He went after surgery on zalodex for about a year until Dr. Arie Belldegrun from UCLA recommended to switch to Casodex as less aggressive option and since my Dad was unhappy with Zalodex side effects.
During all this time his PSA level always came between 0.006-0.05 ng/ml. In fact all the time he is on Casodex his PSA numbers are in the 0.00x range. It only goes to 0.0x range when he takes what he calls "a break" from Casodex. The side effects of gaining weight in undesirable areas (chest and lower abdomen) are causing him to take these breaks thinking he can manage his weight better this way.
He also takes Aspirin which I hear masks PSA levels in blood due to lower protein in blood content.
My concern here what is the long term effect of taking these breaks? Is it safe? Are there other medical options with less side effects?
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