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Adding Prednisone to Zytiga – More Side Effects?

April 14, 2016 by Paactusa

I have heard a few prostate cancer patients comment that they are worried about taking Zytiga (abiraterone) because they are concerned about the side effects of the 5 mg prednisone ( 2 x day) which is prescribed with the Zytiga.  People who have been on prednisone for other reasons (gout, arthritis, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paactusa, PSA Rising (On Hormone Therapy), Caregivers Tagged With: abiraterone, Zytiga, prednisone, pharmacist, side effects, corticosteroid, Gomella, specialty pharmacy

A Prostate Cancer Treatment that Worked for Me, by Doug F, 2013

December 3, 2015 by Paactusa

Doug F lives in Michigan, USA. He was 67 when he was diagnosed in November, 2004. His initial PSA was 6.30 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 9, and he was staged T3a. His choice of treatment was Surgery (Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy). Here is his story. I started yearly PSA testing in 1995. My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PSA Rising (On Hormone Therapy) Tagged With: Prostate Cancer, PSA, CRPC, decadron, dexamethasone, DHT, dihydrotestosterone, estradiol, estrogen patches, prednisone, steroid, testosterone

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