prostate cancer

[jmcguire]

i received radiation therapy for p c ten years ago and they did not get all of the tumor.for the last three years i have been treated by a d t.i have blood tests every 2 months to track my psa.this is done by injection of trelstar and orally with bicalutamide.the trelstar is slow release every three months up to nine months.at that time it is stopped and when my psa reading hits ten the process is repeated. my last reading was below 0.4.my question to you is how long can this hormone deprivation go on before and if i become immune to the treatment. oh! my cancer is still confined to the prostate.

hoping to hear from you soon.respectfully john mcg

[jmcguire]

why can i not get an answer to my queryof april 6/09
                                                                       johnnymac

[johnnymac80]

i am receiving adp for prostate cancer.i had radiation treatment(maximum) in 1999 and by 2006psa started to rise again.at reaching psa 8.0.i then had adt for the next two years or so and my psa has dropped below 0.3.i am being treated with trelstar andbicalutamide every three months up to a total of nine months.i am approaching my third cycle of this treatment.do you have any idea how many cycles icould go through before the tumor becomes immunes.

                                                                                            hope to hear from you soon
                                                                                                                   sincerely john mcg