While multiparametric MRI is an excellent tool for monitoring disease inside the prostate, scanning the rest of the body for cancer that may have spread to the lymph nodes or bones is also critical. Body scans are necessary for every Stage of Blue except Sky. Traditionally, doctors have…

The official medical terminology used by doctors for Azure is “High-Risk.” Criteria for a man to be in Azure are: 

With Azure, the first step is to make sure no detectable metastases exist outside the pelvic lymph nodes. PSMA-PET scans are particularly useful in managing high-risk prostate cancer. These scans are highly sensitive in detecting prostate cancer cells inside or outside the prostate gland…

Chemotherapy or Zytiga for High-Azure In a large randomized trial called STAMPEDE, men with High-Azure showed a survival improvement when six cycles of Taxotere was added to TIP/radiation compared to men treated with TIP/radiation without Taxotere. Two additional studies…

Blocking testosterone, a hormone that induces libido, strength, endurance, emotional stability, and potency, creates all kinds of side effects…