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Thanks for the input @c76. Although I have been to Mayo Rochester a number of times for a couple of serious issues, I'm currently working with a team at the Cleveland Clinic for my prostate cancer as my wife and I reside in Ohio. A bone scan was discussed but not ordered as of yet. Not familiar with UFHPTI so would appreciate hearing more. Also wondering about your Gleason score and the results of your Decipher.
Good luck to you as well.
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Cleveland Clinic is definitely in the TOP 3 or 5 in the U.S. You are in great hands!
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Cleveland Clinic in Ohio is an outstanding facility world famous. You are in good hands.
UFHPTI. University of Florida Hospital Proton Therapy Institute. One of the first proton radiaion facilities built and was original built for 125 million back in 2006. It has 5 proton radiation gantries and just went through an update of all gantries and treatment rooms.
If you would like more information you can go on their web site and they will send you a complete packet of their program along with two books you hear about on MCC. One is Walsh and the other I can't recall but are excellent books on prostate cancer.
I would have gone to Mayo Jacksonville if they had had proton radiation and not just photon. But that is specific decision a person needs to make. The success outcomes of both treatements are shown by research to be the same.
The difference is (and still being studied) the reduction of additional damage of photon to other organs and tissues and that radiation goes through body where proton is programmed to stop at a precise areas of wanted treatment and does not continue to pass out through body.