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Length of incontinence after radiation treatments for prostate cancer?
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@suzdog
Unlike decades ago there are many experienced proton medical facilities today. Medicare and most insurnance now cover proton unlike even a decade ago most did not.
I was throughly briefed by Mayo R/O and UFHPTI the major difference between photon and proton radiation. They both have the same success rates but the main difference is the radiation stopping at programmed spot (Proton) versus conintuing through body and through normal tissues, organ, bonds like Photon does.
Based on that I chose proton. It meant a hour drive to and hour drive back versus 20 minutes to Mayo Jacksonville but Jacksonville could only offer photon radiation.
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@jc76 Yeah. Like I said I wish I would have done my homework instead of relying on that oncologist I went to. If I could give anybody advice it would be to do your own research. The people administrating the different treatments are running a business and they treat it. as such. I am still dealing with my provider with understanding all the co-pays they charged over and above each treatment session for other stuff. It always comes down to $$$$$$$.