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PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 11:40am | Replies (47)

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@climateguy It's a challenge with newer devices, because better technical specs don't necessarily lead to better 5- or 10-year outcomes. And for obvious reasons, it takes a long time to collect that data.

PSMA-PET scans and proton-beam radiation are two examples of expensive technology that looks far superior on paper, but has failed so far to demonstrate improved longer-term outcomes for most patients (though that could change as more data becomes available).

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@northoftheborder
I’m a little uncertain about what you are. saying

“ PSMA-PET scans and proton-beam radiation are two examples of expensive technology that looks far superior on paper, but has failed so far to demonstrate improved longer-term outcomes”

PSMA PET scans and proton radiation do two totally different things. PET scans aren’t a long-term procedure, You do them again as time goes on.

Did you mean to say Pluvicto and proton radiation?