Prostate cancer treatment: stereotactic body radiation therapy

Hi @gmack. The therapy is new to me, but it sounds good. Check it out at https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=stereotactic.

My bladder and prostate surgery were both invasive and old fashioned TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) and TURB (transurethral resection of the bladder). Would have been great to avoid the surgery! So far, after 8 years, I'm clean!
Martin

Hi @gmack. My husband was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, mets to the liver. He received treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester in March using SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy). It was quite fascinating and intricate. He received 5 treatments within a two week timeframe. He tolerated it quite well as they were focusing on a tumor in the liver, with good results.
BS

Has anyone had Androgen Deprivation Therapy for treatment for prostate cancer and if so, what was your experience?

Hello,
I received my first Lupron infection May 3, 2017 to lower my PSA number. It has in fact achieved that result, but my understanding
is that this is not a cure but only slows down the growth of metastatic cells that are present. As predicted the side effects of Lupon
are quite extensive and some have been difficult to live with. I hope this is of some help to you.
Philn

if it's not too personal; what were the side effects.

what is SBRT? How does it differ from standard radiation?

Within 2 hours of the injection I experienced chronic headaches and joint stiffness. The headaches lasted for 2 weeks, the joint stiffness continues.
Then there were periods of insomnia , hot flashes, and cold sweats, weight gain in the waist to the point where I can only wear pants with an elastic
waist band. Also there have been periods of dizziness and confusion, and as many as 4 trips per night to the bathroom starting at 1:00 am and ending
at 5:00 am. All that I have mentioned are in fact predicted by the Doctors, nurses, and various web sites.
Philn

The side effects included nausea about two hours after treatment. Other than that, just fatigue.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) delivers precise, high doses of radiation to a tumor. SBRT is a specialized technique used to treat tumors in the lung, liver and spine while minimizing damage to the surrounding normal, healthy tissues. It is more of a targeted treatment. We were told that if this procedure wasn't successful, that SBRT would not be done a 2nd time on the same tumor, due to it's precision. If it didn't work the first time, it wouldn't work the 2nd.

I was recently diagnosed with prostrate cancer. My PSA was 24. I switched my primary care doctor to Mayo in April, 2017. I had a previous primary care doctor, for 9 years, who never did a PSA test. The 1st thing my Mayo doctor did was a PSA - 2x - then a prostrate biopsy that confirmed my cancer. I have chosen proton beam radiation treatment and have just had my 4th - scheduled for a total of 45. After a lot of research, I strongly recommend proton therapy as an excellent treatment option.