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@colleenyoung

Hi @marko1, I believe that @ronan2011 @waynen @fairway5 @alphanumeric and @6608 all chose proton beam therapy for prostate cancer treatment. I hope they can answer some of your questions and share their experiences with you.

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I see I was mentioned in the above Email. Sorry for the delay but I was at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota getting an MRI and talking with 2 of the specialists about newer ablation treatments. Unfortunately for a couple reasons, I am not a candidate for the Laser Heat Treatment or the Cryotherapy so will be having Prostate surgery sometime in the next couple months. I have not gotten info on radiation that makes me want to do it. At age 65 surgery appears to be the better way for me. I did find out that Cryotherapy freezing treatment is covered by insurance, but the newer Focal Laser Ablation is not covered for prostate, and could cost approx. $20,000 to have it performed.