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What were your side effects of proton therapy both during and after?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 30, 2023 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
@ozelli I wish you well on your proton treatments. Have some interest but not sure on proton since also hard to find long term outcomes as far as ED, ejaculation (dry or normal), though for sure one can expect less ejaculate since tissue will be lost in the prostate. Can you mention your prostate size and how many sessions they proposed for the proton? Are you getting treatment using the Mayo Hitachi proton?
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Here is the only long term ED research as it relates to proton therapy. I am 61 so this kind of applies to my age group. Can’t post link still so just google “ Long‐term outcomes of proton therapy for prostate cancer in Japan: a multi‐institutional survey of the Japanese Radiation Oncology Study Group”
I am doing 21 sessions in a facility in Kagoshima, Japan. Not sure of the machine but facility was finished in 2011, so pretty new. The newer the better imo.
Had my first session today…..was quite nervous but it was a breeze.
Prostate size is 40cc.
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You can see my two posts on this subject on page 1 and 2 of this thread. Ejaculation, I am not able to tell you as I have not had one yet. No desire yet.