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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (22)

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Lorkem258: I had 3+4 and 10.2 psa. I went to multiple radiation oncologists. Active surveillance does not mean they will catch an issue before you have to make decisions regarding treatment later on that can change your entire quality of life forever because the cancer has grown in between the times they are checking your blood. I chose treatment and specifically the MRIdian linac radiation machine. 2mm margins vs 4-6 mm for other types of radiation. Protect your healthy tissue. Finished 5 treatments in February.

Here are some other research thoughts:

Nccn.org
Many doctors follow their guidelines, and it is there for doctors and patients
Decipherbio.com
Takes a slice of the biopsy which helps evaluate aggressiveness and modes of treatments
Viewray.com
MRI/Radiation machine combination unit
Mevian.com
Proton therapy radiation machine

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This is good information. The only problem in my case is a pacemaker prevents MRI. But we will definitely ask a lot about the radiation options.
Thank you !!