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Salvage Radiation for Prostate Cancer

Posted by round5 @round5, Jun 26 4:07pm

Anyone have salvage radiation twice or know of anyone who has? I’m here at Mayo doing just that.

kujhawk1978 | @kujhawk1978 | Jun 27 6:32am

Depends, I had SRT to the prostate bed in March 2016, 39 IMRT, 702. Gya, then in July 17 25 IMRT to the PLNs, 45 Gya.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 30 8:21pm

Hi @round5, welcome to the Prostate Cancer group. You are in good hands at Mayo Clinic. How many rounds of salvage radiation will you have this time around?

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round5 | @round5 | Jul 1 6:35am
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@colleenyoung

Hi @round5, welcome to the Prostate Cancer group. You are in good hands at Mayo Clinic. How many rounds of salvage radiation will you have this time around?

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Thank You 😊. 25 this time. 36 first time. I have completed 10 so far. Going for #11 this morning.

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itterac | @itterac | Jul 3 9:57am

R u doing salvage to the same area twice?

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round5 | @round5 | Jul 4 7:23am
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@itterac

R u doing salvage to the same area twice?

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Overlapping the top of the previous area but then extending higher up in the abdomen.

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