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PSMA Pet Scan is a psychological game changer for me. I am a Stage 4 Prostate...

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Discussion: All I want for Christmas is a PSMA: Any special prep?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2024

Any alternative treatment will require PSMA Pet/CT before they even schedule, so that makes up for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158363/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer: What might I be in for?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

@prettypass2000 The PSMA pet test cannot see metastasis smaller than 2.5 mm. According to a UCSF...

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Discussion: Salvage surgery or salvage radiation?

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Posted: Feb 13 1:17pm

@heavyphil Hi, my husband's Gleason score was 7. He had a PSMA and that determined that...

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Discussion: Are castration sensitive prostate cancer patients being over treated?

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Posted: Feb 3 5:13pm

@ambika You get a PSMA pet scan. Frequently the reoccurrence is due to a new metastasis....

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Discussion: Not Good News after prostate biospy when MRI didn't look too bad

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Posted: Mar 14 5:54pm

This webinar covers this topic for another point of view….In this ASPI webinar, Dr. Mark Emberton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521575/

Discussion: Biopsy v non-Biopsy: Can you be diagnosed without a biopsy?

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Posted: Mar 7 9:10am

I had a PSMA PET scan early this year that showed a rib lesion. My urologist...

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Discussion: PSMA PET Scans...some interesting info

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Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Is their PSMA Pet test different than the normal one. The normal PSMA Pet test cannot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1377767/

Discussion: Can Prostate Cancer "Take a New Trajectory"?

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Posted: Aug 23, 2025

I just had a PSMA 2 days ago and am anxiously awaiting the results. My PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190783/

Discussion: Intermittent Hormone Therapy (IHT): How is it working for you?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

Were they able to see the cancer in the MRI or the psma pet

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Discussion: Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2024

Do PSMA pet scans commonly produce false negatives?

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Discussion: Bone scan vs PSMA PET scan

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Posted: Sep 10, 2025

@heavyphil I hadn't thought of that. That helps explain why they'll MRI a broken wrist as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521738/

Discussion: Widespread Skeletal Metastatic

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Posted: Mar 7 11:37am

From a quick online scan by a layperson, the main difference is the radiopharmaceutical used for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129514/

Discussion: Are all PSMA tests the same?

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Posted: Aug 23, 2024

@northoftheborder I’m a little uncertain about what you are. saying “ PSMA-PET scans and proton-beam radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1485986/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 18 6:44pm

Here’s an informative videos that may help in your decision making. https://www.urotoday.com/video-lectures/pet-psma-imaging-in-prostate-cancer/video/mediaitem/1978-the-biology-of-the-prostate-cancer-metastasis-and-what-psma-imaging-is-teaching-us-presentation-and-discussion-kenneth-j-pienta.html

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/602981/

Discussion: Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?

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Posted: May 19, 2021

If you are getting a scan soon after the PSMA scan then it would have to...

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Discussion: Numbers After SRT/ADT

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Posted: May 3, 2025

Cooper, one thing you might look at are alternative PET scans. < 10% of prostate cancers...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180902/

Discussion: Rapid Reccurance and Short Doubling Time after RARP

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Posted: Nov 27, 2024

Regarding the “small palpable nodule in the PSA fossa that lit up like a Christmas tree...

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Discussion: first PSA result post salvage RT — 0.086

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Posted: Feb 14 4:57pm

@jeffmarc Benefits are "unproven" in the sense that researchers can't yet demonstrate improved overall survival for...

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Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

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Posted: Jan 19 9:34am

You might stay off Lupron wait 7months. PSMA/PET is expensive and medcare will cover 80%. If...

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Discussion: Can you use Lupron to postpone PSMA?

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Posted: Aug 1, 2024

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