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If he has concerns because of the amount of cancer you have in that area of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234973/

Discussion: SpaceOAR causing issues

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2025

My SpaceOar was done by Dr. Frendle at Mayo Phoenix and he was the same doctor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963438/

Discussion: Which centers offer 5 fractionated Proton Therapy for Prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

Thank you! Did you go to Mayo after IMRT? I've been reading and reading because everything...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789027/

Discussion: Has anyone had the PSMA-PET scan? Was cancer found?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

@stew80 With either proton or any particular photon machine, if you don’t have the spaceoar and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337702/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2025

Doctors cannot predict the spread rate for each individual. I did not trust the PSA tests...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1039823/

Discussion: Hydrogel (SpaceOAR) botched

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 25, 2024

I can second @kansascityhusker experience re fiducial marker/spaceoar procedure. Had mine done at Mayo PHX on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643437/

Discussion: Carbon Fidicial Marker, SPACEOAR Surgery & Proton Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2021

Best of luck with your treatment - I completed my (5) MRI guided SBRT two months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1408236/

Discussion: SMART - MRI Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2025

Thank you everyone for your responses. I have chosen to go forward with proton radiation therapy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272880/

Discussion: Help-what treatment plan has anyone selected for Perineural invasion?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 2, 2025

I had SpaceOAR and five sessions of SBRT radiation. No rectal issues at all. No blood...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1217990/

Discussion: Choice: 28 full-intensity or 39 lower-intensity radiation sessions?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2025

@jeepio I had the mridian linac with 2mm margins and a built in MRI. I looked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314562/

Discussion: What would be best course of treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 28, 2025

This may not apply to anyone who has commented but maybe for someone who reads It....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946437/

Discussion: How did you choose between proton or photon radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

Hi, thanks for your comments. My husband will be starting 40 sessions of Radiation Treatments, Rapid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788932/

Discussion: Biochemical Recurrence: Questions about PSMA PET scan & radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

Word of caution: my experience was similar to yours up to this point. I started to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832237/

Discussion: Fiducial markers implant and SpaceOar Gel

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

I'm having EBRT which I guess will be a linear accelerator (linac) sending high-energy X-rays or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337369/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2025

I scored a 42 on the Ocnootype DX genetic test with a 2.9 PSA. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823070/

Discussion: What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

About a year ago, in our first meeting, my RO recommended that I have the SpaceOAR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338080/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2025

I completed 28 sessions of photon EBRT with True Beam CAT-scan guided technology at the end...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245880/

Discussion: Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26, 2025

@islander2025 Barrigel is often preferred because its sculptable; SpaceOAR Vue offers better CT visualization because it’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1464346/

Discussion: Blood in Stool 3 months after Proton treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 20, 2025

I would have preferred general anesthesia. So I'm lying there on my back, legs up in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1320011/

Discussion: Recovery after marker bead insertion

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2025

@web265 I also asked my oncologist and care team about SpaceOAR. They said that I didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292939/

Discussion: SpaceOAR causing issues

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

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