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Don’t consider Active Surveillance as doing nothing. AS is a treatment plan with vigilant observation of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1444784/

Discussion: New diagnosis at 50

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2025

“Many on here have been adamant that active surveillance (AS) is the best or even the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1326187/

Discussion: The Gray Area of Favorable Intermediate Risk 3+4=7

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2025

I guess my question is how likely is clinically significant cancer to be found after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487857/

Discussion: MRI before biopsy, & then fusion biopsy if targets found (?)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21 8:14am

I would definitely stay away from surgery at 74. Cyberknife type treatment would be my choice...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1057579/

Discussion: Active Surveillance vs Radiation for Unfavorable Intermediate R. Grp.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2024

You should proceed with the MRI, that will show whether you need another biopsy. Instead of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349806/

Discussion: Rising PSA - next step options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2025

Haven't done any treatment at all. Just active surveillance for 3 years. I had a MRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344701/

Discussion: What would you do?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2025

….don’t forget to add select patients with low volume 3+4 Gleason to the latest group of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1260627/

Discussion: Ignoring Prostate Cancer Entirely

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2025

You're being treated/cared for at Sunnybrook. The "father of active surveillance", Dr. Klotz practices and does...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1250091/

Discussion: 52 years old BRCA 2 positive with a gleason 6 score

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2025

I am Gleason 3+3, latest PSA was 4. I went to Mayo and had an MRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072856/

Discussion: Gleason 6 (3+3) treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2024

I had gleason 6 - 3 +3 and a lower dna score and was given guidance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075080/

Discussion: Gleason 6 (3+3) treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2024

Evidence indicates your Decipher score can change from a second biopsy from that found in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501138/

Discussion: Decipher for Subsequent Biopsies

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 4:38pm

I had 3+4 but felt that active surveillance was rolling the dice. If it spread outside...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058073/

Discussion: I had 2 PSA tests given by Kaiser 10.9 and 11: What test is next?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

I was on active surveillance for 8 years. 3 biopsies all said 3+3 tumor. PSA kept...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873328/

Discussion: Biopsy results, seeing urologist on (6/9/23)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2023

Congrats on Active Surveillance - hoping for same - you might also ask for Free PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872693/

Discussion: Looking for exercise suggestions prior to robotic prostatectomy.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 5, 2023

@bbmack , did you have an MRI and if so what was your Pirads score? I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1442362/

Discussion: New Here: Haven't been diagnosed yet going to urologist soon

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2025

Thanks for the info. Very helpful. Interesting the way the surgeon put it. They someone am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1412486/

Discussion: On Active Surveillance. MRI and Biopsy-Type Questions.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2025

I/ Urologist waited to long. Four years on Active Surveillance then Radical prostatectomy that left me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985051/

Discussion: Where to draw the line between active surveillance, removal, radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Diagnosed with low-grade, localized prostate cancer in 2012, during the time that I was on active...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1413107/

Discussion: bacterial infection developed in my prostate following biopsy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 11, 2025

I did not either but it gave me an infection and I had to wait till...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856944/

Discussion: SpaceOAR gel: What do you feel after it is injected?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

I had NanoKnife treatment by Dr. Lomas at Mayo Rochester in October of 2021. I couldn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340422/

Discussion: Does anyone have any first hand experience with Nanoknife procedure?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 3, 2025

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