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A lengthy response (that addresses all of your questions/comments) —> Somewhat similar to your situation, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1436596/

Discussion: About to start treatment with Proton, question about ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2025

For me there were no “gray areas” when making that 3+4 decision. I’m not one who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324784/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2025

I have much bigger angst than my husband (we are doing tests every month) and after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1477550/

Discussion: Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 8 2:03pm

I was recently diagnosed September 2025 . Drs and research studies all said the same thing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1488814/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 11:40am

Thank you for that, but blood pressure has been controlled nicely by olmesartin & diuretic. Only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314295/

Discussion: Orgovyx side effect?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2025

I abstained prior to and during my SBRT. Believe me, I am not a teetotaler, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221258/

Discussion: Occasional alcohol during radiation treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2025

Welcome @erkbiz, I moved your introduction post to this discussion where you'll meet the gang, including...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/905240/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2023

That depends....the forum will need your clinical history to answer. For now, the Lupron basically shuts...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895443/

Discussion: Does a person need to take Lupron and Xtandi at the same time?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

An Introduction of sorts Hello, I began my treatment with Firmagon, April -June. In July I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904655/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2023

I've been reading this forum for a couple of years and posted before but no introduction...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/818450/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2023

Aah, the dilemma of USPSA.. We fret overt every lab and the sensitivity of labs make...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338378/

Discussion: PSA = 0.02 on second post-op test

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2025

Rectal tissue does not tolerate radiation well so, moving the rectum away from the field of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279949/

Discussion: Glow Club Photon and Proton Beam Class at Mayo AZ

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2025

You might also consider "An Introduction to Prostate Cancer", a publication of the Prostate Cancer Foundation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/104038/

Discussion: Prostate cancer treated with Leuprolide

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2016

Great to see a team effort on research! When my wife and I were researching biopsies,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950731/

Discussion: Your experience during & after Transrectal Prostate Biopsy (TRUS)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

PSA 10.5 diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 mid-September. Read Wash's book, Surviving Prostate Cancer. All currently available...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785355/

Discussion: Starting Proton Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Any experiences?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2022

Thank you for taking the time to answer my post in detail. I have read it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/725795/

Discussion: Lupron Treatment Duration: How long were you on it?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 11, 2022

Assuming your placement of the decimal point is correct and his PSA is ..3, up from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/602967/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2021

Ah, yes, the prostate specific (ultrasensitive) anxiety test.... With thè introduction of the USPSA test, we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1459045/

Discussion: PSA detected after salvage radiation and prostectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2025

I will share my experience with Hormone Therapy. However, I have a very different case of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195410/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

Thanks for the link. While the paper is from 2023, the study that it cites giving...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974561/

Discussion: Treatment for Prostate Cancer Metastasized to Bones

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2023

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