Prostate Cancer: Discussions | Page 16

Initially diagnosed with a 6(3+3) and PSA of 4.2, I was on active surveillance for 9...

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Discussion: Active Surveillance As A Choice?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

I had slight bleeding 140 post radiation. Most days it was a smear on my feces...

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Discussion: How to treat rectal bleeding? Started after prostate cancer radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

oskopr: Finished 5 hypo fractional, mridian linac radiation machine treatments in February of 2023. Specifically chose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034827/

Discussion: Recently Diagnosed PC

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 16, 2024

jarjib2: You might want to use your biopsy material for the Decipher test. Doctors do use...

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Discussion: Recently diagnosed

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 2, 2024

I finished my 5 proton radiation treatments at Mayo in April for my 4-3 lesion. I...

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Discussion: Doc says I am full of sh*t

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2023

Good to hear from you and happy to hear you all had such good experiences with...

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Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2023

A bunch of good questions were mentioned. A couple more-If radiation is a choice, ask them...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864296/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer: What Questions to ask doctor upon initial diagnosis?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

Thanks for posting.. I have a consultation with a RO specifically about using the ViewRay MRIdian...

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Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

rshap1031 : In Sept of last year my PSA had jumped to 10.2. I had a...

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Discussion: Surgery or Radiation + Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2023

When I had very similar numbers (65y; 3+3 & 3+4; no cribriform pattern, PNI, SVI, ECE,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1296589/

Discussion: What side effects, if any, did you have with Cyberknife?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 4 2:17pm

I'm considering proton radiation maybe sometime this fall, I'm 72 and was diagnosed a year and...

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Discussion: Proton Therapy: any long term side effects? Any regrets?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 16 9:18am

Good information. I am having the proton treatment also but at another provider. The side affects...

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 31, 2023

I did 39 sessions 5 days per week. No side effects for first 3 weeks or...

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

Hello to any who chose radiation: I have decided that the sbrt radiation MRI guided was...

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Discussion: Radical prostatectomy (RP) vs radiation post age 70

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

I requested trans-perineal (which, BTW, is *not* through the scrotum) because of the lowered infection risk...

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Discussion: Biopsy Infection

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 4 3:57pm

Your high decipher score indicates a higher risk of prostate cancer spreading and metastasis. With your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314906/

Discussion: What would be best course of treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 28 12:25pm

He's stage 3b. He's on elligard injections & Zytiga-oral chemo for 2 years. He also had...

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Discussion: 3rd opinion: How many opinions did you get for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2023

I have the gel spacer - but for low dose per session proton beam therapy. I...

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Discussion: Anyone have rectal pain after radiation? What helps?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 26 11:40am

The proton beam radiation treatments were relatively uneventful: 28 fractions; 2.5 grays/fraction; with SpaceOAR Vue just...

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Discussion: How many biopsies?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 12:09pm

Sps488: for me, there was a grieving process, sort of a death of health and cancer...

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Discussion: Surgery or Radiation + Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 1, 2023

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