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As noted earlier, my treatment is only one dose of HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; and of the type...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158754/

Discussion: My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2024

My Mayo doctors told me that they CAN do surgery after radiation. There is also a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1051167/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer (47 yrs old) - Guidance Request

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Hi Coleen I have talked to the surgeon, and am meeting with the radiation oncologist 3/20/24...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024126/

Discussion: Mayo Clinic Dr to guide conversation on treatment options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Being frozen and not picking one has a worse long-term outcome than picking one of many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1217480/

Discussion: Surgery? Radiation? Can I have an independent suggestion?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 20 1:11pm

Specifically, in 2022 the research urologist I consulted said that he had inherited a practice with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1225887/

Discussion: Experienced Permanent Seed Brachytherapy Doctors

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 30 10:20pm

Let's make sure we are talking about the same procedure .... I am having HDR BRACHYTHERAPY....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151537/

Discussion: Brachytherapy: Regrets & Why ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2024

Ava11, CA Proton is on a different information storage system, so it takes longer for them...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036719/

Discussion: Center of Excellence questions/recommendations for CA resident

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 19, 2024

I had two sessions of HDR brachytherapy in April 2023. I figured that as I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889074/

Discussion: Breakthrough may be a game changer! (Early lab studies)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

rockin2047: a lot has happened since I posted that in November as a patient but to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/828686/

Discussion: Meeting up with others who are having Proton Treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 19, 2023

Thanks for the comments. It's interesting that here and in another group many people suggest getting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231836/

Discussion: Brachytherapy AFTER failed radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 7:31pm

mikejf, agreed. Intermittent hormone therapy might not be good for some folks. But it might be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1226175/

Discussion: Orgovyx as lifelong treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 10:39am

I’ve been told that Centers of Excellence like Mayo and Northwestern Medicine in Chicago where I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124143/

Discussion: Gleason 6 (3+3) treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Jim’s doctoring at Mayo Rochester. I’m actually retired from working on Mayo 18th floor in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999809/

Discussion: Knowing ASAP if with recurrence - Your Thoughts, Please!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

Of interest…. 10 years ago I chose HDR Brachytherapy as it had the highest success rate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789575/

Discussion: PSA Persistence after RP and Salvage Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2022

@dpcarriere. Yes, my appointment is with Dr. D'Andre. I'm so curious about this appointment and what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686763/

Discussion: Cancer and working with integrative medicine

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2022

Truly, it seems like the best of all worlds: least invasive; one treatment visit; no surgery;...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1227046/

Discussion: Experienced Permanent Seed Brachytherapy Doctors

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 1:57pm

Both radiation and prostatectomy are cancer killers; both have statistically equivalent success rates (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122); it all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345389/

Discussion: prostatectomy vs radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

If those spots are around the capsule, it is still a fairly discreet area that can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203469/

Discussion: What does Capsular Invasion mean? What are the next treatment options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 4 7:06am

I am 70 years old just had MRI Fusion perineal biopsy, 23 cores total 6 were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013307/

Discussion: Why would my doctors recommend surgery over radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2024

thomas, I understand how you could be feeling. I was treated with radiation in 2004-5. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/773052/

Discussion: Biopsy results: I'm very scared and afraid

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2022

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