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Hello @bowmed and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can understand with your gleason score why...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/641710/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2021

@michael219 Michael My Gleason score was 4+3, like Jim with a PSA of 11+(I was off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799959/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2023

@jeffmarc Thanks for the reply Jeff. Just to be clear adding HDR Brachytherapy with SBRT or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505182/

Discussion: Anyone have HDR Brachytherapy and Proton beam therapy combo?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 7:21pm

@whatthef I would also look at specific photon therapy that uses a built in MRI such...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1393568/

Discussion: Recurrent prostate cancer after 7 years

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2025

Wow. That’s a shame to go through all that and have poor results. All I can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1417866/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

I had proton for a different cancer and there were patients there who were repeating appeals...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119871/

Discussion: Patient movement during proton therapy more problematic than photon?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2024

Had Proton at Mayo, 5 doses which is now the "normal" regimen. There are also studies...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/943846/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2023

I had my prostate cancer treated with proton radiation (with ADT) during April-May 2021. After making...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1494655/

Discussion: Do I need a Urologist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 6:55am

I had 28 sessions of proton radiation treatments during April-May 2021, (plus Casodex and Eligard, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009201/

Discussion: Questions about radiation for prostate cancer: Can I drive myself?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 4, 2024

Finished my MRIdian treatment in Orlando Cancer Center in February. 5 Treatments with spaceoar. NY Presbyterian/Cornell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870879/

Discussion: Final decision on treatment: Viewray or Truebeam?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2023

3 and half years ago when I was looking at treatment options, I compared proton and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/681490/

Discussion: What's the difference between proton vs traditional radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2022

Proton has been used for treating various solid cancer tumors for quite a while. But, there...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361348/

Discussion: Anyone following a wait and see with a Gleason 3+3

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2025

I keep seeing this same question. While others may have been told different things by their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1486011/

Discussion: Post prostatectomy

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Posted: Jan 18 7:28pm

I chose proton beam therapy in 2018. At the time, it was explained to me the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872162/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

slick, where did you have the 5 Proton radiation sessions. Any recommendations. Thanks

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963231/

Discussion: Eligard and radiation: What can I expect?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

Yes, in 2022, I declined the ADT treatment because of the know significant side effects. Since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1524325/

Discussion: Question on 5 proton treatments with ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 12:05am

@thmssllvn Note that SBRT can be done with either photons or protons. Both still require correct...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521523/

Discussion: Proton vs Photon

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 8:26am

@diverjer According to radiation oncologist that do SBRT, the higher amount of radiation used with that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1518887/

Discussion: PSA change from < .04 to < 0.1: Problem or no big deal?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 5:42pm

Ask your radiation oncologist if their department does Proton Beam therapy. That is your far-better choice...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501152/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 4:53pm

When we finally got to my treatment the Proton radiation was done with no Space/OAR gel.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914078/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2023

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