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@jeffmarc These 20- and 30-year numbers aren’t bad. By comparison, in 1995 I had knee surgery;...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476626/

Discussion: Prostate cancer: Today is the day I discuss the results of the biopsy

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Posted: Jan 7 11:11am

Well the data for a real lot of the treatments is sometimes old, and by the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910144/

Discussion: Has anyone done Proton without Hormonal Therapy (ADT)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023

Congrats on being so close to completing RT. How long of a time period did you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736140/

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

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Posted: Aug 11, 2022

It feels like you've given me a potential timeline. Gleason 9, diagnosed last summer at age...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307600/

Discussion: Bad news again (still)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2025

Thanks for the reply - he is starting out at his lowest weight ever, so pushing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282386/

Discussion: ‘Big Guns’ - Triple Therapy with Double Chemo - How to prepare?

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Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Seasuite, Don’t regret having ADT. I was also Gleason 4+3 unfavorable. Had surgery but then had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1200082/

Discussion: Gleason 7 (4+3) radiation, but ADT also? Over treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2024

I spent 9 years on active surveillance. During that time I studied and evaluated all treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252675/

Discussion: Third SBRT Opinion Worth It?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2025

Another informative video https://www.urotoday.com/video-lectures/pet-psma-imaging-in-prostate-cancer/video/mediaitem/1987-diagnostic-molecular-imaging-for-prostate-cancer-in-the-united-states-a-focus-on-lesion-localization-and-distribution-using-18f-dcfpyl-pet-ct-at-biochemical-recurrence-lecture-discussion-andrei-h-iagaru.html

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/602982/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2021

I think the newest studies underway will show lower chances of recurrence with modern radiation and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1453993/

Discussion: ProstoxUltra & Prostox CFRT both high risk-switch to RALP?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2025

I went ten years with undetectable (< 0.1) PSA after a RARP in 2015. However, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1426256/

Discussion: Possible Causes of rising PSA 18 years post prostate removal

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

@jeffmarc Thank you so much! Another German patient explained the same thing to me this afternoon....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505570/

Discussion: Salvage surgery or salvage radiation?

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Posted: Feb 14 11:24am

Stage 4 oliogiomastic. Surgery recurrence Gleason 9 . Oncologist prescribed 2 yr Oorgovyx/zytiga. Nice immediate psa...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476301/

Discussion: How long have you been on Orgovyx (relugolix)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 3:40am

@northoftheborder To be sure — many sources indicate that external beam radiation doesn’t “fry the prostate.”...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1451544/

Discussion: Prostatectomy or Radiation? Lot of stress over which to choose

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Posted: Dec 2, 2025

@rolanddubree , You mentioned that, "PSA tests in later years were always 1 or less." What...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470180/

Discussion: Can PSA test reveal cancer that has spread beyond the prostate?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

@ucfron Unfortunately Gleason scores are subject to interpretation; biopsies only test a minute portion of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1469749/

Discussion: My Gleason score is 7 - 3+4. How long can I live without treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

My friend had SBRT at Sloan one year ago - no ADT. His RO told him...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232085/

Discussion: Brachytherapy AFTER failed radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2025

@tbyota A Gleason eight cancer can be treated by surgery or radiation normally. There is one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1406320/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: Trying to navigate and educate myself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2025

Hi @hector13, welcome. I believe @bandit11 @kujhawk1978 @natem @scullrower @bburg and @olanordman have experience with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/707604/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2022

There’s really no way to know…so much depends on your post op pathology (Gleason, etc). But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231280/

Discussion: Any other methods Better than PSA to monitor prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2025

Hi, please keep in touch. Husband had a prostatectomy 2008, biochemical recurrence 2022, PSA .24 x...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113375/

Discussion: Choosing Radiation Oncologist - rising PSA post prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2024

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