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You're right @vp3. "Cyberknife is a treatment using external beam radiation. It is the brand name...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935648/

Discussion: Anyone have stereotactic body radiation therapy (CyberKnife)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2023

Feeling lazy today so here's an AI answer to the follow up questions, but, I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1400080/

Discussion: What kind of radiation you had for salvage ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2025

@tj1967 Sure be glad to help. Yes to your question. I specifically went with proton radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1402215/

Discussion: Length of incontinence after radiation treatments for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2025

@brianjarvis As you know there are many types of cancer than prostate. Almost every medical institution...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1403834/

Discussion: video from PCRI suggests long-term beam radiation BCR rates are 50%

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2025

I had 28 sessions of proton radiation and didn’t experience incontinence. In fact, my experience went...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1403129/

Discussion: Length of incontinence after radiation treatments for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2025

Hi @paulchen , I'm sorry to hear you're in our group. Given what I'm reading here,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751760/

Discussion: Active Surveillance vs Treatment Now

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2022

a layman’s version… …how SBRT (Stereotactic body radiotherapy) works…A bunch of x ray beams are sent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098355/

Discussion: ADT as a stand alone treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 3, 2024

My husband met with the surgeon this morning at Mayo Clinic. He reviewed his biopsy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1010440/

Discussion: Finished 28 Proton Therapies

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

rxharleydude, I was informed some time ago about the new cancer center would have proton radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932386/

Discussion: Prostate cancer symposium

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

@heavyphil The technology for proton radiation is extremely precise and much improvements have been made on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183341/

Discussion: Recently received prostate cancer diagnosis: need a second opinion.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2024

"Brotherhood of the Balloon" I concluded 2.5 months of weekday mornings of proton radiation at Loma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279111/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2025

Hey Brian, As usual I am looking thru the narrow lens of my own experience with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307043/

Discussion: Anyone had proton therapy after prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2025

Actually, proton radiation has advantages. You don’t mention it’s not just the Margins it’s that they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1393773/

Discussion: Recurrent prostate cancer after 7 years

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2025

Flax, I had 22 sessions of external beam radiation about a year ago. This was in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056945/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

ojosverde, sorry about your son's cancer. Cancer treatments are never easy. Stereotactic in SBRT means the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977666/

Discussion: Anyone had the 5 treatment proton therapy for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2023

I am not familiar with salvage radiation and thus need to be careful about my comments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184125/

Discussion: Recently received prostate cancer diagnosis: need a second opinion.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

Pluvicto presents a much lower risk of radiation damage to healthy cells, because it is not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316462/

Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Pluvicto?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2025

I researched the stats on this: When comparing radical prostatectomy (surgical removal) vs radiation therapy for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1399435/

Discussion: Can Surgery Backup Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2025

I'm sorry to hear your news, and wish you the best in your treatment For my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1406420/

Discussion: Oligo metastatic PC detected

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2025

Paul, I'm having ERT. External Radiation Therapy, this uses a machine called a linear accelerator to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151835/

Discussion: My Radiation treatment journey

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2024

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