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I think your doc is just following SOP here. In your case, he's probably reasoning that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339592/

Discussion: Salvage radiation decision: with or without hormone therapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 9:09am

I think that your prognosis is good. I had surgery at age 72 and Salvage Treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351410/

Discussion: Being treated for Gleason 9

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 19 5:46am

My Sunybrook radiation oncologist started me on Orgovyx March 26. I had my fiducial markers (gold...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1380659/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 27 3:12pm

There really isn’t any way to do that other than salvage radiation that would radiate the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396908/

Discussion: 44yr PSA180 Gleason9 non-metastatic. Surgery or Treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 1 day ago

I am so sorry that you have to deal with recurrence so soon. : (( Unfortunately...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348899/

Discussion: 3 years negligible after RP surgery then rapid rise

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 15 2:09pm

Cribriform and IDC formations were not recognized as separate entities that needed to be observed and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1375080/

Discussion: Cribriform

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 20 12:15pm

Thank you. I agree wholeheartedly. I am totally pleased and grateful, and hopeful for the future....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152847/

Discussion: One year past prostatectomy, in waiting mode.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

Do you live in the United States? The answers are very different for people who do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1362062/

Discussion: When to switch doctors? Anyone take this step?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 2 10:57am

Hand Casteels, I do like your posts. However I do have to read them a couple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280616/

Discussion: Your Mind, Prostate Cancer, and the hobby from hell

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 13 8:04am

Hi, External beam radiation will destroy the cancer and you ( may never ) have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898114/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with PC at 60 years old. Gleason 3+3, PSA 14.92.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

Yes, it's almost certainly the comorbidites that are concerning them. They might not want you to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1327100/

Discussion: My ADT Story, Feedback Appreciated

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14 1:14pm

I have reconsidered ADT (for borderline-Unfavorable Intermediate); starting to better understand the side-effects. They include e.g....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769388/

Discussion: What are the Odds No Cancer Ever Returns After a radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2022

Hi Colleen, All my tests came back negative for infection so I stopped trying any anti...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761663/

Discussion: Non specific urethritis

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2022

Well, not sure if I can add to what others have said. Here's an example of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1334902/

Discussion: PSA anxiety

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 25 11:44am

My research indicates recurrence rates for RP at 5 yrs 10-25%, double that for 4-3 Gleason...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1330031/

Discussion: Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 18 3:13pm

Did you have biochemical failure or clinical failure? They're both different. You could still live a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114784/

Discussion: Prostate cancer radiation failed

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2024

Yes, in fact I think the 15 yr outcomes for surgery and Cyber-Knife are identical. So...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077361/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2024

In response to @edmonds1971; a PSA reading of .200 is normally considered a sign of recurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000767/

Discussion: Post RP results: PSA and Decipher score. Asking for comments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 20, 2024

I had recurrence 4 years after a RP and had a PSMA-PET scan in Jan/23 which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832343/

Discussion: How will I know EBRT has worked?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

What happens after Zytiga. My impression is that everyone becomes resistant (rising PSA = Biochemical Recurrence)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764937/

Discussion: Zytiga for Prostate Cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

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