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Posted: May 8, 2023

Many of us have told their stories here, rshap1031. Seriously, search and you will find. Oftentimes,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803045/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation + Hormone Therapy

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Posted: Jan 28, 2023

@heavyphil A great question regarding entry doses. I never got to ask those questions because I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522521/

Discussion: Proton vs Photon

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Posted: Mar 8 1:32pm

@toolbelt My RO didn’t review with me the treatment plan, so whether or not the beam...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1532909/

Discussion: SBRT Side Effects

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Posted: Mar 22 1:23pm

@brianjarvis I believe in science and I fully understand the Bragg-Peak characteristic. I also know that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522647/

Discussion: Proton vs Photon

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Posted: Mar 8 4:04pm

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10681151/ ...may answer my typo question above. Stereotactic beam proton therapy (SBPT) is a variant acronym...

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Discussion: Proton vs Photon

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Posted: Mar 7 7:44am

An artificial intelligence re-read of the MRI called 'MaleScan' It is now available for $259.00 if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520154/

Discussion: Proton vs Photon

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Posted: Mar 5 9:23am

I've spent a lot of time considering what treatment I would accept. My RO calls my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1524533/

Discussion: Proton vs Photon

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Posted: Mar 11 9:50am

@surftohealth88 This is what I found out as to why they use them still. The other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533829/

Discussion: Photon Radiation Treatment After Effects FYI

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Posted: 5 days ago

For me, the decision process was not difficult, but it was time-consuming. First, some background —>...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1276198/

Discussion: A guided tour to the real conundrum of treatment choices

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Posted: Apr 7, 2025

Gently, My history: I am 73 now. I had fusion guided biopsy at Mayo Rochester 11/2019....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964141/

Discussion: Which centers offer 5 fractionated Proton Therapy for Prostate cancer?

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Posted: Nov 13, 2023

This is NOT medical advice (because I'm not a doctor), but sometimes old-fashioned, imprecise approaches like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480705/

Discussion: 50 and Full of Life. Need advice. TULSA or HIFU or what?

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Posted: Jan 12 3:19pm

I'm not expert on the difference between proton and photon RT. The thing is, they are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506031/

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

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Posted: Feb 14 8:59pm

PHOTON: Gamma radiation External beam Radiotherapy: 5 visits [SBRT] Prostate size < 100cc on MRI or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1503041/

Discussion: Pros & cons of brachytherapy, HIFU, Tulsa treatment options?

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Posted: Feb 11 8:53am

@diverjer You are at a point all of us have been. First diagnosed and hit with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502925/

Discussion: Not Good News after prostate biospy when MRI didn't look too bad

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Posted: Feb 11 6:47am

@readandlearn Absolutely right. But I don't think this is about a quality vs quantity of life...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487014/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

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Posted: Jan 20 6:14am

@northoftheborder Not sure you heard my comments about the cost of proton sites going down dramatically....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1486430/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

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Posted: Jan 19 10:42am

10 years after RARP and 39 Salvage Radiation treatments I had rising PSA. So far PET...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1471988/

Discussion: one year post radiation advice

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Posted: Jan 1 9:23am

I get it...Ive got it....you can read my post: "Getting ready to take my first dose"....I...

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Discussion: Boys, sometimes this gets me down

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Posted: Feb 24 6:26pm

I found out I was BRCA2 positive about five years ago. I’ve had prostate cancer for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1478869/

Discussion: What treatment options for paratracheal lymph nodes with BRCA2?

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Posted: Jan 10 11:48am

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