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@thmssllvn My brother had five sessions of SBRT on his prostate when he was 77. He’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1494150/

Discussion: Getting PSA results with impossible fluctuation: What's up?

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Posted: Jan 30 11:11am

Correction: My radiation oncologist said the rise to 0.99 is not a concern; I told her...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490043/

Discussion: Learned Something New Last Week

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Posted: Jan 25 8:14am

Thanks for the info. It's interesting to me that the salvage radiation is recommended before the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489865/

Discussion: BCR, Eligard, and a long trip... what do you think?

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Posted: Jan 24 1:23pm

My angst comes after getting the results of the PSA days before I see the Urologist....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489547/

Discussion: Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?

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Posted: Jan 23 2:38pm

@cspringford That’s real close to normal size so the PSA should be about normal. Many people’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487239/

Discussion: PSA went from 3 to 5 in 9 months, but MRI was negative for cancer

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Posted: Jan 20 10:37am

Underwent proton radiation in 2010. Last four years PSA slowly rising; now about 4.0. Had MRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487035/

Discussion: PSA levels started to rise again but negative PSMA PET

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Posted: Jan 20 7:13am

@neilmartin I am not a medical professional and neither a research specialist medical professional either. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1485608/

Discussion: Are extreme PSA bounces after radiation due to cancer or inflammation?

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Posted: Jan 18 12:02pm

ADT shuts down testosterone which feeds prostate cancer growth and can reduce PSA to near zero...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1484936/

Discussion: Is an ADT Treatment PSA Drop From 25 to 0.63 in 2.5 months Fast?

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Posted: Jan 17 3:23pm

Sorry you're joining this group! My husband got diagnosed a year ago after a PSA of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1483663/

Discussion: 64 and recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, options?

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Posted: Jan 16 8:57am

I'm so sorry, I'd like to know what they say if you can message here or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1483653/

Discussion: New Higher PSA after steady decline: A little worried, thought?

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Posted: Jan 16 8:48am

@vircet I can certainly understand your worry over this single number, but try to treat it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1483570/

Discussion: What are the chances that this is just a PSA bounce?

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Posted: Jan 16 7:22am

@vircet The standard treatment for somebody that has radiation is to not do anything until their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1482957/

Discussion: Slight PSA rise 9 months after radiation.

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Posted: Jan 15 10:59am

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 call the first year of "every 3-months" PSA testing - and every 6-months for subsequent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480551/

Discussion: Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?

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Posted: Jan 12 12:21pm

My PSA started to rise 3 1/2 years after my RP. I didn’t know until 7...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480495/

Discussion: Frequency of PSA Test

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Posted: Jan 12 11:34am

@jbnewby1313 In rare cases someone will get radiation to the prostate and it won’t be sufficient...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476942/

Discussion: Doc just recommended treatment options, head is spinning! Thoughts?

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Posted: Jan 7 4:57pm

@denis76 My BRCA2 mutation makes this cancer, very aggressive. When I was on Zytiga, I stopped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474436/

Discussion: What helps to slow testosterone growth?

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Posted: Jan 4 2:07pm

@jeffmarc 16 years, that's amazing, Jeff. I wish you good health! Thank you for sharing your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474394/

Discussion: What helps to slow testosterone growth?

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Posted: Jan 4 1:36pm

@jeffmarc Russia :( The treatment standards here are different. They wait for the PSA level to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1473756/

Discussion: What helps to slow testosterone growth?

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Posted: Jan 3 2:36pm

@lyricw Heh, Doctors are against surgery or radiation therapy. They say they'll only use isotopes after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1473752/

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

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Posted: Jan 3 2:34pm

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