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Prostatectomy becomes a salvage Prostatectomy when it is secondary treatment after a primary treatment fails. In...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128331/

Discussion: PET Scan Results in

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

We must own our personal healthcare and ensure the doctors are interpreting test results accurately -YES!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073813/

Discussion: What PSA Score sent you to a Urologist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 24, 2024

zmarkv: you might want to ask your radiation oncologist about the Mridian Linac, its 2 mm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071997/

Discussion: Stage 4 Radiation challenge: How to avoid risk to bladder?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2024

I did the five proton treatments at Mayo Phoenix. I had only two episodes of urinary...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032062/

Discussion: Is SBRT with proton beam now a gold standard for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 11, 2024

@natem, I corrected the typo in the title of this discussion. @samidh recapped your question well....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953287/

Discussion: Does Flomax help even without a prostate?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

UCSFHealth and NIH say After 30 sessions of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1305674/

Discussion: Happy and worried

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2025

Terribly sorry if I offended you and can assure you that was not my intention. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921296/

Discussion: Radical prostatectomy vs external Beam and Seeds for Inter. risk PC

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 30, 2023

Hi Mario, did I ring the bell? You bet, got lots of hugs from the radiology...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184078/

Discussion: How long between IMRT and brachytherapy boost?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

Interesting articles!! His 2012 paper leads with the similar mis-statement that is still often quoted today...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1055152/

Discussion: Scientific American issue - April 16th issue prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

I am not sure what type of radiation you’re going to have. I had IMRT salvage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1375390/

Discussion: just diagnosed 2 mos ago Gleason 8 2 lymph nodes

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2025

To answer your question from my perspective...Yes, SBRT is a good choice. I was 67 Gleason...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525999/

Discussion: I’m 69yo with a 3+4=7 GS; is SBRT a good choice for treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 11:22am

@jeffmarc No I am not seeing Rahul A Parikh, MD, PhD, but I do see him...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535379/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

I had 28 sessions of proton radiation (during April-May 2021), SpaceOAR Vue, and 6 months of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525983/

Discussion: Preparing for ADT + radiation: What are the do's and don'ts?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 11:14am

...Thanks, I could not 'drill down' at the hyperlink provided to the read the details pointing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523910/

Discussion: Brachytherapy: What to expect for short and longterm effects?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 10:57am

Hi, also 75 yrs old. RP 2014. BRC 2023, PSA .24 x 2, 2 months apart....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047567/

Discussion: Prostate cancer recurrence: RT advised concerned about quality of life

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2024

Sept. 29 through Oct. 10 I had a bad UTI. My MD ordered a PSA, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1419333/

Discussion: PSA levels increase. When to be concerned?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Sorry for the length bettwils16 regarding spaceoar. I called them and they spoke with me and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789337/

Discussion: SpaceOAR causing issues

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2022

Hi. I am 67 and had surgery in August for Gleason 8 which turned out to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1468184/

Discussion: Undecided Gleason Score 4+3=7 and PSA almost forty.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

First I agree with bjroc about not rushing to Pca treatment because of the BPH. So,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004198/

Discussion: Best Prostate Cancer Treatment Options If You Have BPH Symptoms?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 26, 2024

Thanks both bettwils16 and firespooks. My father feels something is blocking the tip of his penis...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934521/

Discussion: Questions regarding Radiation treatment after ADT & Prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2023

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