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@johndavis60 Per the guidance of my urologist and R/Os Decipher test are usually done after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282204/

Discussion: If you have a prostatectomy, do they usually do a decipher test?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 15 6:15am

I'm now 5 or 6 years from my Proton radiation treatments and I have had at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1347119/

Discussion: PSA detectable 18 mos after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 13 10:40am

UFHPTI was given a 25 million dollar grant to do long term research and study on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1346736/

Discussion: Proton, Photon, or Cryotherapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 12 4:42pm

thanks for your reply. following up, could i start with radiation and then go to focal,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1276001/

Discussion: Radiation vs RARP for IDC prostate cancer with high Decipher?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 6 9:14pm

I did not qualify for HIFU as Dr. Frendel said I had calcifications that might block...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906588/

Discussion: Results after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2023

Thank you! I had prepared myself for results that demanded immediate treatment and so had become...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044705/

Discussion: Active Surveillance of Grade Group 1

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2024

@jc76 thank you again. I saw the new building being built at Mayo for proton. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244275/

Discussion: How does the treatment team come together?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 7:16am

My thoughts exactly. I am 74 and went for five proton radiation treatments. If I get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930750/

Discussion: Yes or No to Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2023

Hey jc76, Thank you very much for explaining your proton therapy success story and where to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1242027/

Discussion: Difficulty In Deciding on IMRT or Proton Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 8:48am

Check with Mayo Clinic Rochester. I was offered 5 Proton treatments. 1 treatment every other day,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1217814/

Discussion: Choice: 28 full-intensity or 39 lower-intensity radiation sessions?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 20 9:47pm

I had SBRT, which is somewhere in-between IMRT and Proton in terms of precision. Despite some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153072/

Discussion: Second opinion for husband's stage 4A prostate cancer? And update

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

I also had the procedure at Mayo and the discomfort was minimal. I would recommend it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747739/

Discussion: Anyone have an Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2022

In re: Rising PSA Had proton radiation therapy in 2010. Gleason 3 plus 3; PSA 6.1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963980/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

I had photon, IMRT for 7 weeks. 12 years ago they really didn’t offer proton Where...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348317/

Discussion: Proton, Photon, or Cryotherapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 14 5:44pm

Jeff makes a good point. Adjuvant/salvage radiation is not the pinpoint accurate type that MRI guided...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1375678/

Discussion: Adjuvant Radiation Therapry (ART) vs Early Salvage radiology

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 21 7:27am

Dear jrhemp, Grateful for this information. I took a second breath at 4k/treatment. I take it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109410/

Discussion: Proton Therapy: any long term side effects? Any regrets?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 21, 2024

Thanks again for your reply. I have just written this morning for the URHPTI from UF/Jax....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107555/

Discussion: Proton Therapy: any long term side effects? Any regrets?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2024

waymen, thanks for information. I am 77 and plan to be around a lot of years....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/943765/

Discussion: How did you choose between proton or photon radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2023

With my localized 7(4+3) w/PSA of 7.976, I chose 28 sessions of proton radiation + 6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087712/

Discussion: Proton therapy with short term hormone therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2024

I just finished 29 treatments with Proton Therapy last Friday at UFHPTI in Jacksonville. Yes, while...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1057509/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2024

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