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@themurfs First which Mayo are you considering. If you are talking about Arizona or Minnesota then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017201/

Discussion: Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for Prostate cancer treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2024

Rice: I had the mridian linac in Febuary instead of proton. 5 hypo fractional Treatments. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/937239/

Discussion: 5 treatment radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2023

@erbill I did not have cyberknife sbrt. I had 30 rounds of proton radiation. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1303702/

Discussion: SBRT Cyberknife exploratory visit today

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 14 5:56am

I did not have proton therapy but elected to do HDR Brachytherapy at Mayo /Rochester which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941740/

Discussion: Choose between robotic surgery and proton therapy.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2023

This brings up my question again. Pet scan worked when I had psa. Apparently won t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972026/

Discussion: Does Mayo do PSMA pet scans, and offer proton beam radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

I’m in the planning stage (dosimeter, mapping) for my proton therapy. This is at Mayo, highly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1383024/

Discussion: Did you start radiation immediately or wait until PSA was 0.2 ng/ml

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 30 8:53pm

The balloon actually makes no sense to me: it inflates the diameter of the rectum, swelling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1384063/

Discussion: Recent Proton Experience?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 1 9:52am

Some provinces will pay to send patients to the few U.S. clinics that have it, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098021/

Discussion: Recently diagnosed with prostate cancer: What questions to ask docs?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2024

I *think* that both the pro and con of IMRT is that it affects a larger...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107260/

Discussion: Just diagnosed gobsmacked looking for advice

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

@stew80 With either proton or any particular photon machine, if you don’t have the spaceoar and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337702/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 29 10:53am

10 weeks proton radiation at LomaLinda, one the first to use proton radiation for various types...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785040/

Discussion: Starting Proton Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Any experiences?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Update: Heard back from one proton center. They would require Lupron and would not be able...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911432/

Discussion: Has anyone done Proton without Hormonal Therapy (ADT)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

Sorry for delay, traveling with limited connectivity. No cribriform, My RO says he won’t do SBRT,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1312224/

Discussion: Looking for info on HDR Brachytherapy to ask Radiation Oncologist

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25 5:10am

Proton radiation in 2010..2 1/2 months each morning. Before: PSA: 6.47; Gleason 3 plus 3, T1A,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130306/

Discussion: Slight PSA rise 9 months after radiation.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

@bobbygene If my urologist had said that to me I would have walked out and gone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058465/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

@5galloncan UFHPTI is a great institution for proton radiation. I had Dr. Mendenhall who stated he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1135883/

Discussion: Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2024

Excellent that it’s worked out extremely well for you. After being on active surveillance for 9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032267/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

When you get proton radiation at Mayo, they do not just hit the lesions. They do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920577/

Discussion: Q about options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2023

Just read your 9-9-2017 post. How are you doing now after your radiation treatment? Hope it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/110117/

Discussion: Prostate cancer treatment choices

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2019

Hi Colleen, met with my Radiation Oncologist Monday - next step is an MRI to confirm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1288609/

Discussion: Recurrence after brachytherapy - looking for the best option

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 24 5:46am

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