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@dbee First and foremost -- Always get a 2nd or 3rd opinion of your Biopsy results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1224105/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2025

Yes, you're right that there's a lot of debate about how/whether to treat low-grade, early-stage prostate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119301/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation for Intermediate Prostate Cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2024

I’m not sure about saw palmetto. I did take it for a while (like a month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025172/

Discussion: Experience with Saw Palmetto?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

Ask your doctor why the heck you were put on Active Surveillance in the first place....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470743/

Discussion: Was on active surveillance, now gleason 3+4: Any advice?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2025

You have two biopsy that are cancer on one side, and a precursor on the other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920087/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed questions

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2023

Hi jc76, I met with my urologist and oncologist at one highly regarded hospital in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868896/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2023

@jc76 As I’ve posted before, I had 4 transrectal biopsies while I was on active surveillance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1455140/

Discussion: PA vs Dr doing Biopsy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2025

There must be more than Gleason 6 in your biopsy. The question is, was there something...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1343308/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Gleason 6 Group 1 + Hypogonadism

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2025

I'm surprised your urologist is not recommending surgery. Why? Because you have cancer that seems to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058659/

Discussion: Active Surveillance vs Radiation for Unfavorable Intermediate R. Grp.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2024

robo45t: you will find many on this site who were happy with their decision whether it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982425/

Discussion: Where to draw the line between active surveillance, removal, radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Hello, You’re tests results are almost identical to mine. My PSA was 4.2. At age 73,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892620/

Discussion: What can I expect after radical prostatectomy surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2023

To get the low-level details you want (radiotherapy type, dose, etc.), you’ll have to research the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314595/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 28, 2025

I spent 9 years on active surveillance. During that time I studied and evaluated all treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252675/

Discussion: Third SBRT Opinion Worth It?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2025

I started out with an elevated PSA of 10.9 ( my first PSA test ever )...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1238133/

Discussion: mri result. what does this mean...i see doc tomorrow

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2025

I was also thinking about HDR Brachytherapy with Dr. Chang at UCLA, he has done over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1046677/

Discussion: Has anyone had HDR Brachytherapy for locally advanced Prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 7, 2024

Hi, Robo45vt - Like you, I had a Gleason of 3+3. My PSA bounced around from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014862/

Discussion: Prostate cancer: Anyone had surgery at 3+3?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2024

According to the Viewray MRIdian website Mayo does not offer it at any of their sites....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889722/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2023

I don’t think you Included all of the biopsy, It’s possible there was something more important....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344742/

Discussion: What would you do?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2025

Follow your medical experts . Your Urologist should follow you closely on AS . I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1207187/

Discussion: Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2025

There's a sad story behind that. The scientist who initially identified PSA in 1970, Richard Ablin,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202136/

Discussion: Onward with durable remission

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

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