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Here’s info directly from Mayo It's possible for a PSMA PET scan to miss cancer confirmed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1464016/

Discussion: Why does PSMA Pet Scan show no evidence of mets? Missing something?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

@brianjarvis I’m having a pet scan at Mayo Rochester tomorrow. Their website talks mainly about PSMA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1467805/

Discussion: Why does PSMA Pet Scan show no evidence of mets? Missing something?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2025

Some people do not produce PSMA, but less than 10% of prostate cancer patients have this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1374193/

Discussion: Sugar abstinence for prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2025

@barblouise Other considerations: (1) If PSMA PET shows nothing, will they consider using and older PET...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1448144/

Discussion: Recurrence in pelvic lymph node

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2025

Get PSMA PET Scan, then biopsy the lesion or lesions to make sure how aggressive it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1069469/

Discussion: Pirads 3, going for PSMA PET scan instead of biopsy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2024

Are you sure the doctor said that a PET scan doesn’t show prostate cancer? The PSMA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1238550/

Discussion: Any experiences with Provenge immunotherapy for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2025

I’m a firm believer in do nothing until the PSMA/PET shows exactly where the recurrence is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1478661/

Discussion: The right time to start radiation post RP with an increasing PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 8:45am

@pushcart07, you asked about some abbreviations like ADT and PMSA. You might find this reference helpful:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520564/

Discussion: Prostate removed in 2008: What are treatments options for rising PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 5 8:19pm

The typical visualization of psma uptake is between 1-2 on the Gleason scale, that is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1387323/

Discussion: New PET scan results confused and a little scared

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2025

Wow, that is really interesting. I posted my biopsy and PSMA and the biopsy had two...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1528390/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 2:35pm

@damonk The radiation oncologist is correct, a PSMA PET scan isn’t standard at initial diagnosis for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521168/

Discussion: Starting ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 3:59pm

@jc76 - thank you - yes I will have Spacer inserted - Did not have Decipher...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1493294/

Discussion: time to decide and I'm stuck....

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 29 10:28am

Pluvicto presents a much lower risk of radiation damage to healthy cells, because it is not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316462/

Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Pluvicto?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2025

I get PSMA scan Feb. 3rd to see if I qualify for LU 177 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241220/Assessing-the-impact-of-gozetotide-in-PSMA-positive-prostate-cancer.aspx

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213897/

Discussion: Stage 4 prostate Cancer: Firmagon + Abiraterone?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2025

Waiting for the PSMA…

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172749/

Discussion: Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

PSMA pet results?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995413/

Discussion: 1 node positive with RP followed by BCR after 3years

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2024

Besides the Decipher test, someone recommended the PSMA test which I think I understand is a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013072/

Discussion: Radiation + ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2024

This is one of those cases where with such a low PSA (0.24), a PSMA PET...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1457950/

Discussion: PSA detected after salvage radiation and prostectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480361/

Discussion: The right time to start radiation post RP with an increasing PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 9:39am

Small cell prostate cancer can be also called neuroendocrine in some cases. Neuroendocrine prostate cancer is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1526133/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with Metastatic Small Cell Carcinoma of likely prosta

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 2:35pm

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