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I just confirmed that about 90% of PCa patients that receive proton beam therapy (PBT) at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/713650/

Discussion: Which Mayo Clinic is best for Prostate Cancer treatment and wait times

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Posted: Jun 2, 2022

Your side effects should go away. I'm 76 and had 18 months of Lupron with Proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/634283/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

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Posted: Sep 10, 2021

Hi, I’ve been diagnosed with ocular melanoma and I have to decide whether to have the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014217/

Discussion: Meeting up with others who are having Proton Treatment

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Posted: Feb 12, 2024

It is the best treatment. I had 20 treatments at Mayo Phx last January. Proton beam...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/636830/

Discussion: Carbon Fidicial Marker, SPACEOAR Surgery & Proton Therapy

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Posted: Sep 19, 2021

I enjoy a drink and did ask the nurse whether it was ok to drink during...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1391308/

Discussion: Alcohol and Radiation Treatment

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Posted: Sep 11, 2025

You need much more information in making that decision. But generally speaking, success rates comparing surgery...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1362326/

Discussion: Trying to decide treatment options and quality of life after

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2025

Robo45vt, please follow this link (https://www.rrmc.org/services/cancer/treatment/radiation-therapy/what-to-expect/) to Rutland Radiation Medical Center to learn more about Proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983226/

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

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Posted: Dec 19, 2023

In 2018 I was diagnosed Gleason of 4+4 at 73. I chose 20 sessions of Proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876458/

Discussion: Anyone beat Gleason 8 without surgery?

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Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I had Barrigel inserted along with markers while under anesthesia at Mayo Phoenix. No pain, bleeding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085801/

Discussion: Anyone have experience with hydrogel before radiation treatment?

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Posted: Jun 12, 2024

I found a blog post that gabapentin helps with hot flashes. Ask your doctor for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867255/

Discussion: Hot flashes, fatigue 4 months after radiation and Orgovyx

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2023

That's great news. I finished my proton beam therapy January 2019. Since then I've had 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/312546/

Discussion: Follow up after proton beam treatment: GREAT PSA NUMBER

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2020

@climateguy It's a challenge with newer devices, because better technical specs don't necessarily lead to better...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1485896/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 18 4:59pm

PSA 10.5 diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 mid-September. Read Wash's book, Surviving Prostate Cancer. All currently available...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785355/

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

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Posted: Dec 16, 2022

You were so thorough on your comments. Good job on educating all of us. My husband,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012695/

Discussion: Why would my doctors recommend surgery over radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2024

You say you got 5 proton treatments. Were they SBRT treatments using high dose radiation (hyperfractionated)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873950/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2023

@barclay49, these discussions may be what you're looking for: - Faced with a treatment decision: Brachytherapy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1302898/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2025

If you have a PSA of .012 you defiantly have low Testorone I had proton beam...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826290/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer: sex drive after surgery or other treatments

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Posted: Mar 15, 2023

In 2018/2019 my PSA started climbing to 5.6 ng/ml. Biopsies were taken on two separate occasions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017374/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2024

Helpful Thread! I comppleted 5 treatment Proton beam at Mayo Rochester January 19, 2023. PSA was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975757/

Discussion: 1st PSA results after Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Diagnosed in 2022 at age 71. My Gleason was 8 and also did a bone scan,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307661/

Discussion: Biden will be here soon: Former President metastatic prostate cancer

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Posted: May 19, 2025