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Any recommendations for radiation oncologist at Mayo in Rochester?
My husband, age 79, has been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. Biopsy on April 30th of 12 cores with 6 positive. 3+3 and 3+4 for a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 12, 2024
Salvage radiation decision: with or without hormone therapy?
I had a prostatectomy in 2021. PSA was undetectable for 2 years. Then PSA went to 0.1 in 2023, and then 0.2 in 2024. I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 22 5:36pm
Had Radical Prostatectomy last week: What are next steps?
Hi, I just had a Radical Prostatectomy on 8/4/22 and made the unfortunate decision to look at my Pathology Report before my appointment with surgeon...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 26, 2023
Just found out I have prostate cancer...
I'm 51, and for the past 2 years, i've been getting my PSA levels checked about every 6 months. In December 2021, my PSA numbers...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 6, 2023
PSA rising fast after SBRT
I am 65, Gleason 4+3, localized 2 tumors. PSA 6.7; Had SBRT (4 sessions, 9.5 gray each) in early August 2024. Minimal GI and GU...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 10, 2025
Prostate Cancer: Which Treatment to Choose?
I'm 84 years old. Recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer as a result of psa rising to 7.06 since January. PSMA shows metastasized to lymph nodes...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2023
Good Treatment Results News
Thought it might be a good post to show treatments working and post some good news to help with outlook anxiety.Started my proton radiation treatments...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 4, 2024
Newly diagnosed and looking for treatment advice.
Hi, everyone. I’m 66 years old and am newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. I currently have no continence or erectile dysfunction, I take no medications,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 11, 2025
Why do some only need 5 proton beam sessions and others more?
I am 74 years old. In February of this year, a biopsy revealed two 4mm and one 1mm adenocarcinoma in one side of my prostate,...
Support Group: Proton Beam Therapy
Last active: May 20, 2025
Another Prostate Cancer Anniversary
Another anniversary today —> 13 years ago today (4/27/2012), I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Having first heard about PSA testing when I was 40y...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 1, 2025
Recently diagnosed
New to the forum. So I am planning to start treatment in the next month or 2. Most likely radiation. LDRT brachytherapy or SBRT. Anyone...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 2, 2024
bacterial infection developed in my prostate following biopsy
My PSA was 7.8 and I have a high family history with prostate cancer. My father, my father’s brother and two of my brothers were...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 12, 2025
Question on PSMA Results re: lymph node
I FINALLY got a call from my urologist about the PSMA results. One of the many descriptions on the report says “Small right pelvic sidewall...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 11, 2024
Chemo, Lupron & Nubeqa (Triple treatment) Outcomes
I would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience on this triple therapy, in particular about: 1) How long have you/did you remain castrate resistant after the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2025
The long road
Diagnosed at 48. 14 needle biopsy, all 14 100%. Initial PSA 48. Gleason score 9. I wanted surgery. After 4 denials from cancer treatment centers...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 30, 2024
Do I need find a medical oncologist following proton therapy?
I was diagnosed with two Gleason score 8 prostate adenocarcinomas and one with a score of 7, measuring 7 mm, 4 mm, and 1 mm...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 20, 2025
Benefits of exercise
I am 83 years old, and have just had my second 3 month lupron shot. As of today I have had 20 radiation treatments, 8...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 27, 2025
Knowledge Is Power
Don't believe me? Ask Google, they became quite powerful peddling knowledge. I see some recurring lines of questions and concerns on here, I thought putting...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 27, 2025
Info overload
I had a message almost complete on here and then whatever I pushed sent it ? ? ? Take 2 - much shorter I hope....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 21, 2025
What side effects did you experience after salvage radiation?
Late 2022 I was diagnosed with PC (Gleason score 3+4=7), and elected to have surgery. Cancer was confined to one quadrant of the gland, nothing...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 23, 2025