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What's the difference between proton vs traditional radiation?
What is the difference between proton radiarion and "traditional" radiation, and is proton therapy sutable for all prostate cancer patients?
Advanced PCa Treatment Safari without Proton Therapy
Last week I was at Mayo PHX for preparatory proton therapy appointments, i.e. Carbon Fiducial Marker Implantation followed by CT Simulation Therapy and MR Prostate...
Interesting Table of Numbers Post Proton Beam Treatment
Unlike surgery with well defined parameters for BCR, radiation seems to have quite a bit of variability. The photo is from Ron Nelson's book, 10...
Meeting up with others who are having Proton Treatment
My wife and I had a very pleasant afternoon when we met up with 2 other men who are undergoing radiation treatment at roughly the...
Proton beam vs IMRT for intraductal carcinoma of the prostate
Was told by specialist at Mayo in.my case intraductal carcinoma..proton beam was not recommended..said go with imrt..35 rounds..they offer both..wondering why..thought it had less side...
Starting Proton Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Any experiences?
I am 69, just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, Gleason score of 3 + 4, PSA is 4.2. I have opted to do 28 treatments...
Which centers offer 5 fractionated Proton Therapy for Prostate cancer?
I'm trying to find Proton centers that offer 5 fractionated Proton for prostate cancer. Preferrably someplace warm. Thank you for any suggestions.
Experiences with Mayo Proton, the Hitachi IMPT system, side effects?
For 2.5 years I was fine on AS with a 3+3 lesion, this year issues have surfaced. Just some of my basic info, I have...
What is the longest time after Proton therapy without ED?
I'm looking for actual experiences people had past proton therapy one goes without ED. I have asked it in other threads but it never really...
metastatic prostate cancer and proton therapy plus hormone treatment
I have been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer which apparently involves 3 nodes near my prostate as seen on a psma petscan. Has anyone had...
Follow up after proton beam treatment: GREAT PSA NUMBER
After I finished my last Proton Beam treatment for Prostate Cancer Jan 21,2020, I had my first PSA test last week May 28, 2020, and...
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...
Proton Therapy: any long term side effects? Any regrets?
Anyone who have proton treatment for prostate cancer wanna share his experience?Any long term side effects.Any regrets?
Can Proton Beam Therapy be used when prostate cancer has spread?
Are there any cases where proton beam therapy has been used when cancer has spread outside of the prostate?Thanks,bill
MRI-Guided SBRT vs Proton Therapy (5-fraction)
I have these two choices (more but these are the best two, imo). 3 out of 16 samples positive, two are G6 (3+3)(approx 10% of...
Has anyone done Proton without Hormonal Therapy (ADT)?
Has anyone done the 5 session Proton beam treatment without ADT? Any results?
Does Mayo do PSMA pet scans, and offer proton beam radiation?
I had robotic RP performed almost 4 weeks ago - pathology determined invasion in both seminal vesicles plus one lymph node. Recommended for ADT plus...
Expensive meds needed after proton beam therapy for prostate cancer?
Very long insurance story, but basically we can't sign up for Medicare Part D for drug coverage until open enrollment. Just wondering if anyone can...
How long after Proton Therapy can I expect to be able to travel?
Getting PT probably in 2-3 weeks. How long before I can realistically start traveling again? I am having the 5 fraction (SBRT) version of PT....
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,...
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