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Protocol over person -The Quiet Tyranny of Standardized Care
I was told I had prostate cancer. Then I was told I would be given a personalized treatment plan. What I received instead was a...
Gleason score 3+4 plus perineural invasion
Last year I had a 3+3 biopsy in one core but that was in a random core. This year the MRI found a new target...
PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence
I had a discussion with a SVP at Oxford Biodynamics last night about the accuracy of their PSE test for both potentially new prostate cancer...
Questions about the diagnostic process
Hello,I'm a 63 year old male. My dad had prostate cancer at 58 years old in 1990. He had radical prostatectomy (the procedure was pretty...
A Quandry between two medical recommendations for mPCa to lung only
History is in profile and I have asked a few questions here already. The gist is we went to a large research center and got...
Best time of day for radiation treatments ?
Question about the best time of day to schedule radiation (??) To those that have had multiple radiation treatments - what time of day did...
What care, tests, treatment and follow-up do you have after radiation?
I am interested in others experiences in what they had for medical care after receiving radiation treatments for prostrate cancer. I was surprised that the...
Surgery? Radiation? Can I have an independent suggestion?
As a Canadian, I apologize in advance for my self-centered question. I have done all the preliminaries and now must make a choice. When asking...
RALP or SBRT for a 51 year old?
Hi guys,Sorry for the possible repeat in question here, but I feel like everyone has a different story, or maybe different extenuating circumstances. So with...
Is Decipher after RARP overkill?
I'm now 4 weeks post-op for RARP at Mayo Jax. Now I have my 3 month PSA and f/u visit scheduled. Surgery and Path reports...
What to do? Post RP, Gleason 9, Prostate ductal adenocarcinoma
Hi, I am posting on behalf of my partner who is the one that is experiencing all of this. I will preface this post by...
T3b N1 question about the N
I am a bit confused as to where I stand in this prostate cancer I have. The N means they found microscopic evidence in a...
How do you fire a doctor?
This is a serious question. Recently I drove 11 hours to Mayo, and I've decided to let them treat me from now on. (I was...
How do I request a VA referral to Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville?
I'm a 59-year-old Army veteran recently diagnosed with prostate cancer at the VA hospital in Augusta, GA. My PSA levels rose rapidly from 3.72 to...
How many cores for a needle biopsy?
I have a question to the number of cores during a prostate cancer biopsy. I had a MRI that identified a Gleason 7+ PI-RADS spot...
Is it time for a 4th Biopsy?
Obviously will discuss this with the doctor when he calls on Friday but my wife and I are wondering if I am in for my...
Life after prostate cancer
I am new on here. Age 72. I had RARP in Jan 2020. surgery/biopsy revealed 1 out 12 samples with cancer. Gleason 3+3. Margins were...
Appointment with Dr. before surgery
Hello, I am scheduled for RAPL in 7 weeks from now. Since I first met the Urologist that will be performing the procedure, I have...
Pursue 2nd opinion?
First a bit of context. Father had PCa at age 58 with radical prostatectomy. I'm 63, had urinary issues for several years, had a PSA...
Photon Radiation Treatment After Effects FYI
I updated a post with this response and then noticed the post was from 2024. This made me want to post my experience with the...
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