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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information
I was just diagnosed within the last two weeks. My PSA is 4.1 which I’m thinking isn’t that bad. I was not prepared for the...
Encouragements from Prostate Cancer Support Groups: Share yours
I count myself very lucky to have found this Mayo Clinic Connect Prostate Cancer Support Group (plus a couple others that were helpful as well,...
Beware the siren song of the greedy urologist.
For me, it took a while to get up to speed on everything prostate cancer. Just before the pandemic my PSA was rising and once...
Vesicourethral Anastomosis and BCR
Good morning: I am a complete newbie to Mayo Connect. Therfore, I feel I am about to begin the marathon/gauntlet of attempting to understand my...
Prostate Cancer Support Group monthly meeting announcements
This is from Dick about the meeting this month. Great place to ask questions and get real world answers.BudHello Support Group Members,A reminder that our...
What is next after a final pathology report of T3bN0MX cancer stage ?
The final pathology report after my prostatet surgery last week uncovered a pT3bN0MX cancer stage. I believe it means the cancer has spread beyond the...
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...
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...
A note from Richard Wassersug PhD About the use of estradiol over ADT
@overage asked this question I raised the question because of a notice in the book Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Third Edition, by Richard J. Wassersug et.al....
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...
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...
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...
Newly diagnosed T1c Gleason 3+4 awaiting Decipher results.
Am finding this group full of great information. Trying to learn as much about my diagnosis as possible. PSA 5.9, mri Pirads 4 small lesion...
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...
The decision I have to make is tearing me up
12 months ago I started going to TRT place for access to peptides. I got tested and my PSA was 3.7 went through questions about...
ARPI use after radiation treatment may be an issue
Does being on an Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors (ARPIs) actually stop your cancer from growing after radiation. This article seems to show that it can cause your...
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