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Opinion wanted on PSA result
Hi everyone, I am looking for some views/opinions on my father's latest PSA test result. Very briefly, the chronology of events. 4th Oct. 2025: 54.1...
Scans
My biopsy revealed a Gleason 9 and 12 of 16 cores with cancer and cribriform is evident. Mostly 4 + 3 with a small percentage...
Stage 4 Radiation challenge: How to avoid risk to bladder?
Hello, I’m stage 4 post Radical, post comprehensive radiation, coming off ADT, waiting for Testosterone to return, looking at next steps. When they did the...
RE: Follow-up Imaging post treatments; HD-Brachytherapy, HD-EBRT
Diagnosed July 2024; Locally advanced PC, Gleason 3+4/4+3 in 16/19 cores, No distant metastasis. HD-Brachytherapy and HD-EBRT done Fall 2024. HT (Orgovyx and Zytiga/Nubeqa) started...
Rising PSA post Prostatectomy. Please, what should I expect or do?
Please, what should I expect or do? What treatment options would you recommend? With Gratitude to you. I had a prostatectomy three years ago. Since...
Treatment Center Options - Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Hello - my BIL (61) had his first PSA done a couple of months ago with a 7.1 result. MRI and biopsies showed Gleason 9...
Is there a need to stay close to the clinic during radiation treatment
My dad is 84, Gleason 9 (aggressive), PSMA scan shows contained within the prostate. He started Orgovyx one week ago. He will start radiation treatments...
Is anyone else oligometastatic with low PSA, post surgery?
I have a decision to make. Last PSA was 0.145, had a second PSMA PET that shows 2 small bone lesions, scapula and hip. 56...
PCRI Conference interesting points made
Grade group, one HIGH volume likely to proceed to treatment. 5-10% of GG1 within 5 years before progression
Within 10 years 51% of Gleason 6 on...
I think we have a record (in very bad way)
Very disturbing news for us, trying to keep it all together for the sake of my husband. We got Decipher score - he is in...
Next Steps after chemo
Hello, I am 52. Diagnosed in March with prostate cancer 9 Mets to bones. Mainly on sacrum. One on skull. PSA 220. Gleasons 7s &9s....
Advise about treatment options, questions when meeting with our dr
My husband was diagnosed with progressive prostate cancer. His PSA was 17 the beginning of August after an 8 the end of May. His Gleason...
Has anyone had PC that is very aggressive and a very low low PSA?
My cancer is now chemical reoccurring after five years of ADH and Zytiga. My PSA rose to .5 and we did a PSMA scan, which...
Possible Extracapsular Extension - How much influence on treatment(s)?
60 years old2022 - PSA increased from 2 or below to 2.82023 and 2024 - PSA remained 2.5-2.82025 - Annual Physical PSA = 4.0-Urologist visit...
Hybrid Approach to metastatic prostate cancer
Have one lymph node with cancer. Is there a good reason to not choose having the prostate surgically removed, recover, and then start oral treatments...
Lupron/enzalutamide side effects so severe after 36 wks. getting off
RP 2018, RT 2020, psa rising Mar2025. PSMA shows 3 small nodes in pelvic area but one so close to bowel stereotactic radiation too risky....
prostatectomy vs radiation?
Seeing radiation oncologist Monday Surgeon says I am okay for prostatectomy, although age is a bit of concern, parents lived til mid 90s CHOICES? Quality...
New PET scan results confused and a little scared
Hi everyone, So I just got results from a new PET scan that was done last Friday the 29th of Aug. Background had RARP last...
Quality of life feed back . Radiation vs.surgery 54 years old
Have my results from pet scan finally. Newly diagnosed know faced with the decision of surgery or radiation treatment. IMPRESSION: No PET/CT evidence of metastatic...
Please share your salvage radiation experience, especially on VMAT
I posted several weeks ago about my husband's prostate cancer recurrence on one PSMA-Positive lymph node almost 5 years post prostatectomy. After meeting three different...
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