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Treatment options: radiation without ADT?
Researching treatment options.79 yr old, sexually active, good healthGleason 4+3, PSA 12.91 (tripled within last yr), Testosterone 435, PSMA PetScan No metastases, Decipher .95Radiation oncologist...
Is ED after radiation without ADT permanent?
I was watching Dr Scholz (PCRI) speak about RT and he briefly mentioned that men who experienced ED up to 2 years after treatment, would...
Radiation with or without ADT
After RARP April 2019, pT3a pNO cNO VO LO Pn1 RO Gleason 4+5 =9
Gleason 6 But high decipher score.
Treatment suggestions for newly diagnosed 69-year-old Gleason 6 In 2 out of 15 Biopsy samples. Both malignant samples were in a small nodule. Had high...
PSA numbers after radiation with no ADT
I tried to get a thread started about people who had radiation without ADT but often the thread got jumbled with input from people who...
ADT as a stand alone treatment
Was wondering if ADT is ever administered without radiation? I've read a lot about the two being used together, but no where have I seen...
Has anyone tried the ArteraAI test?
Today I ran across a new test, developed using artificial intelligence, that gives data on chances of metastasis after radiation with and without short term...
Husband not responding to ADT
My husband was diagnosed with aggressive and advanced prostate cancer in spring 2022. Started Orgovyx in July 2022, and did 25 radiation treatments. At appointment...
Proton Therapy or Cyberknife without ADT for Gleason 8?
My husband, 71, G8, PSA 8, PSMA PET no spread, has planned surgery for September. He ruled out radiation options because of required 18-24mos ADT....
Anyone take a Treatment Holiday? Intermittent use of ADT (hormone Tx)
I wish there was more info. on 'drug holidays' or 'intermittent use of ADT', with or without concurrent or prior surgery or radiation; especially as...
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...
Salvage radiation therapy with 6 months Eligard
I'm starting salvage radiation therapy with 6 month Eligard injection, My care provider is a bit vague about how long before starting radiotherapy I should...
Total inability to have an orgasm post radiation
Since finishing radiation treatment two months ago, I've been completely unable to have an orgasm. I'm on Orgovyx for 2 more months, but still have...
Effects of Proton Therapy Without SpaceOAR
I have a gleason of 7 (4+3) with an adjusted PSA of 15 (doubled 7.5 due to longtime finasteride use) and an MRI showing extraprostatic...
Radiation + ADT
Like many of you, I am weighing my options regarding surgery vs radiation. 61yo, healthy and active guy. PSA 5.5, MRI negative for any spread...
Recent PSMA PET does not detect cancer, what’s next?
I had a prostatectomy in May of 2016. Gleason of 7 = 4+3, psa of 10.5 . First post op psa was .01 and remained...
Treatment Decision - Radical Prostatectomy versus Radiation Therapy
Recently diagnosed and now stuck in that frustrating "no man's land" between surgery and radiation therapy. Diagnosed after an increase in my PSA to 5.2...
Fifteen Years of PCa Treatment Progress - and the next 15 Years
Fifteen years ago, a prostate cancer diagnosis came with two immediate options: radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation. Both were effective-ish, depending on the stage....
Did you Pause or Stop Radiation Therapy (EBRT)?
My wife convinced me to not go in today as she noticed that I was up, at least 15 times during the night, with a...
Recurrent Cancer - conflict with numbers and scans
Quick Background: I had a RP completed in September 2016. Undetectable PSA 2 years after, but started creeping up. Made a 2x jump in mid...
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