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Proton vs Photon
My 73 y/o husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer and so far has received conflicting opinions on treatment options as there is disagreement regarding interpretation...
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Proton, Photon, or Cryotherapy?
78 1/2 years old; 4/9 cores involved(adenocarcinoma); R mid gland transitional zone; 4+3 in one(40%); 3+4 in all three others(highest tumor involvement of those 70%);Stage...
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Proton and Photon Radiation Information
There are several now speciality medical facilities that offer proton radiation treatments. These are centers with extensive experience, latest technology, and do first and second...
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Proton therapy
What is the process/protocol for proton therapy? I start next week. Is it full bladder and empty bowel? Do you need to enema every day?
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Recent Proton Experience?
Six years ago I was treated with proton at Mayo PHX 😁. Age 68, Gleason 7, PSA 11 (now 0.2 😁😁). I am part of...
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Proton Therapy with Hip Replacement
Hi All,I've been diagnosed with prostate cancer Gleason 7 in 2 cores.I'm trying to check out proton therapy but one center in Florida said they...
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Proton vs. HDR Brachytherapy
Hello. I am about ready to choose my course of radiation therapy. I'm 82, in good health, Gleason score of 8-10, current PSA 0.87 down...
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Gleason 6 Decipher 0.64. Photon, proton, AS, TULSA?
I was recently diagnosed with above numbers. Is HIFU and TULSA the same thing? Wry confusing trying to decide which treatment I should try. Thoughts?
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Finished 28 Proton Therapies
Notice that ejaculation was very painful but after 3 weeks every thing started to flow - prostate discomfort faded again-maybe I got lucky. Getting my...
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Difficulty In Deciding on IMRT or Proton Therapy
Hey all glad to find this postings and be in the group. Very helpful and comforting! I'm a 64 years old. Just diagnosed with prostate...
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@copyman For my localized, PSA of 7.976, Gleason 7(4+3), I had 28 sessions of proton radiation...
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@brianjarvis I'm considering Proton therapy. May I ask how many sessions did you do and was...
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@beluga Was this Proton theapy? Sorry to hear that happened. It certainly goes against all my...
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@cecelia19 I had the Mridian linac Radiation Machine for Prostate Cancer in 2023. I picked it...
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