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PSA after 20 Proton treatments
My PSA has now dropped to 1.99 after my 20 proton treatments which ended in May 2023. At the highest PSA was 10. I was...
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Proton Therapy Vs Prostate removal?
68 single man, last PSA 3.99 when having prostate transpirneal biospy at Fred Hutch Cancer Center.....waiting for results right before Christmas! Last PSA before 12.20.24...
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Proton therapy with short term hormone therapy
Hi. I recently was offered two options for treatment. Prostatectomy or Proton/Hormone treatment. My Gleason was 4+3 (Grade 3) and cancer appears to be contained....
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Is proton therapy advised if a second cancer is present?
My 73-year-old husband has localized prostate cancer (grade group 4, stage T2a). Is proton therapy appropriate for him, period? He is also being monitored for...
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Question on 5 proton treatments with ADT
I’m a 68 yr old male with a psa level of 17.3 grade group 2. My cancer is only in the prostate. I have been...
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Glow Club Proton Beam Class
I have Gleason 3/4 prostate cancer confined to the capsule in 2 upper lobes, no Mets and am scheduled for proton beam therapy In June....
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Proton therapy: Why there are different numbers of treatments?
My husband is considering proton beam radiation at the Jacksonville center. Do the number of treatments vary by location? Can anyone explain why there are...
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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...
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Fatigue after Eligard and proton Beam
In November 2020 I had a six month Eligard shot, then completed 44 proton beam treatments on April 9, 2021. Today August 2, I have...
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PSA level after Proton Therapy
Had 29 sessions of Proton Therapy about 10 months ago. Was unfavorable intermediate with PSA level of 8.6 and chose not to do ADT. Curious...
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You may wish to explore some of the other radiation-related discussions in the group. Here are...
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Proton radiation is not usually done in five sessions. Are you certain it was PROTON? SBRT...