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Photon Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
I am looking for individuals who have had PHOTON (not proton) beam SBRT to tell me about their experiences. Thank you in advance.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
Diagnosed with prostate cancer with Gleason score 3+4, PSA of 12, and a single lesion approximately 4-5 mm in size, confined to the prostate. Initially...
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Has anyone done Proton without Hormonal Therapy (ADT)?
Has anyone done the 5 session Proton beam treatment without ADT? Any results?
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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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PSA at 3 months after radiation: Should it be lower?
PSA about 11.0 before Proton Beam radiation. Received 44 treatments. Now 3 months later PSA is 5.81. Should be lower?
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PSA jumped from 2 to 2.4 after four years from treatment??
Does this jump in PSA from 2 to 2.4 a cause for alarm. Had 20 proton beam treatments nearly four years ago and it dropped...
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Small PSA Rise: What might be the cause?
I completed proton beam therapy October 30th 2023 for one core Gleason score 3+6 and I took my third PSA test last week having a...
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Carbon Fidicial Marker, SPACEOAR Surgery & Proton Therapy
Can anyone share their experience with this procedure? How much discomfort did you experience? Also, would appreciate any insights to Proton Beam Therapy for treating...
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Supplies recommendations post prostatectomy
I was recently diagnosed with mid grade prostate cancer (Gleason 4+3). I was given option of either Proton Beam+Hormone treatment or nerve sparing prostatectomy. I’m...
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Rising PSA's after treatment - an answer
First let me reintroduce myself. I'm one of the grade 10's. An aggressive 10 at that so I have to be on top of things...
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Hi @bjroc, I'm tagging several members who have had proton beam therapy for prostate cancer like...