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Cooper, one thing you might look at are alternative PET scans. < 10% of prostate cancers...
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You might stay off Lupron wait 7months. PSMA/PET is expensive and medcare will cover 80%. If...
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The PSMA pet scan also can’t see prostate cancer that doesn’t produce PSMA. That’s about 10%...
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ADT, Brachytherapy, IMRT...done!
Just thought I'd share. Started this journey in spring 2024. Gleason 4+3. Decipher 0.78. PSMA scan negative outside of the prostate lesion. PSA 13.4 when...
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
I had prostatectomy in 2008. In October 2022, my PSA was 82.0. A second PSA test was 89.0. Then, I had a PSMA/PET Scan. This...
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Treatment Options & A Mayo 2nd Opinion Questions
Radical Prostatectomy in 1998 - Gleason 6 - 2000 PSA was rising slowly & prostate bed radiation was performed. PSA dropped to 0.1 and remained...
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Experiences with Mayo Proton, the Hitachi IMPT system, side effects?
For 2.5 years I was fine on AS with a 3+3 lesion, this year issues have surfaced. Just some of my basic info, I have...
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Are extreme PSA bounces after radiation due to cancer or inflammation?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/extreme-psa-bounces-after-radiation-cancer-or-inflammatio/
I have posted once previously about post radiation ( Proton ) bounces. I started treatment about 1 year ago. PSA went in 3 month increments...
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PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence
I had a discussion with a SVP at Oxford Biodynamics last night about the accuracy of their PSE test for both potentially new prostate cancer...
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Who prescribes ADT?
I’m working with Cleveland clinic and went to Mayo Jax last week to start the 2nd opinion process. I’m working on getting all my scans...
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BCR after 5 years Prostatectomy now questions about SRT
This forum has been very helpful. I just discovered I have BCR after 5 years no levels of PSA tests. Had the Prostatectomy with little...
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Pressured by oncologist
Recently diagnosed: 3+4/7. Suspicious for intraductal, perineural invasion, cribriform decipher .52. Age 66 - healthy & active. Urologist referred me to local cancer treatment facility....
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Prostate Cancer: Which Treatment to Choose?
I'm 84 years old. Recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer as a result of psa rising to 7.06 since January. PSMA shows metastasized to lymph nodes...
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