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Recently diagnosed
New to the forum. So I am planning to start treatment in the next month or 2. Most likely radiation. LDRT brachytherapy or SBRT. Anyone...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 2 5:41am
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How to choose treatment for prostate cancer?
It is too difficult for my husband to decide on treatment for Prostate Cancer. We have sought 2 different opinions from 2 good healthcare systems....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 13, 2023
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Radiation side effects after prostate removal
Hi - first time participant here. I’m looking for guidance or reassurance that my husband is receiving the best follow up care following prostate removal...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 19 4:25pm
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Did you get a PET scan prior to radical prostatectomy?
My husband has Gleason 7 (4+3) PCA with regional lymphadenopathy. Bone scan, CT negative. Current plan is radical prostatectomy. When originally asked surgeon about PET...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 26, 2022
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My Radiation treatment journey
I'm just finishing up my 2nd week of radiation. Radiation was decided when my surgeon didn't want to do surgery due to my prior history,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10 4:25pm
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Radical prostatectomy 9 days ago. Need help with the pathology PLEASE
Hello everyone, thank you for taking your precious time to help. I previously wrote about my partner and his information, trying to figure out what...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2023
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Treatment questions for "younger men" with PC (40 to 60?).
52 year old recently diagnosed with PC after PSA test of 8.66, MRI, and eventual prostate biopsy confirmed (details below). Leaning towards Robotic prostatectomy but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24 11:38am
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Retzius sparing surgery
Have been reading about surgeons who are doing Retzius sparing techniques. Is this done by most RP surgeons or is it just a few? It...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 28 8:02am
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Finding High-Volume Surgery Centers for RP
Since getting my PC diagnosis last week and speaking with my urologist about laproscopic prostatectomy surgery, I am looking around at other surgeons/centers, preferably in...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 22 7:28pm
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Just got my prostatectomy pathology results
It’s been a while since I last posted. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April of last year, Gleason 7 (3+4). PSA was 6.8...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 26 9:46am