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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...
Support Group: Proton Beam Therapy
Last active: Sep 11, 2023
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 11:28am
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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....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 16 2:14pm
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 18, 2022
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Proton Therapy for prostate cancer
Does anyone know about this therapy ?Side effects ?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 22, 2021
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 6 7:22am
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Proton radiation without the SpaceOAR gel
I did have my markers placed in my prostate and the Space OAR gel on Oct. 03, 2022. The placement of Space OAR gel failed....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 11, 2023
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How did you choose between proton or photon radiation?
Got really different feedback from different urologist and radiation/oncologist. The Decipher test did not match biopsy. A lot of different opinions of pros and cons...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 14, 2023
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 12, 2023
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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 16, 2023