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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...
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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...
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Gleason 6 Decipher 0.64. Photon, proton, AS, TULSA?
I was recently diagnosed with above numbers. Is HIFU and TULSA the same thing? Wry confusing trying to decide which treatment I should try. Thoughts?
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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...
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Patient movement during proton therapy more problematic than photon?
I am now 68 yrs old. My PSA level went beyond normal range in 2023 with a PSA of 4.3. Saw a urologist and had...
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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...
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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....
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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 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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You may wish to explore some of the other radiation-related discussions in the group. Here are...
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There was a thread just the other day involving proton therapy and these wildly bouncing PSA...