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Newly Diagnosed and Confused

I’ve always had PSA/DRE with my primary doc and urologists, since 2013: 12/2013 2.74 02/2014 2.45 08/2014 1.86 12/2015 3.35 01/2016 2.2 Free .48 % Free 21.8 09/2016 1.97 08/2017...

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I don't like these odds

I was diagnosed in the summer. Biopsy shows cancer in eight of 14 samples on both sides of the prostate, according to my urologist, which seemed odd because a prostate...

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Chemotherapy experience

My oncologist is giving up on keytruda and is now recommending chemotherapy for my stage IV prostate cancer. My general impression of chemotherapy is if the cancer doesn't kill you...

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Radiation First week down

So last week I had the SpaceOAR rectal spacer and fiducial markers inserted. My Radiation Oncologist also put me on a prophylactic 50mg daily dose of sildenafil (Viagra) starting 3...

Lupron therapy

My oncologist has suggested that I have hormone therapy before I begin radiation. I have read about the side affects from the Lupron injections which have me on edge. Essentially...

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Do I have to get ALL the side effects ?????????????

Who out there seems to get a majority of side effects besides me ? I can't be the only one. Then again , I don't wish any of this for...

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Anyone Get SBRT?

I am 67 years old with unfavorable intermediate prostate cancer. I have spoken to several experts with a top cancer center and the treatment plan is 4 weeks of ADT...

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Cyberknife in Florida

Please recommend a high volume facility in North Florida for cyberknife treatment. Thank you....

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Anyone had MRI guided radiation therapy?

I searched the forum for the common acronyms MRgRT, MR-RT, and MR-Linac but nothing came up. Perhaps I did something wrong. I ask because I'm undergoing this type of radation...

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PSA continues to rise

I had a prostectomy in 2014, radiation in 2016 because of an increase in psa. In the last 2 years my psa has been increasing again, my doctor ordered a...

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