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Question = Proton radiation vs other forms of radiation for a Gleason 9
Any other comments are welcome also, thank you.
Wishing everyone good health and recovery.
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The doctors in charge of
The doctors in charge of the proton therapy have a good idea what they are doing.
I had a 5+4 gleason and Loma Linda Proton department told me to go ahead with surgery after loooking at my med info. Then followed up with 15 proton and 24 photon treatments.
I wish you and your husband the best. that pre-treatment part of PC is just outright unnerving at times. -
Comments on ProtonTrew said:The doctors in charge of
The doctors in charge of the proton therapy have a good idea what they are doing.
I had a 5+4 gleason and Loma Linda Proton department told me to go ahead with surgery after loooking at my med info. Then followed up with 15 proton and 24 photon treatments.
I wish you and your husband the best. that pre-treatment part of PC is just outright unnerving at times.
DJS
You are on the right truck. I like to see you doing researches. Proton therapy is very accurate but may have limitations in certain diagnosis (patients). You could get advice directly at the proton centre you plan to visit.
Here are some comments posted by members of forums;
http://csn.cancer.org/node/225787
http://csn.cancer.org/node/213724
http://www.cancerforums.net/threads/9514-Proton-therapy-gleason-limits.
In this site dedicated to Proton therapy you wouldn’t find discussions on other RT options;
http://www.protonbob.com/proton-treatment-homepage.asp
The best.
VG
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