hello all, my husband is having his prostatectomy across the country (with dr peter scardino at memorial sloan kettering in nyc) and we are having a hard time figuring out how to coordinate all of...
i would also be very much interested in any info that you hear regarding proton radiation I have found one post from a fellow that seemed to have server incontinence problems, but the forum where i...
my husband is trying to make the same decision right now. we have surgery scheduled at sloan-kettering with dr peter scardino, but we have heard positive things about proton radiation so we are...
do any of you know anything about proton radiation, done at loma linda? apparently it is not the same as the traditional radiation treatments like brachytherapy or external beam my husband heard of...
thanks for the replies. there are a few factors making this complicated for us. the first urologist we saw (who is well-respected) told us he couldn't promise he could spare both nerves if he does...
hello, my husband and i are considering traveling to new york (from the pacific northwest) to see dr peter scardino at sloan-kettering. we've heard that he is one of the top guys and we managed to...
hello all, many people on this forum have commented that surgery after radiation is difficult or impossible. could someone explain why surgery might be necessary after brachytherapy? does anyone know...
I'm so sorry to hear about your PC. I was also diagnosed recently with PC... 5 of 10 cores positive with both lobes showing cancer. 2 cores showed 62% cancer with perinerual invasion. my gleason...
Thanks for all the information. And thanks for all the support. In looking at the path report, two of the cores show perineural invasion... these two cores are in the base of the left node, with 62%...
how many of you have an oncologist, urologist, radiation specialist, primary care doctor - or all of the above? do they work as a team or do you see one more than the other? also, where is the top...
my husband was diagnosed dec 7 and we are just beginning the process of learning the options. i'd appreciate whatever advice/support we could get. here are the stats: gleason: 3 + 4 = 7 PSA 2.6 T1C...