Proton therapy and other alternatives to standard radiotherapy for relapse after prostatectomy

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Hubby age 62 1 year post prostatectomy gleason 7 (3+4). All three brothers have it too. Psa was 0.13 post surgery in last two months on the rise to 0.31 0.35 and now 0.37. Offered salvage radiotherapy but wont do scans as said nothing would show up at this early stage! He doesnt want it due to side effects and risks especially UI.

Looking at proton beam in Prague, we would have to fund it! Anyone here had it or tried that or nanoknife.

Any advice or experiences of this or other treatments.

Thanks in advance.

freefaller over 5 years ago in reply to Foxy1

There is always cyber knife available at Royal Marsden.

FormerMember over 5 years ago in reply to Foxy1

Hi, yes thanks for the details which do sound very promising. Hope you get the result you want in due course.

Almondnut over 5 years ago in reply to Ido4

Update. Hubby had CT PSMA PET scan in London and results showed cancer in some lymph nodes. The urologist in Birmingham who referred him recommended SABR. We would have to pay for it. So now trying to decide does he get normal radiotherapy here in Spain or go to Birmingham for the SABR treatment. He didnt recommend hormone treatment at this point. PSA has risen to 0.5.

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