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Besides the typos in my last post, I forgot to mention I will be receiving PBT for prostate cancer. My search has shown urinary side-effects to be less that photon IMRT and proctitis to be about the same, but, again, it was the lower risk of secondary cancers that swayed me.

Paul of FL 4:45PM May 20, 2011

I am about to begin therapy at the Florida Prton Center. I feel they were very honest about side effects. I was told that urinary side-effects were very low but that rectal bleeding will show in about 20% of patients; though nearly all cases will correct themselves over time. I have conducted a lot of research into secondary cancers resulting from the treatment, itself. I have come to the conclusion that Proton therapy cuts this risk and this is what finally help me make the decision for PBT. Until this, I was 50/50.

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Kelli Garner of AL 4:42PM September 25, 2009

In your April 18, 2008 discussion of proton beam therapy, you say you excerpt and respond to 6 accounts, but there is only one (Eric of Washington State). Where are the others?
I am especially interested any any NEGATIVE accounts of proton beam therapy for prostate cancer (or even just generally) and of Loma Linda especially also. There are a few in the reader's comments, but generally it is very hard to find negative accounts or accounts of side effects, because there is so much positive press and comments about Loma Linda and proton beam. Fine if true, but no therapy is perfect, and I suspect there is another side to this if being fully truthful. Especially with the few, very disturbing, comments that suggest Loma Linda suppresses or ignores/doesn't respond to complaints or cases gone awry, it is even more important to have full disclosure and investigation and have the whole story. I am favorably impressed by the Loma Linda and proton beam accounts, to the point of considering subsituting that for surgery for my fairly early (Gleason 6 and 7 - right and left sides) prostate cancer, but I want to be rigorously sure of having the full story - all aspects pro and con - and as soon as possible. Thank you,
Philip

Philip of MA 11:46AM September 23, 2009

my husband had prostate cancer and he had sergery at the va hospital in philadelphia, which a metal rod was placed in his penis and he then went for radiation for six weeks he had side efects
he leaked urine from his badder, i felt somethang was wrong but of couse he never spoke about any of his treatment so i am wondering was his treatment handled wrong all this time took place when we lived in pilly at that time

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