Treated 2000 • Posted 2001
"I decided to go back to the urologist in Yuma and he told me, if you were my Dad . . . I would send you to Loma Linda."
My cancer was found "by accident". I needed an internist but was send to a Urologist Since I haven't had any checkup in a long time I decided, I might as well. Well the Doc, after looking at my…
Treated 2007 · Posted 2008 · Updated 2010 & 2019
"It is no wonder that we are all so eager to guide others to this best of all prostate cancer therapies."
My twin brother was the first to be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the fall of 2005. He had regular open surgery, and was plagued…
Treated 2010 • Posted 2010 • Updated 2012
"I called about 60 men from the list [of past proton therapy patients] ...and found each man to be cured and with virtually NO quality of life issues. I was convinced."
My Journey to Find the Cure for My Prostate Cancer…
Treated 2008 · Posted 2010
"I had absolutely no pain during the 41 treatments of proton — in fact, I played golf and swam at the beach during my treatment."
In December, 2007 my VA Dr. advised me my PSA score had almost doubled in one year and she advised me to follow-up with a urologist. I was fortunate to have Dr. Blitz, a local urologist, take…
Treated 2006 · Posted 2010
"When I hear of the unbelievable problems that so many others experience, I am so thankful that I chose protons."
In early 2007, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 64. Of course, my urologist recommended a radical prostatectomy. A fellow Rotarian and fellow church member had been to Loma Linda for…
Treated 2010 · Posted 2010 · Updated 2010 & 2012
"My proton beam experience was more like a vacation in comparison to my other treatment options."
I have experienced three treatment options for prostate cancer starting with a prostatectomy to conventional radiation to proton. My proton beam experience was more like a…
Treated 2009 · Posted 2011
"Two years later my PSA is about .50 and holding."
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:
The Bad: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at a well known medical facility just north of Boston in the fall of 2008. Because I'm interested in my own health, I did a lot of research on treatment options before meeting…
Treated 1998 · Posted 2011
"Last month I had a follow-up with my radiation oncologist. He said, 'Bill, as much as I enjoy seeing you, I don't need to see you medically again. It's as though you never had cancer!'"
I was diagnosed in November 1998 with a 7.5 PSA and after a ton of intensive research, I chose proton beam therapy at Massachusetts…
Treated 2008 · Posted 2011
"It's a great blessing to know that God directed me to Loma Linda and I love to share my story with all."
It was January 9, 2008. Jolted by what seemed to be a cap pistol firing up my backside, the urologist calmly removed 10 biopsies from my prostate. For some 8 years my doctor and I had watched my PSA creep from 3.1 to 3.8. With…
Treated 2011 · Posted 2011
"...it was a "no brainer" as to which treatment I would have - proton therapy of course!"
I registered to be a member of the Brotherhood of the Balloon in early November, 2010, because I was going to begin proton therapy for prostate cancer in mid-November at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Center in…