I was fortunate enough to learn of proton therapy from a friend [PHI Redacted]. [PHI Redacted] underwent ten weeks of proton therapy four years ago without any side effects whatsoever, during treatment or since. [PHI Redacted] most recent PSA was 0.34 in April 2008. All of [PHI Redacted] plumbing operates as originally intended. For all practical purposes, it is as though [PHI Redacted] never had the disease. [PHI Redacted] belong to a local Prostate Cancer Support Group and strongly encourage all newly diagnosed members to investigate proton therapy, and to read the book You Can Beat Prostate Cancer by R.J. Marckini before choosing a course of therapy for themselves. I have freinds who have had Brachytherapy and surgery and they have resulting quality of life issues that [PHI Redacted] other proton graduates who belong to Prostate Cancer Support Group have never had to deal with. I believe that if urologists were truly impartial, and not trained surgeons, they would all recommend proton therapy because it is non- invasive, does minimal damage to surrounding tissue, and typically does not cause any reduction in quality of life. Medicare and Medicaide should continue to fund proton therapy for prostate cancer.