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Center of Excellence questions/recommendations for CA resident
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 14 8:37am | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
50 GY and over are more likely to damage the urethera. ADT would sensitize the tumor cells to the radiation. Protocol with MRI guided SBRT is 40GY in five treatments. It sounds like you are in very good hands at UCSF. If you haven't had genetic testing for the tumor, that could add guidance. Most are using decipher. But, I think it is good to get second opinions satisfied or not. It is fairly easy with zoom and with the prevalence of Epic and its
access to your records. I can recommend Hoag, City of Hope Lennar, and UCLA for second opinions.
Best wishes
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Thank you.
The other RO I met wants to preform LD Brachytherapy. Permanent seed placement. Dr Kurtzman, Who is a LD Brachytherpy expert I believe. this treatment option also is highly effective. Maybe even more curative than SBRT I have read
Thoughts? Difficult to choose between radiation options