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How Much Time Between Your Diagnosis to Your Start of Treatment?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 22 4:47pm | Replies (20)
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@southgeorgia

I was 62 when diagnosed (last year) and also chose active surveillance…

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kenpelan | @kenpelan | Mar 10 1:41pm

I was diagnosed Gleason 8 and three months until I had surgery. Would of been longer but surgeon has a cancellation

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | Mar 10 2:55pm

It’s important to keep the active surveillance truly “active.” That also means not relying solely on regular PSA tests, but also on other indicators of the status of the disease - % Free PSA, PSA Doubling Time, PSA Velocity, PSA Density, Biomarker (genomic) tests, Genetic (germline & somatic) tests, and MRI/biopsy/PSMA PET scans if/when appropriate.
The purpose being to hold off active treatment (and the side-effects that come with it) until and unless it’s medically-necessary (just as we do with all other diseases).

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