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Anyone choose cryotherapy for prostate cancer?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 14 12:03pm | Replies (29)
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@colleenyoung

@lorna72, welcome. I'm sorry to hear that your partner has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is lucky to have you to help him research his options and to support him on this journey.

Ivermectin is not a proven or effective treatment for prostate cancer, at least not yet. It is being research in mice and in laboratories and may hold promise in the future. Because of that promise, it is talked about on social media and in the media, and members like you have questions. See this related discussion:

- Ivermectin for Prostate Cancer? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ivermectin-for-prostate-cancer/

Bottom line: It is NOT safe to take ivermectin used in veterinary medicine. You and your partner should talk to his doctor before taking any over-the-counter medications or supplements that claim to fight or cure cancer.

Deciding on a treatment option for prostate cancer is really tough. Luckily there are proven and effective treatments available. What options has the team discussed with you and your partner?

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glennm | @glennm | May 14 7:47am

I can speak to focal cryo ablation.
Like your partner, I had been diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 for several years. Last year it became slightly more aggressive resulting in a diagnosis of Gleason 3+4 with a PSA of 9. The cancer cell was .8mm.
I was given 5 options: active surveillance for another year, chemo, radiation, full prostatectomy, or focal cryo ablation. The one that made the most sense to me was the cryo ablation. I had this procedure in October 2024. It took about 1.5 hours beginning to end and I was home that morning. You are catheterized for about a week. I had a 4 month follow up in Feb 2025 and my PSA was down to 4.7. Just this week, May 2025, I had a 2nd follow up and the PSA was down again to 3.4. My doctor will be doing an MRI in about 4 months followed by a biopsy as these are the protocols following cryo ablation. If all goes well, and I have no reason to expect otherwise, we will continue every 6 months with the PSA test for a year, then once per year after that, assuming there is no increase in the numbers. The MRI and biopsy procedures will only be done if the PSA indicates an increase in the number to the point where further testing is dictated.
All in all, this clearly was the right decision for me and all normal functions have not been adversely affected at all.

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