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Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 7 1:02pm | Replies (237)
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@clandeboye1

Have you investigated NanoKnife . It's being used worldwide and is preferred in many cases to HIFU .
If you consult with a "Surgeon ",as the name implies they want to operate and remove -- NOT TREAT . Focal Therapy is a bad word for them .

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pepesal | @pepesal | Sep 9 5:47pm

I’ve seen it mentioned in forums, but know nothing about it. Can you share a link or something? Also is it covered by insurance?

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robertmizek | @robertmizek | Sep 10 8:20am

Respectfully, focal treatment is still experimental. I was the local poster boy for local therapy in Chicago. I was treated for low-grade Gleason 6 prostate cancer. The problem was there was no metric to decide if 1.) the treatment was successful, and 2.) my rising PSA after reaching nadir was the result of a RT “bounce”, and 3.) at what point should investigation of possible recurrence take place.

The result was that focal treatment failed and I now have Stage 4 locally metastatic prostate cancer all because I was a sucker for a sales pitch for unproven treatment.

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