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Gleason 7 (4+3) radiation, but ADT also? Over treatment?
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Just finished ( reading ) - highly relevant and thank you. For instance, my main 'risque associée' would be hypertension ( Fr ) or raised ( but controlled ) blood pressure. I would not want issues with that. At the same time, as an amateur jazz musician, I have always benefitted from a semi-photographic memory and would not want to give that away in return for seemingly minimal yet unquantified benefits. If I di accept 90 days of HT I am wondering if side effects are pro-rata reduced?
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I'm no doctor, but I've listened to experts discuss this topic. The general consensus was that four to six months of ADT is generally very tolerable for most people, and those patients typically return to normal afterward without any significant long-term effects. A patient who'd been on ADT for two years told me that patients can generally return back to normal if they undergo ADT for a year or less. But if patients are on ADT for 18 months or more, the ADT-related harm can be very long-term. So the length of time matters. 90 days isn't long at all. I haven't heard of anybody being prescribed ADT for that short time frame. Usually, the minimum amount of time for ADT in the U.S. is four months. Bonne chance!