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Hormone therapy or surgery? Decipher Genomic score?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 31, 2024 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for your quick response Jeff. I forgot to mention that he did have a PSMA PET and it did indicate that it is localized. I was curious about the combination of hormones and how much impact that would have on him, but maybe that's a double barrel approach to the cancer and worth it and maybe it’s also a common approach?
As for the hereditary genetic testing, is there any benefit to it now since we don’t have any children?
Thanks again!
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Because of the Gleason nine They will frequently combine the two drugs. Lupron takes the testosterone down pretty low and abiraterone takes it down even lower, Reducing the chance of the cancer spreading or coming back.
One thing to be aware of is that abiraterone Can cause high blood pressure. I went from having no high blood pressure at all to three different pills to manage my high blood pressure on abiraterone.
Some people with pre-existing heart conditions need to go on a different drug.