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My Gleason score is 7 - 3+4. How long can I live without treatment?
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That was the correct decision for me. Just read where these poor guys end up and then read what the chance it will kill you (pretty low). I have gone 13 years with 3+4, I do annual MRIs and regular PSA. Yes it has grown but not much, I was 50 when this started and I have had a great 13 years no facing all the horrible things you can read here. I think a lot of men are scared by the C word or get pressured into treatment that alter their life permanently ultimately face years of pain and further medical treatments. Read Read Read and assume your life will be like those sad stories. No thanks, quality of life over lifetime of regret.
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Don’t forget the L word….LUCK!
I'm 55 with a 1.2mm lesion and just got biopsy result with nearly half the cores Gleason 3+4 throughout much of the prostate. Recent PSA was just over then just below 4, with nothing to reference for several years before that. Still waiting to see the doctor, but preparing for the hard sell on removal. Like @cianci I'm curious what your other numbers where like, and how they've progressed over the years.
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Only saw one post from hunter1877. Can you give other info ie
Psa, tumor size, tumor location (is it abutting capsule?), %cores with cancer?
I am 3+4, psa is 13, tumor size 2.1 cm and abuts capsule, 6of 19 cores with cancer all from tumor.
Trying to decide plan, am 78.