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Best Prostate Cancer Treatment Options If You Have BPH Symptoms?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 12 5:02pm | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
This is a really interesting thought. I had originally ruled out the TULSA-PRO procedure. I had read somewhere that it is very difficult for the surgeon to ensure they get all of the cancer cells, plus the uncertainty of cancer cells growing elsewhere in the prostate. The re-occurance rates with TULSA I thought were significantly higher. Did you talk with your doctor about what treatment to pursue in the event of re-occurance? Overall, I like this idea if the re-occurance rates aren't too much worse than radiation or prostatectomy.
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I also did Tulsa in July last year at Mayo Rochester. I did a lot of research and what sold me on Tulsa was the low risk of side effects, non surgical procedure, and all other options are still on the table if cancer returns. Also there was a study that came out about that time showing focal therapies were just as effective at 30 months as other options. I just had my 6 month MRI and no sign of cancer. My PSA is down from 8.6 to .96. My PSA was 2 fifteen years ago. My radiologist at Mayo has done over 3000 Ablations on cancers (not all prostate) and told me the Tulsa Pro system gives him a level of precision he does not have for most of the cancers he treats. I agree with pdcar that there will likely continue to be huge treatment improvements in the next 5 years and we have bought some time with no impact on quality of life.