Just so you know something about Gleason 8. I know a few people that have lived many years with a Gleason 8. Rick Davis, who founded Ancan.org, Was a Gleason 8 who was treated with radiation at UCSF, at least 15 years ago, Has been cancer Free since then..

It is not a death sentence and with the treatments and drugs they have available today you’re probably going to live a long time. Most prostate cancer patients die of some other cause.

Ancan.org holds weekly meetings for advanced prostate cancer people, And many other meetings for other levels of prostate cancer and for other diseases. Their newsletter that comes out weekly has a lot of information about new things going on in prostate cancer. You can also watch old meetings to get a feel for what’s going on. If you like to get some advice Come to a meeting after your PET scan has been completed.