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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (21)
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Hopefully this isn't a double post - I accidentally closed out my web browser session before sending.

I just wanted to say that the link to the Timothy Daskkivich video is very informative. He provided some quantitative information to the qualitative knowledge that we all have that PCa is always a trade off between quantity and quality of life.

The link from spyglass didn't work for me. I don't know why since it looks right.

Here's my link. (I'll double check it after posting.)
https://www.urotoday.com/video-lectures/localized-prostate-cancer/video/mediaitem/4525-overtreatment-of-prostate-cancer-persists-in-men-with-limited-life-expectancy-timothy-daskivich.html

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jeffMar | @jeffmarc | Feb 15 3:51pm

That link works

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jeffMar | @jeffmarc | Feb 15 5:59pm

One thing I noticed about this video is a real conundrum. He recommends highly that the doctor tells the patient what their life expectancy is. Doesn’t matter if they’re elderly, he Highly recommends it be done.

Is there a real problem with doing that? In user group meetings I’ve been in many people are really opposed to giving life expectancy numbers, since they are very frequently wrong. People are living longer with the new treatments.

What do people in this forum think?

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