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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 22 2:46pm | Replies (115)Comment receiving replies
You always have options. I’m a Gleason 8; diagnosed in November. Have been researching and I’m down to 2 options. I’m wondering why you are considering RP so strongly? Everything I’ve heard suggests that recurrence is high and therefore you will still need radiation. OR they will say they want to radiate as well. So why Prostatectomy?
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How old are you. I was diagnosed with Gleason 8 in late December and just turned 52. The question when it comes to long-term survival is whether RP with possible salvage RT ( plus ADT) has lower up-front risk of a second recurrence compared to that of a first recurrence with primary RT.