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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information
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Hi Jeff,
The 11 years is as if there was nothing wrong with me. That’s a 50% mortality. I don’t expect that.
The question remains without an answer. Do I want to spend the rest of my life with unpleasant side effects from a treatment that may or may not work or forgo the impeding consequences later. What is the ultimate answer to the ultimate question?
Lou
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The problem is whatever treatment you select they’re going to be a side effects for the rest of your life. Radiation has the least side effects after the fact (vs surgery) but at some future date it may cause problems. That’s why using Spacing Technology, as well as SBRT via a MERidian type system can reduce the chance of a future problem.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. You may live longer with surgery, Because it allows you to use radiation if it comes back. I wouldn’t base my decision on the mortality tables, better to consider family longevity. My father died at 88 of prostate cancer, The mortality tables would have probably had him dying 10 years earlier.
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That is exactly where I am. I have come to realize that everyone can potentially have success or failure either way thy choose to go. Making the best decision for you with the information you have