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The Pros and Cons of De-escalation of advanced treatments

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 14 1:32pm | Replies (10)
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@heavyphil

Well said, North. How many other Stage 4 cancer patients survive as long as PCa patients?
You ARE a Stage 4 patient yourself so you have a very personal stake and point of view in this whole debate.
At what point would you opt for an ADT vacation? And more importantly, do you even want one? Best,
Phil

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Apr 14 7:42am

Thanks for asking. I would opt for an ADT vacation if

- the evidence supported it (it does not yet, for stage 4) and my oncologist recommended it,

- there were a test available that could determine that I was actually cancer free (doesn't exist yet), or

- the mortality risk from continuing ADT outweighed the risk from cancer progression (no sign of that yet for me🤞).

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