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Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

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Patrick Walsh MD the father of Robotic Surgery once said that he would not do prostate surgery on a man over 70 unless he brought his parents in too.

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michaelcharles | @michaelcharles | 12 hours ago

I had successful RP at 72 at Johns Hopkins, where Dr Walsh practiced.
I had a 2d opinion mtg with a JH surgeon and he initially suggested that I was too old for surgery.
I advised him that both parents lived to 95, that I had no commorbidities and I wanted my G 9 cancerous prostate removed.
And he agreed.

So in a way, I brought my parents to the consult.

RP was the right choice for me. And I had "persistent" PSA .19 post-op, which took me directly to Salvage Radiation w/ 4 mos ADT.
My PSA has been undetectable < .02 past 18 mos. Now 75 w/ testing end of May.
However, surgery is not the only or right choice for others.
Best wishes.

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