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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 4 hours ago | Replies (12)

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@northoftheborder

In my hospital chart from 2021, I recently noticed that my then-radiation oncologist referenced STAMPEDE as justification for doing radiation on my prostate despite the fact that my cancer was/is stage 4 oligometastatic.

Apparently that was still a new-ish idea in 2021, so he felt a need to explain himself. Also, the team's head oncologist was on leave and he was a resident, so a clear decision trail was probably doubly important. (He supervises his own team now, and well-deserved IMO).

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Now that is a forward looking doctor. They do find that removing the prostate really is essential in people who have advanced cases, so that it stops them from continuing to infect the body with prostate cancer.