Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?
A urologist my brother asked regarding my wondering about surgery vs radiation said that no one 76 years old should get the surgery. Does this square with what anyone else may have heard?
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I was diagnosed in late 3016 and after removing cancer from the bladder I had a prostatectomy in 2017. I was 76 years of age and had no problems with the robotic operation even though it's a 5+hours job. I had a Gleason score of 9.
Post op I have been on ADT (ZOLADEX) with a PSA of 0.001. Sex life is non-existent but I haven't suffered from incontinence at any stage.
If my Urologist had told me I was too old, then I would quickly have sought another opinion. I am now in the 9th year of fighting Prostate cancer, that has metastasized, bladder cancer with a visit to the hospital in 3 days to check out the bladder and an aggressive form of Leukaemia. I do suffer from fatigue and continue to work on that.
The decision is yours, I have always taken the position of being responsible for my health, I have a good medical team that advise me and I take their advice, research the issue, and then talk to them about my decision.
Stay strong and always check things out if you have any doubts. Good Luck.