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Dr. Stephen Petteruti is associated with integrative and functional medicine approaches to prostate cancer.
I have heard Dr. Petteruti mention the use of advanced treatments for metastatic prostate cancer in some of his other videos and he’s definitely not against advanced treatment in these cases. However, that is not the focus of his work.
Dr. Petteruti does go into a lot of what you mention in his other videos….this thread and this particular video are about Prostate biopsy complications.
As an example, I am unaware of any detailed information from Dr. Eugene Kwon, regarding active surveillance and the positive results of the ERASE randomized clinical trial and similar studies demonstrating the efficacy of aerobic exercise and heart health diets to slow the progression of low risk prostate cancer.
Dr. Kwon simply doesn’t focus his attention on low risk prostate cancer; which includes 55-70% of ALL men initially diagnosed with PCa.
I don’t fault Dr. Kwon for his lack of expertise and knowledge of the best recommendations for low risk prostate cancer men; I simply go to someone else who has more knowledge about this particular condition, because that is my particular diagnosis.
I also read and watch a whole host of other physicians whose life work is with low risk PCa. Dr. Petteruti is just one of many.
Every man diagnosed with PCa should research and study PRIMARILY those whose expertise is focused on the PCa risk group in which they have been diagnosed; if they want to know the latest information regarding their particular diagnosis.
Of course, it’s perfectly fine to go with your own medical team’s recommendations.
My only caveat would be to ensure your team’s PRIMARY focus is with PCa patients in YOUR PARTICULAR risk category.
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As I mentioned mainly higher risk cases, what you are writing makes sense. They have been more protective of people that are 3+3 or 3+4 But still not enough.
The problem is the training, people are offered radiation or surgery at many offices. Even if their case could be treated less aggressively.
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Yes, but how do you know aggressiveness of your cancer without biopsy and decipher ? According to my husband's PSA and MRI nobody would guess that he actually has very aggressive cells in his prostate - cribriform and probable IDC.
Also - a comment about melanoma is bogus ! One has to have a skin biopsy to make diagnosis and what is a biopsy but cutting into that particular mole or spot and looking it under the microscope. According to him that would spread melanoma and be malpractice !!! Just insane statement and he lost any credibility for me after that sentence - period.
The only sentence that he uttered that was of importance was that this video is more so about his philosophy about living - well, I prefer to rely more on studies and results than on his philosophy , but that is just me.