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New Oncologist recommendation vs. prostectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 23, 2025 | Replies (25)

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Large cribriform can be resilient to radiation in some cases and they are very aggressive. Your Decipher is very high. My husband had similar case and we opted for prostatectomy after consultations with both the surgeon and radiation specialist. Since high decipher and cribriform point to high aggressiveness of the cancer there is a possibility of recurrence and you can irradiate particular region only once. We wanted to have that second option available if there is any BCR in the future.

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Indeed - the decipher is high. How old is your husband when treated and how is he doing (exceptionally well I hope)? That element alone is what prompted the Urologist to lean in the surgery direction (he is a robotic surgeon with over 4k prostectomies). However, a number of gleason 8 and 9 people I know in my age range have opted for radiation in hopes that the treatment works, or works well enough for 10-12 years, to see improvements in RP salvage surgery. It is a dilemma.