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Pathology report - bahhhhh :/

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 25 10:31am | Replies (38)

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Hi Surfer, I’m sorry that you and your husband got this news. It really sucks to get news like this while in the midst of recovery when you are trying to focus on getting well. At least you have a better understanding of what your situation is. The post surgical pathology was one of many reasons I choose to start with surgery for my multi modality treatment. I also did that somatic testing that showed that I have PTEN and TP53 mutations, which I now understand that it makes PCa cancer more aggressive (but is also sort of common in GL 9). You may want to ask about FoundationOne testing if you haven’t done so already. I also agree with Jeff to ask about ADT meds. They already put me on Firmagon and I will start zytiga in a few weeks as well. I told my MO that I want my PCA to be tested every month for a while, and she agreed.

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Thanks for the info John - do I ask my doctor to do FoundationOne test ? Is that somatic test for genetic changes in cancer cells ?