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Has Anyone Elected for No Treatment?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 2 9:03am | Replies (44)Comment receiving replies
There is no easy answer to this. If you have a Gleason score of 3+3, then you can probably go on active surveillance. If it’s higher than that, then you probably need treatment and if you don’t get it, your progression free survival is limited. How much it is limited is based on where your cancer started in strength and location in your body. If you get no treatment, you have no idea what’s going on.
Dying from prostate cancer is extremely painful. My father had his teeth ground down and crowned without Novacaine. He came home for dinner every night, and you’d never know it. He was on so much morphine a few weeks before he died of prostate cancer,that he couldn’t communicate at all.
Are you prepared to live like that?
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Yes, dying from any cancer is often painful.
Last October, my older brother (74y) died of pancreatic cancer. It was not a good death. (I was there much of the time.) He was on morphine for some time towards the end.
Just last night, my daughter-in-law's sister (49y) died of Leptomeningeal cancer. It was not a good death. She was on something stronger than morphine for the past week.
I assume that it’s the same with prostate cancer. Something to avoid (and seek treatment) if possible.
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Hi Jeff, thank you for your advice. I appreciate it a ton. I was wondering if you had seen my first post called "Worried and Looking for Advice"? Would you mind reading that post and let me know if you think Im over worrying at this stage?