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Advise about treatment options, questions when meeting with our dr
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No surgery, but starting radiation in about a week. My radiation oncologist thinks he can destroy the remaining cancer and if my PSA stays undetectable for 6 months after, then maybe I can be taken off ADT. Of course this is all a “maybe” at this point because I have the BRCA2 gene mutation and my cancer is very high risk. I am just taking this one day at a time and staying active and try to enjoy every day. I am 72 years old, my older brother had the same exact disease back in 2006, he was 62 then, by the time he had symptoms and went to the doctor it was too late for effective treatments and he passed in about 6 months. I believe the treatments today are much better and life expectancy with the disease has increased.
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Thanks for your reply. My husband is also very high risk but no BRCA gene. However his grandfather, father and his uncle all died with cancer so something is going on there. His prostatectomy “failed” after it was done in June so now he’s on ADT and will have another pmsa pet scan and then on to radiation. Wishing you well with your upcoming treatments.
Thank you for responding. My husband is 73, and both his parents died from cancer. I’m sorry about your brother.
I am so sorry to read that your brother transitioned from this physical world because of his prostate cancer. My father did as well at age 65. As you pointed out, treatments are better than earlier and the advances in medical technology are amazing. Be well and stay strong, John....
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I have BRCA2 And I’ve been on ADT for nine years. I’ve had four reoccurrences because the BRCA does not allow you to get cured. I’ve had surgery 3 1/2 years later my PSA started rising and I’ve had salvage radiation, 2 1/2 years later the PSA came back up and I moved to Lupron. Nine years later, 2 more reoccurrences, I’m just waiting until the drugs I’m on stop working. Then I move to a PARP Inhibitor. Hopefully, that will work.
I’m one of the easiest Cases because I started as a 4+3 Gleason. I know many other people with BRCA2 that have had much more aggressive cases, And shorter lives.. Make sure if you stop ADT that you get tested monthly. I got it at 62 and I’m now 77. My brother got it at 75, My father died of prostate cancer so that that’s why he has it. He doesn’t have BRCA2 So he got it a lot later in life.