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Lymph Nodes why take them out!
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 8:54am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
so wonder what the thought is on radiating the lymph nodes ?? should they be irradiated like the prostate- try to save it, but kill the cancer..? or just blast them with focused radiation ?? I have 2 pelvic lymph nodes involved..my latest MRI indicates the ORGOVYX has shrunk them a bit .. (only 2 months of ADt)...
As I heard Dr Scholz on his podcast discuss, the number of lymph nodes involved does affect treatment options and outcomes- the fewer the better.
I believe he said if you have fewer than 5 nodes ( localized/regional pelvic area) involved, it is possible to achieve a cure but distant metastis , probably not, but can be controlled.
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Unfortunately sometimes our immune system fails and stops recognizing and eliminating cancer cells. Than cancer cells find a safe harbor in nodes and dwell there and use lymphatic system to spread further up-stream (in case of the PC). For that reason they should be zapped - to kill cancer that is inhabiting them. During surgery many nodes are removed just to be checked for cancer and often they are not so in that case they are "wasted" . I think that that was the reasoning in previous post regarding removing them during surgery. BUT, I might be wrong - if they suggested for cancer invaded nodes to STAY, than I would be totally shocked 😵💫