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Lymph Nodes why take them out!
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 8:54am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
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 😵💫
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@surftohealth88 no, I agree with you..I want the ( MALIGNANT) lymph nodes destroyed...I think my immune system worked pretty well in keeping just 2 'nodes involved...the PET scan and MRI detected nothing elsewhere ( hopefully nothing will show up later)
but certainly, the medical community dropped the ball for 10 yrs by saying older men DID NOT need PSA or DRE after 65 or so..I remember asking if I was gonna get either and docs said " no, you dont need that anymore" so imagine my surprsie when I found PC was cooking for 3 yrs or so AFTER my PSA test in May '25 CAME BACK AT 48...!!!