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You are a case where active surveillance would make sense. This was discussed At the PCRI conference today. With a low number of cores you have with a Gleason 6 score, and very little four in the 3+4 There really isn’t a lot of reason to do anything right away. You’re a low PSA score is another reason active surveillance makes sense. Prostate cancer grows very slowly you have a long time to make any decision.

You could get a PSMA pet scan to see if there is spread anywhere in your body.

The Radiation oncologist at the PCRI conference discussing active surveillance was pretty insistent that somebody like you should not be doing treatment yet. You could take a look at the video and see what’s going on.

Here is a video with Dr. Laurence Klotz, one of the experts on active surveillance. He can give you answers as to why you would or would not be a good candidate for active surveillance.

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Thank you, Jeff. I am a UCLA patient. I believe they do have an Active Surveillance program. I will discuss with my doctors next week to see if I am qualified.