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Is there an end to this train ride? and how will they know?
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@rlpostrp
Most prostate cancers are "cured" after removal of the gland. Those individuals just don't post on this blog. I am more optimistic than most. I had/have oligo metastatic disease (one met to T8 and one pelvic node) with G9-RP 2021. After aggressive triplet therapy and pelvic radiation I have had undetectable PSA for >3 years, off treatment and on TRT. My MO at Hopkins says there is a 50% chance PSA remains undetectable and if the cancer does return it will be less aggressive and treatable.
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@retireddoc
Cured may be An exaggeration. Because I’m on so many online meetings for advanced prostate cancer, I hear about a lot of different situations. The Gleason nine people that have come into the meetings saying that after 20 or 30 years following their prostatectomy, their cancer came back and they are looking for treatments.
Other people come in that have gone 10 or 15 years past surgery and all of a sudden their PSA is rising again.
I think rather than cured their cancer goes dormant, That can last for decades or a lifetime but people are never safe to stop getting PSA tests for the rest of their lives, even if they have surgery.