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Doc just recommended treatment options, head is spinning! Thoughts?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 13 7:46am | Replies (31)
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@jeffmarc if a guy gets radiation therapy for his prostate then why would he even get it removed? My Doctor at the Mayo Clinic said that there is really no reason to have the prostate removed after radiation.

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Jan 7 4:57pm

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In rare cases someone will get radiation to the prostate and it won’t be sufficient to stop their PSA from rising due to material in that area, Material that is the leftover melted down prostate tissue.

There are surgeons who specialize in removing that material. This is not a normal situation, but it does occur.

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