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I now will need to decide on SBRT or Brachytherapy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18 4:06pm | Replies (28)
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@climateguy I think brachytherapy is an excellent modality and its various combinations with SBRT and IMRT offer a lot of tailor made options.
However, the comparison of the two men in Dr Keyes story is totally invalid; no one knows their Gleason scores, their PSAs or if there was spread before treatment.
This is over 30 years ago! No Decipher, no PSMA, no genetic testing, nothing…
So to compare the two men makes no sense at all.
Your decision to choose brachytherapy is going to be based on so many factors that simply weren’t available back in the day.
Phil

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climateguy | @climateguy | Jan 12 11:34am

@heavyphil Good points. I wonder if comparing the two men might make sense given enough detail. I'll write Dr. Keyes and tell her about this skeptical heavyphil guy.

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