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Being treated for Gleason 9

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@northoftheborder
This is encouraging.
When Hubby’s GP gave us the news that he has prostate cancer, it felt like a death sentence and that there was nothing much could be done.

Once the oncologist and urologist became involved, there were options. They didn’t sugar coat things, but provided facts and knowledge.
He is so far responding well to treatment. Only just over a month in, but we have hope for duration and quality of life.

Treatment and outcomes have come a long way - something the GP seemed uninformed of.

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@canadaanne It’s important to realize that of all cancers men might be diagnosed with, prostate cancer has one of the lowest mortality rates - a very low risk of dying from it. (See attached chart.) Urologist’s are terrible at delivering the news.

(Data are from the American Cancer Society, 2024: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21820)

(I started getting PSA tests in 2000, was diagnosed with PCa in 2012, was treated in 2021, and now just get PSA tests every 6 months.)