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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 25 9:38pm | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Then as I think more there is this friend of mine that didn't have prostate removed, but radiation of some kind for prostate cancer. It killed the cancer, but really messed up some other things around in that area. I just never got into all the details with him, but he would tell me if I asked. He ended up having to have some minor surgery to correct some urinary issues and bladder.
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My brother had five sessions of SBRT to resolve the Gleason 4+3 in his prostate. He was 77 at the time and surgery is usually not recommended at that age.
For primary treatment of prostate cancer that’s isolated to the prostate with a low PSA (Under 9) Can frequently be very successful. Usually there isn’t incontinence and ED is not a problem right away.
Salvage radiation is a very different thing. Usually, they will do IMRT as a primary treatment if there is spread outside the prostate.