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What is treatment for Gleason Score 8 at 80 years old in good health?
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@cadaddy
The Gleason nine along with the lymph node problems make it pretty certain that the ADT requirements would be at least one year if not, 18 months. You can cut it short if you believe in taking chances, get monthly PSA test to make sure it doesn’t come back quickly.
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@jeffmarc From where I sit, everything I've done so far is a risk. I had different options given to me and settled on the one that seemed to attack the pc with force - early introduction of ADT a month and a half prior to SBRT. After 6 months of ADT and the SBRT, my psa is undetectable. I think it's likely that after 6 or 12 more months of ADT, it will also be undetectable. The trade-off of a return to my usual physical condition vs an additional 6 months of SEs at my age is a difficult decision. I'm still collecting advice from trusted sources and haven't made a decision yet. But I'm sure inclined to stop at 6 months and test after 6 more.