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@scary1 I would agree with others that IMRT might be the better option; by telling you that 2 years of ADT are necessary, the RO is intimating that the cancer could be in the nodes and surrounding area already even if scans are negative.
Yet, he is only targeting the gland?? Doesn’t make sense.
Your husband should probably go on Orgovyx right away to arrest any growth/spread while you get a second opinion.
Remember, all radiation is cumulative; it all adds up no matter what! Laymen think that 5 huge blasts are really more powerful; but 25 or more, in smaller doses, add up to the same killing effect.
Five sessions of ‘X’ amount of radiation is equal to 25 lesser sessions of the same total amount.
But it’s where that dose goes that really matters.
You need the nodes treated as well, IMO.
Phil

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@heavyphil
Everything you wrote makes perfect sense - 5 blasts to only the prostate doesn't make sense to me either. I read your post to my husband, who was adamant he wanted only the 5-blasts, and he agreed a second opinion is vital. Truly, if doctors told my husband he needed his toes amputated to remove the prostate cancer, he might go along with it. He really doesn't want to engage with his situation.

Orgovyz arrives in the mail tomorrow, so he'll begin that while waiting on Nubeqa approval (which was denied since the scan shows no metastasis).
Thanks for your valuable input.