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Looking for people who had a G6 diagnosis and opted for RARP
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 5 6:26pm | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
14 years ago they stopped doing PSA tests on men because too many men were being treated with a Gleason six.
As a result today, we have a large number of people with advanced prostate cancer.
My father died of prostate cancer. My brother got it at 77 six years after being on active surveillance.
You can get an Episwitch PSE test to see if there is prostate cancer found in your system. In that case, you need a biopsy. The test is 94% accurate. That would be a lot better choice than rushing into surgery.
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Almost 11 years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a PSA of 11.3 and a follow-up biopsy. Chose EBRT in late 2015. Today my PSA is 0.09.
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@jeffmarc thanks Jeff. My issue which I’ve expressed before is the waiting while being on AS. My urologist is great and will do whatever I want. He is a fan of AS but understands it’s not for everyone. My logic(at least today’s logic) is have surgery while I am young(51), recover and hopefully be cancer free. As opposed to waiting, getting tested every 90 days and wondering if I have worse PCa hidden in my prostate.