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Your report sounds a lot like mine, and I was diagnosed In January. Im 57yrs old, and im having my prostate removed in 13 days. When all this started, and when I still didnt know if it was cancer or not, I already had it in my mind i was going to do radiation treatments if positive, but after hearing if the cancer comes back years later, then surgery is mostly out of the question. Im still young, and since my cancer is isolated to just the prostate, i chose to to just get it out of my body as fast as i can. I also had the choice to go on active surveillance, but i didnt want it to have a chance to grow and spread, even at a slow pace. You have come to the right place, for these people on this forum have really set my mind at ease, and helped making my decision easier for me. good luck my friend.

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Thanks, I'm leaning in the same direction for the same reasons you listed.

@mpersonne They say when younger and good health surgery is often the best treatment. But I've read around 50% of men that have RP end up needing radiation anyway. I'm older but after much research seeing HDR brachytherapy, 23-25 IMRT radiation sessions and maybe ADT gives localized prostate cancer patients a 90%+ "proven" 10 yr success "cure" rate that took surgery off the table for me. Wishing you the best.