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Diagnosed today w/ PCa. Seeking feedback w/ treatment I think I want
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@jeffmarc Thank you Jeff (and everyone) for your responses thus far. I read the discussion on radiation and bladder damage. Feels like in some cases going the route of radiation is kicking the proverbial can down the road relative to post treatment side effects.
Per my Urologist, I will be scheduled for a PET scan then meeting with oncology radiologist followed by surgeon so I will get more input. Because I am super active, travel etc. I really need to nail the post treatment side effects component.
Thanks again, everyone.
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@thig350
I'm 59 and recently diagnosed. I'm 3+4 (small patterns of 4) and have done a lot of research on both. Consulting with RO's at two of the best medical centers in the country (MD Anderson & Sloan Kettering and would highly recommend you do that if you can).
What they have told me is bowel cancer risk for average person is 1%. With radiation it's 2% --- so doubled but still extremely small. SBRT technology plus use of gel spacers significantly lower radiation to other areas.
Extremely tough decision I know but I'm leaning radiation as recovery etc much easier and RO's telling me my chance of recurrence is sub 10% and treatments now exist should you have recurrence in many instances.
Don't take the "one and done" line from a surgeon without investigating further at some top flight institutions. Good luck....know firsthand this is a tough decision!