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Prostox - learn about whether radiation will cause problems
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 13 11:43am | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
@kjholz
Did you watch the video from the latest meeting that we had this week? In there, she says that low-dose brachytherapy is probably safe for those that failed both tests.
You can always pick to have surgery, but that doesn’t always work either. If the cancer has spread outside the prostate surgery is not sufficient. Some type of radiation will be necessary.
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@jeffmarc Yes, I watched the entire video. And she does not say that lose-dose brachytherapy is probably safe for those how failed both Prostox tests.
Here is a transcript of what Dr. Weidhaas ssaid:
"...but low-dose Brachytherapy is really not like anything we've talked about. It's such a low delivery, slow, slow delivery of radiation. We're actually doing a study right now to see if our Prostox Standard predicts that or if it's a signature on its own."
That's Weidhaas speculating low-dose might be ok. But not knowing. Based on her above comment, I sure wouldn't get seeds planted in me when I'm a Prostox Double High Risk.
Based on our Prostox scores, our imaging/biopsies etc Grade 2, 3+4, we opted (and got accepted) for Tulsa Pro. We have low-bar hopes --QOL for three years and then (because I'm a pessimist) the inevitable rise...