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Is hormone therapy necessary with radiation?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 19 8:36pm | Replies (104)
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The quick return of a rising PSA after a prostatectomy and all of the aggressive features found in your prostate cancer make ADT really essential,

You can say no, But it will almost definitely result in reoccurrence sooner, rather than later.

Unfortunately, you are not among the group that can safely have salvage radiation without ADT.

Are you prepared for that? Are you really questioning it at this point?

I’ve been on ADT for eight years, it is one of the reasons I’m still alive.

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bikeman1 | @bikeman1 | Jun 9 7:52am

@jeffmarc
Jeff, no, I am not questioning the need for hormone therapy. Actually, I was annoyed it took so long to start it due to certain complications (e.g., Orgyvx was contra-indicated with my heart drug). At my last RO appointment I pushed to get on ANY drug NOW; I am taking bicalutamide for about a week. On 6/16 I will discuss with my MO which drug(s) I should take and for how long, as the bicalutamide was just the easiest/quickest one I could start.

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