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Is hormone therapy necessary with radiation?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 19 8:36pm | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
@cbball
Like you said advancements are constantly happening and as the prostatectomy was falling out of favor due to side effects and better radiation , boom it’s back now state of the art single port robotic, Retzius sparing technique, home same day as surgery, good chance of immediate continence for many, less ED. I think today treatment can be so tailored, with results becoming more comparable , it’s deciding between side effects you might need to live with, even the rectal issues from radiation have been minimized.
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They KNOW they’re gonna get it back 10 fold from the tens of thousands of different, specialized, tailored procedures they’ll do every year. It is a BIG business!!
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@wheel1
Certainly agree with one port robotic prostatectomy. Being precise can lessen ED issues dramatically. Still need to go to COE that does at least 50/month. Robotic developers, Intuitive’s DaVinci for soft tissue procedures, and Stryker’s Mako for orthopedics are game changers. How far do robots enter the surgical suite?