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Trying to choose between radiation and surgery

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People who have radiation as their primary treatment have been told by doctors that surgery isn’t really an option if there’s a reoccurrence. Other options are not really mentioned..

This study shows that both salvage focal therapy (HIFU and cryotherapy) and salvage surgery were equally effective at extending the life of a patient that started off with radiation.

Those that had focal therapy had fewer perioperative complications.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2844900

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Thanks thas good information