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Husband disgnosed stage 1: Should he wait 5 months for second opinion?
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@topf his doctor sent the referral to a surgeon he had trained with. He said all of my husband’s records would be sent and they would look at the biopsy and give us a second opinion. We are hoping once he gets to Johns Hopkins he will be able to see other doctors like a radiologist. He doesn’t want surgery.
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@jneylon Urologists are surgeons so tend to recommend what they know; therefore, the comment about seeing a RO. With all disease on one side, he might be a good candidate for one of the focal ablation therapies (IRE/Nanoknife, HIFU/Tulsa Pro, Cyro (freezing), or Laser). These target the cancer vs. the entire prostate like surgery (removed) or radiation (fried). Tend to have higher recurrence rates but far lower side effects. Depending on specific location of lesions some of these will be better than others. Treatments covered by classic Medicare but may not be by commercial insurance or Advantage plans.
Several posts on this site about experiences especially with Tulsa Pro and Nanoknife.