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Half of Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy Cases Were Inappropriate
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Back in 2020 when I was looking for treatment for my 3+4=7, I was not a candidate for focal therapy due to having lesions in both sides of my prostate. (I wound up getting proton radiation treatments.)
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brian,,I am in similar situation. gleason 7 3+4, tumors in two spots. am finishing 20 session Rt.
photon . 20 sessions over 30 days in chicago Uchic. LINAC (non ethos)
can I ask how you are doing after 6 years?
thanks for the info. hope you are well.
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@brianjarvis
Yes, there are many limitations beside gleason and grade.
People also need to understand that many local therapies treat just that part of the gland and whatever is left can become cancerous over time. That was one of the reasons why we did not even consider having a focal therapy. Not to mention that after RP gleason was upgraded BIG time so luckily we did not have "focal" treatment, god forbid 😬.
Also, for TULSA lesion has to be close to the urethra for heat to work ! My husband's lesion was on outer side of the gland and close to apex and TULSA would not be effective at all.
Every treatment has its pluses and minuses - there is just NO silver bullet nor "better" treatment per se.