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Husband disgnosed stage 1: Should he wait 5 months for second opinion?
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My husband got an earlier appointment at Johns Hopkins and saw a surgeon today. He wants to do surgery, and he basically said that is his bias. He is sending him to a Radiologist oncologist that he says is the best at JH, and if he thinks radiation is the way to go, he will agree. We asked about Tulsa Pro and he quickly dismissed it because he said any treatment that’s only been around 5 years is not the way to go. We are feeling so frustrated, and confused.
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@jneylon
That is the urologist/surgeon Opinion on focal therapy. You should request that you be given an appointment with the person that’s doing focal therapy. Husband has a very mild prostate cancer case and Tulsa Pro May be appropriate for you.
Not sure which radiation oncologist they’re having you see but this guy is really good.
Dr. Curtiland Deville Jr., MD
You don’t have to depend on that surgeon for who you can talk to.
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@jneylon At least you did not have to wait 5 months for that answer. He should have mentioned higher % of recurrence. That is the primary negative of Tulsa Pro. Not unusual for all focal therapy to be dismissed. His focus is on eliminating the cancer rather than the quality of life of the patient after treatment. That is common. Both RP and RT have higher success rates and higher side effects than any focal therapy.