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Surgery or Radiation or Monitor: How do you choose?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 15, 2022 | Replies (8)
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@whudup1

I believe Stage 1,
Really don’t want to have ED, for the time being.
Guess it comes down to looking at long term picture, or just living Life out and enjoying every day even more.
Always been very healthy, No issues, don’t get sick much

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web265 | @web265 | Dec 14, 2022

Are you getting an MRI scheduled to better locate the cancer within the prostate?

For me the decision was based on potential need for more treatment which is more common than I had originally thought. I went with surgery simply because I was advised by many that it allows for radiation later if it's needed, and sure enough, that's what happened.
(surveillance wasn't an option for me, the cancer was a little more advanced than yours.)

I was told that if you get the radiation first, and the cancer survives and starts growing again, having the surgery is a much dicier issue than if you start with surgery and move to radiation if necessary.

The decision of course is a very personal one, this was just my thought process.
Best of Luck to you!

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