← Return to Treatment Plans For Advance Prostrate cancer

Discussion

Treatment Plans For Advance Prostrate cancer

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 8, 2023 | Replies (18)

Comment receiving replies
@kujhawk1978

The decision your brother and his medical team will be based on many factors, some clinical, some personal preferences.

You indicate some of the clinical data, age, stage, there are other pieces missing which can help the forum provide feedback based on our journey and personal "research."

Did he have a biopsy, if so, what did the pathology report say?
You say it has spread outside the prostate, that tells us he had imaging, what it doesn't tell us is what type of imaging, what were the results, was the cancer found in the lymph nodes, bones, organs, if so, where?
What is his general state of health, any cardiovascular issues, diabetic...
Any family history of prostate cancer?

One place to start is the NCCN Guidelines, they are the standard of care. I've attached those.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has an excellent guide too - https://www.pcf.org/guide/prostate-cancer-patient-guide/

His treatment decision should be based on the clinical data, his preferences for treatment, balancing quantity versus quality of life and be informed by doing his "homework." The choices will be many...

Kevin

Jump to this post


Replies to "The decision your brother and his medical team will be based on many factors, some clinical,..."

I concur about using these resources, with one caveat. The PCF (Prostate Cancer Foundation) guide seems (to me) to have a bias against Proton Beam Therapy. They label it “experimental”.
It’s my impression that PBT may be a very effective focused treatment for prostate cancer metastases; minimizing ancillary damage from traditional radiation.
Some resources regarding metastasized prostate cancer the Prostate Cancer Research Institute:
Advanced Prostate Cancer Support Group Leader:


16 Years Surviving Metastatic Prostate Cancer:

Overview Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatments

One of the things to remember with Prostate Cancer is that diagnostic tools and treatments are evolving rapidly. Since my own diagnosis 11/2019 and PBT treatment 01/2020 the new PSMA pet scans have been approved and new treatment regimes. Perhaps I am optimistic, but I would say that where we are now is not where we will be in two years time.