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Ed: Choices are individual, and I wish you well with yours.
I favor treatment. My MRI suggested cancer contained within prostate capsule. But it is not a "hard" capsule, and after prostatectomy Aug 2022 at age 72, which I hoped might be curative, cancer cells were found outside (EPE) and .19 PSA.
Today I should finish 37 radiation therapy txs. Also midway through 4 mos ADT Orgovyx.
It seems that everyone's cancer progresses, and if that is true, treating sooner rather than later makes sense to me.
My recovery from surgery went very well. Others have successfully completed ADT (hormone deprivation therapy) together with radiation.
Side effects have been significant for some men, and not for others.
Best guidance and treatment are from experienced surgeon's and oncologists, and may include seeking a center of excellence for diagnosis and/or treatment.
And you make the choices that you are most comfortable with making, including active surveillance.
Many suggest Dr Walsh's book Surviving Prostate Cancer and PCF.org free patient guide.
Best wishes for success.

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Thank you for sharing with my your thoughts. As you mentioned, all choices are individual, and even if I am not sure about my future, I decided to stay with my decision, and wish for the better outcome.