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Radical prostatectomy vs external Beam and Seeds for Inter. risk PC
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 30, 2023 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
You are 62 and you may have 30 years ahead of you. If I were you I would choose RP as that preserves the most treatment options for the years ahead. If you have radiation you practically eliminate the RP surgery in the future. The surgery is painless and the recovery is fast. Also, when they remove the prostrate they can better evaluate the type and extent of your cancer and that helps with designing your future treatment. Good Luck and best wishes, young man!
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The average life expectancy for USA males is 77.27 for men so you probably do not have 30 years ahead of you.
https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/
If you insist on doing treatment, I would be doing the one with the least side effects. They all have similar prostate cancer specific mortality rates.
The quote that "surgery is painless and the recovery is fast" is probably not the general consensus.
What % of Gleason 4 are we talking about? Did you have an MRI? Visible lesions?