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Post radical prostatectomy (RP) Challenges

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 27, 2023 | Replies (37)
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@budisnothome

Don't count on the percentage. I had 5.9% chance at 10 years. 16 months after rp it came back. 35 rad treatments and radiation wrecked a lot. Good luck.

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hammer101 | @hammer101 | Nov 16, 2023

So sorry you have had to go through so much radiation therapy after your RP. Definitely agree, cancer is tricky and you never know if it will come back. One of the main reasons I went with a radical prostatectomy was that it allowed for more follow-up options, if the cancer decides to come back. My doctor said I have a 20% chance for BCR over the first five years. This is all based on averages, so who knows, could be 5% like you, or could be 95%??

Take care and thanks for the reply.

Jim

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