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First appointment with oncologist: What to expect?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 30, 2023 | Replies (14)

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Datu: 30 minutes does not give you much time. Do your research at non.org, centers of excellence web sites, pcri.org and this web site using the search function, to name a few reasonable sources.

Ask about different types of radiation machines and which machine protects your healthy tissue the most. Which machines use real time mri images vs fused images.

Ask about prostate removal with da Vinci robots vs by hand and also nerve sparing.

Ask about spaceoar to separate prostate from the bladder if radiation is used.

Ask about side effects of anything you discuss and drill down even when your doctor says whatever you choose will ultimately have the same benefit in the long run.

Best of luck. Keep coming back here every step of the way for experienced feedback on the subtleties.

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Sorry I forgot to post more details. My husband was recently diagnosed with high grade PCa with Mets to bones.we have already done the psma pet scan so the doctors should have data on that. 30 mins doesn’t seem like a lot of time so trying to be as efficient as possible. Thank you everyone for all your advice.