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Dr. Bert Vorstman skeptical of any PC treatment. What do you think?

Posted by quaddick @quaddick, Jan 10 11:03am

I watched this video 11 days prior to my prostatectomy. Gave me second thoughts briefly. However, after more research, I'm skeptical of his skepticism.
Dr. Vorstman's points:
- there’s no scientific evidence that the Prostate Cancer Awareness and Active Surveillance programs save significant numbers of lives

- countless men are injured in the process of prostate cancer testing and treatment without benefit

- the prostate cancer narrative exploits false hope and false promises by recycling misinformation

- the claims about the benefits of prostate cancer screening and treatment are untrue

A link to his video: https://www.youtube.com/watch
I went from no cancer detected to 2 tumors, one a 3+4 and a 3+3, and a decipher score of .85 in just a year. Seems to me pretty aggressive with a chance of metastasis. Doing nothing as he suggests seems reckless to me.
What do you guys think of his ideas?

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | Jan 14 4:11pm
In reply to @pesquallie "@brianjarvis Many doctors are still following the old government guidelines. I had to twist my family..." + (show)
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@brianjarvis

Many doctors are still following the old government guidelines. I had to twist my family doctors' arm to get a PSA test. She said I was too old at age 82.

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@pesquallie Was it your first PSA test?

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Jan 15 8:33am
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I wish my doctor had ignored the government recommendation to deny PSA testing for those over 70. Three years without a test and my PSA had jumped from < 1 to 11.1 at age83and testing indicated Stage 3B. 44 radiation treatment and 4 months of Lupron ADT has me at PSA < 0.1 and Testosterone < 8 @ 1 and 4 months later. Horrible side effects made me stop Lupron but now 6 months later the side effects are just starting to lessen.

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@pesquallie Yup, recommended by ‘a panel of experts’
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pesquallie | @pesquallie | Jan 15 9:35am
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@pesquallie Was it your first PSA test?

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Only with this lady doctor. My previous doctors, all men, pushed annual PSA tests.

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tango32652 | @tango32652 | Jan 16 9:24am

This is quite the video. Everyone should watch it, not to necessarily believe it, but jus to hear the opposing viewpoint. Personally, it makes me feel even beter that I had my RP.

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imbimbo | @imbimbo | Jan 18 3:15pm

The video did not cover radiation.

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