Prostate cancer in large prostates
My prostate is 111ml. Can I be treated with high intensity, short course radiation using image guided beams or stereotactic?
I have Gleason 9 prostate cancer.
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Mine is 120 with a PSA of 2.9. Had a 30 core transperineal MRI fusion biopsy that found 5 cores all from the area where the MRI showed the Pirads 4 lesion that showed cancer. Most were 3-4 but 2 were 4-3 Gleason and I did have another pathologist look at the cores for a 2nd opinion. Mayo also had me do a PSMA Pet scan to see if it had spread and it was confined to the prostate. I wanted the SpaceOar gel and had that inserted when the markers were implanted. Chose the 5 session Proton radiation treatment at Mayo Phoenix. First session was a piece of cake and I drank my coffee on the way home no problem. Today was the 2nd session and I drank my mug on the way home and finished the pot when I got home. When they say to avoid coffee as it irritates the bladder they were not joking. I was peeing every 10 minutes all afternoon till it got out of my system after dinner tonight. 2 down and 3 more to go. I am 74 and walk over 10,000 steps every day and lift weights in my home gym.
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1 ReactionWhat if the cancer has spread to areas where the cancer is very difficult to or just can't be surgically removed?