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Active Surveillance video
Somebody posted the video about active surveillance being over treated. I’m wondering if somebody could post that link back here. I want to send it...
Active Surveillance As A Choice?
This is very good news. Most men with localised prostate cancer are likely to live for a long time, whether or not they receive invasive...
My Active Surveillance Journey
This will be a new experience for me on this 13+ year prostate cancer journey —> Tonight (July 30th) at 7:00 (ET), I’ll be presenting...
active surveillance no longer recommended?
I"m not a Mayo patient. I'm 62 and was just diagnosed with prostate cancer, PSA 4.7, Gleason 3+3. I have no symptoms and am otherwise...
Active Surveillance vs Treatment Now
I'm 55 and my PSA in 2020 was 3.8, 2021 was 3.3, and 2022 jumped to 4.5. Got a biopsy and on this past Thursday...
Active Surveillance of Grade Group 1
I am so grateful for this group. The wealth of information and personal experiences prepared me in many ways for running the gauntlet of screening/diagnostic...
Where are all the people on Active Surveillance (AS)?
I presume there are some but wonder if there are any lurkers who have been on AS for at least a few years? I ask...
PSA Doubling Time Under Active Surveillance
Dear Group Members, I was diagnosed as a case of BPH in 2011. With a rising PSA from 2011 to 2017 (app 5.5 to 8)...
On Active Surveillance. MRI and Biopsy-Type Questions.
Cancer Discovered in Feb of this year. Currently on Active Surveillance 12 of 12 Cores Positive (had 2nd opinion by Dr. Epstein) 1 3+4 (only...
Questions about Active Surveillance as a treatment option
My HoLEP Biopsy 3+4,Decipher .017nothing found in PSAM/MRI of prostate and also Pelvic region-How to deal with the 3+4? AC or surgery? Any suggestions
Was on active surveillance, now gleason 3+4: Any advice?
60 year old male gleason 3+4 in one location. psa went from 3.2 to 8.0 in 6 months. been on active surveillance for 2 years...
Where to draw the line between active surveillance, removal, radiation
Where do you draw the line between active surveillance and removal or radiation? Gleason 3+3, 4 cores positive out of 12 in biopsy. No more...
Do I Continue Active Surveillance or Consider Intervention?
Age: 76 Male, Diet: Life Long Plant Based Lacto Vegetarian, no tobacco, no drug and no alcohol use. History: Prostate cancer detection- No bothersome urinary...
Choosing Active Surveillance over any further treatment at this time
This is a new comment , not related to the last post I'm not sure how to start a new thread but this is my...
Is anyone with Gleason 4+3=7 trying active surveillance?
I am 72, recently diagnosed with with two localized tumors, one at the right apex, another at the right base. I have a girlfriend and...
Active Surveillance vs Radiation for Unfavorable Intermediate R. Grp.
I am 74 yr old, in relatively good health & weight, except I also deal with RA. and have recently been given a diagnosis of...
Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?
Biopsy showed 3 + 4 MRI showed pirad 2 bone scan CAT scan no metastasism nothing found. psma pet scan radiologists said nothing found. but...
Active Surveillance proves better for low-risk prostate cancer
Some casual reading. Best wishes to everyone.Monitoring proves better than active treatment for low-risk prostate cancer https://scienceblog.com/523988/monitoring-proves-better-than-active-treatment-for-low-risk-prostate-cancer/
What is best next treatment after 20 years of active surveillance?
In 2005, I had prostate cancer surgery with Gleason = 7 (3 +4), 40%, pT2c, pNx, pMx. In 2013 PSA blood test, my PSA was...
MRI-Based Active Surveillance Shows Promise in GS ≤ 3 + 4 PCa
The attached article, just published in European Urology, seems to firmly place Gleason 3/4 PCa in the category for AS consideration. I present it for...
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