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re: Cam Cameron diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Has been treated & healthy
Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:01 am to AthensTiger
Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:01 am to AthensTiger
Looks like there are a few in here with experience. Those that have went through it , if faced with early stage Gleason 6 , low PSA , low risk prostate cancer what are your thoughts on or experiences with the following:
1. Active surveillance
2. Surgery
3. Radiation
1. Active surveillance
2. Surgery
3. Radiation
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Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:33 am to bouefbengal
Depends on several things. Age : generally only active surveillance for a man in his late 70s or older. At my PCa support group we have men who have done all kind of treatments...seeds, RT only, surgery only. All of these men are doing well and some are cured. Opinions now are that many men jump the gun and do a prostatectomy when they are G6. In that case maybe AS or hormone therapy or seeds would work. Go to the PC forum on the healingwell site and you will find some very knowledgeable posters. I am G9 so I feel I did the right treatments. Been to MD Anderson twice and have a local oncologist too. My gut feeling on Coach , just from reading what is out there is that he will be fine, and possibly cured .
Posted on 8/29/15 at 1:38 pm to bouefbengal
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Those that have went through it , if faced with early stage Gleason 6 , low PSA , low risk prostate cancer what are your thoughts on or experiences with the following:
I've read several studies/articles that active surveillance for a 6 is becoming much more common. I didn't save the links, but I think I recall that for every 100 prostatectomies performed for a 6, 1 life was saved. I can't really say if I would have gone that route, or not, if I would have had the option. I was a 3+4 7 with a PSA of 5, so my docs didn't recommend AS as an option). I would look a little closer at your biopsy for volume of malignancy and any PNI. One negative for me for AS would be repeated biopsies. I didn't mind the procedure itself too bad, but ended up in the hospital hooked up to high-risk antibiotics for a bacterial infection.
At the end of the day, you have to make the decision that is right for you and don't look back.
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