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What are your thoughts on success rates and life expectancies of radical prostatectomy vs radiation, I seem to be finding…"
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"Omco:
So the fact that you are on warfarin presents questions related to either a radical prostatectomy or the combination of radiation + ADT. You need to discuss all this with your cardiologist as well as with the urologist. The use of ADT can be…"
"My current PSA is 8.6. Last year it was 6.3..
Not sure about clinical stage.
Here are the details about the findings..
Prostate, ROI (A), core biopsy:- Adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 4+4 = 8 (grade group 4,cribriform glands present), 3 of 3 cores, 19…"
"Welcome Omco. I see that you are 65 years of age and have been diagnosed with Gleason 8 disease. This is going to mean ylou are going to need some form of invasive treatment, but it would help us to help you think through what type of treatment if…"
"Thank you Mike, I did call Dr Cookson office in OKC and it looks like the appt would be booked within a week of receiving my husbands medical records. Dr did hear back from Dr Wilkins office and from the time of biopsy to getting results is 7 to 10…"
"Dear Linda:
(1) Unfortunately it is not unusual for a man to get diagnosed with a potentially high risk for prostate cancer (i.e. a PSA level of 250 ng/ml or higher) even though he appears to be symptomless and otherwise in good health. This is why…"
"Mike, Thank you so much for your speedy response, my husband and I do value your opinion. I don't believe I told you my husband is 59 and in good health. His primary care physician had him go for blood work to check his cholesterol and that is…"
"Steve:
Depending on the details of your diagnosis, HIFU is certainly one of many possibilities, and I am sure we can find someone for you to talk to about that if it proves to be a reasonable option, but I think the important thing is to get the…"
"Linda:
1. I am neither a prostate cancer patient nor a doctor. I have been a healthcare communication specialist for most of the past 50 years and used my knowledge of prostate cancer to build what I believe to have been the very first web site for…"
"I have a mri guided biopsy scheduled for 8/29. I guess I will post back when I get back my results. I am interested in HIFU if I need treatment and are a good candidate. Wondering if anybody has any experience with this type of treatment."
"One other thing I forgot to mention while waiting on the 2nd urologist appointment my husband did do another blood work up and it confirmed that his PSA is in fact 250. "
"Hello Mike,
Thank you for your input on my husband Glen. May I ask, what is your expertise with prostrate cancer, are you a cancer survivor with a lot of experience or a doctor?
Since I first spoke to you I made an appt with another urologist for a…"
"Hi Steve. Thanks for the feedback.
The PSA level of 3.7 while on finasteride would equate to a "normal" PSA of something like 7.5 ng/ml. And the PI-RADS scores of 2 and 3 are elevated but what they really suggest is that you do need…"
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