One again the treatment and diagnosis for prostate cancer is a big, fat, question mark?
One study showed no survival improvement 10 years out from prostate ca diagnosis regardless of treatment; a British study found a very small benefit 10 years out. Dr. Timothy Johnson now states only men between 50-70 should be given the PSA test and then talk with their urologist about treatment, always get a second opinion from another specialist he notes. Currrently nobody knows if you have a kitten of a cancer that is going nowhere, or a tiger that is going to kill you shortly. I thought the gleason score and degree of spread gave us some idea of what to do, I guess I was wrong, confused and disappointed....................