Icecube, If you haven't done so already, read the thread posted by "Newdiag" tittled T1c diagnosis and treatment via low dosage rate brachy". Victor does a very nice job of laying out a process to...
Victor, That's a great analysis, very similar to what I went through. The only difference is I chose the focal Cyrotherapy (or Cryo-ablation) as the therapy, seeds were my #2 choice. Focal Cryo...
Platinum, I've been on AS for about 2 years. I changed Doctors recently to a group that actively promotes AS as well as focal therapy (along with the traditional therapies). They do recommend repeat...
It seems that those stating ancedotal evidence are overlooking one of the key points Casey made, studies have shown that delaying treatment does not have a detrimental effect on cure rate. An said...
Powellist, First, you are not alone in your aversion to sugery. I too am in the "avoid surgery" camp. To me the SEs are too great a risk. At this point, I follow AS, but if I ever do decide to...
It is a fact of the human condition that words have power. They create visceral, emotional reactions that cause many to immediately jump to a preterdermined conclusion. Our socitey is rife with...
Larch, You are correct, cryo does have a high impotence rate when used to treat the whole prostate. However, when used as a TFT the SEs are minimal as long as no complications occur during the...
The term "Ablative" refers to any treatment regime that involves the use of enery to destroy the prostate, Lasers, ultrasound, cryo, are all ablative therapies. Ultrasonic is HIFU, guess they thought...
Dreamerboy, Thanks for the post, this is one I wasn't familiar with. Seems to be enough positive feedback on it to warrant adding it to my supplement list. I know alot of folks fear the disease, but...
Jimmy, Condolenses on the diagnosis. My advice, as has been stated by a couple of folks, go very slow. With your pathology you have plenty of time. There are still diagnostic tools you can use to...
I'm not advocating for or against AS, I said he should find a practice that considers it a viable alternative along with RP, Brachy, etc. And yes, AS with gleason 7 is a viable option depending on...
Waallen, My Gleason was a 6, but other than that we're pretty similar, I was 48 at diagnosis. I'll echo what Ezra18 said and recommend the "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers" book Your original post...
Davidg, What the statistics say to a 40 year old is if your cancer were growing, and there is no way to tell if it was, eventually it would have been found and you could have been treated then with...
Sorry, typo, forgot the decimal points, .5% (5 in 1000) and .7% (7 in 1000) Dave...
Papa Dusty, You asked if anyone else was considering AS as a result of this decision. I decided on AS a year ago because I read all of these statistics then and I for one put alot of faith in...
Just to offer a different perspective, I agree with the recommendation. All the data I've seen says there is no evidence that early treatment has any effect on mortality rates, but it has a profound...
Viper, Have you read up on the statistics of PC? This is how it grows (this is from an article by Dr Martin Weissman) Small-volume prostate cancer is often defined as 0.5cm 3 or less in the whole...
The two books recommended by Casey59 are very good, I'd highly recommend you also read "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers" by Mark Scholz and Ralph Blum....
Hi Mac, I'm in the same boat as you. recently diagnosed, Gleason 3+3, 2 of 12 cores, <5% of tissue, PSA=5.0, age 48. I too have been enourmously frustrated with the medical community, sometimes I...