I’m so glad I came upon this video with these comments! I’m a 62 YO Black male, been plant-based for over 25 years (vegan). Both my father and younger brother had prostate cancer and had their prostates removed (our father passed from natural causes at least 15 years later, in 2009, and my younger brother still gets follow-up treatments to keep his PSA in check). This year we found out our older brother has it, but because he didn’t get in to get it checked when he first showed symptoms (about 2 years ago), he’s now in hospice at our sister’s house, as it has spread to his bones. He’s still driving and seems to be managing his pain with the medication. He’s still searching for alternative approaches, as he’s tried everything he knows of and doesn’t want to give up. I thought that since my diet was different from my brothers that I wouldn’t get it, or if I did, I’d have a better chance of beating it than they did, and avoid surgery or radiation. So I recently had my PSA checked upon their advice, even though I wasn’t showing any symptoms. It came back with a PSA of 14, and the urologist strongly recommended a biopsy because of my family history, which I did. They took 14 cores, three of which showed Gleason 3+3=6, grade group 1, and one which showed 3+4=7, grade group 2. Plus there were two instances of “atypical small acing proliferation of undetermined significance (ASAP)”. The remaining cores were benign. The lab had first sent me the results digitally through the MyChart app, and the Urologist called me on Memorial weekend soon as he looked at the results. I’m scheduled to go in for more details on the results and he wants to discuss options on this coming Monday 6/12/23. Obviously I was shocked, and although the pain during the biopsy was minimal due to the numbing drugs, the recovery is a mental trip (clearing the blood from my system, which will take about 3 weeks according to the Dr). Plus the mental stress of weighing out what to do, regardless of the doctor leaning strongly towards cutting me up. I’ve already started leaning more towards a raw diet, cut sugar down to no more than about 30 grams/day that might be present in some foods (I haven’t added table sugar to anything in years, mostly use organic stevia if I need to sweeten up something), and I’m drinking green tea, adding 1 tsp moringa to my daily health shake, along with Buried Treasure Men’s Prostate Complete, which has a bunch of prostate-positive herbs in it. The one drawback regarding trying to cut down sugar is that my research shows that 8 oz of pomegranate juice daily is very beneficial, as is watermelon juice, but both contain natural sugar (pomegranate juice has about 30 grams per serving!). I see most of the comments are not too recent, but I’ll check back to see if anyone’s interested in the outcome of my upcoming appointment. I’d also be interested in joining some kind of network of men dealing with this- the different approaches people are currently using, lifestyle adjustments, dealing with girlfriends/wives, etc, as I’m sure the shared info would be beneficial to others besides me. Any follow-up comments and recommendations greatly appreciated, including regarding my brother in hospice. Thank you all for contributing what I’ve read so far. Peace.
Mike, my ex husband has prostate cancer but he does not want to treat as he worries about side effects. I am actually here to learn and I am grateful for your comment. Let me know how you are doing…keep me posted. I am sorry about your brother but I do not know how to help. Prayers going your way.
@@jovitarich7078 sorry to hear about your husband situation, I will keep you posted on developments, as well as any other things. I learn along the way. Thank you for responding.
Many thanks for this doctor. I'm 73 with Gleason 3+4 and P S A of 16 elevated from 11 over six months. No target lesions identified on MRI scans. I'm on active surveillance with great quality of life. I'm happy to continue this way for now.
Hello i have been diagnosed same Gleason score with no target lesions. I am debating if i should go surgery or just surveillance ? Please how long have u been on surveillance like to know. What are chances your cancer can metastasize? Have u had genetic testing done? Thanks
@@VimMitt Hi there I have been on active surveillance for three years. No, No genome testing! I will have another biopsy in the next three months and go from there. With me it’s about quality of life and not risking treatment too soon. Of course it’s a bit of a lottery as you can’t always know the full picture. If there were radical changes to the Gleason score then I would reconsider. At current levels I still have a good few years of quality life. Obviously you make the decision that’s best for your circumstances. Good luck and take care.
71 year old. Had a psa of 4.4. With a physical with my primary Dr. my first visit with urologist they were already talking biopsy. I asked what is a good average psa for 71 year old. They always came back to 4.0 as an upper limit. Fast forward decided to go back to primary Dr. this time. No sex, no physical strenuous exercise and no riding bike of which I do a lot. New psa 3.5. Do not let these people talk you into a biopsy if you are older like me Remember they make big money on biopsies Hope this helps
Why didn't they order a prostate MRI before suggesting a biopsy? From what I understand, a prostate biopsy is no picnic. BTW, appreciate you pointing out the 48 hours before rather than total abstinence!
@@jerrylee5463 I insisted on an MRI rather than biopsy 6.3 psa. MRI was negative but he said we can't trust it because I had had prior pelvic radiation. So if my psa remains high after 2 months he wants to biopsy. Idk what the hell to do. I think is opinion #2 time if psa remains high. Btw I had been riding hell out of my new e bike during the 2 previous psa tests. Not touching the thing now and hoping that was part of (or all) the reason for the high readings.
Age 68 here, PSA 5. Had an MRI first a few weeks ago, then biopsy. Geason 8, not good. ANOTHER scan in a few week to see if spread. Anxiety Roller coaster.
The PSA tells us of the likelihood of finding cancer on a biopsy. I have had patients that had a PSA of 2 but had very aggressive metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. I have also add patients with a PSA of 20 with a completely negative biopsy. It can be hard for some men to way the pros and cons of went to get a PSA and how to follow up an elevated PSA. Currently there are 4 ways including a separate blood test, a micro ultrasound, mpMRI, and a biopsy.
What type of treatment have you done??? Can you please guide me. My father just followed the surgical method but the PSA level now also increases to 0.22
For what it is worth i was diagnosed with prostate cancer,i decided to change my diet,take cannabis oil,reguler exercise cut out alcahol and Sugar completely ,Sugar feeds cancer,I seem ok.
I completely agree. Diet and exercise I highly recommend. My psa went from a 4 to 1.23 and my testesterone level also went up significantly. My doctor and urologist could not believe their eyes. They wanted to know what I did? I told them that I changed my lifestyle, which was changing my diet and exercising vigorously.
@@pic376 May I ask your age? I am 74 years old and I just got word today that I have prostate cancer from the biopsy I had done last week. I don’t like my choices which are radiation therapy, and surgery. I would just as soon not do either and try something radically different like changing my diet and exercising more.
@@alcameron6071 I turn 62 this year. Lifestyle , Lifestyle is very important. Vigorous exercise and a healthy diet. I highly recommend. You will feel and look better. I even look much younger than my age. I got energy like crazy. People would think I'm on some drug. Nothing of that sort.
Sorry, I don't believe that, I have a prostatectomy, and that was a big mistake. Death is better to be without prostate. Now I like to see how my body recover without drugs and radiation therapy. All my life I fixed impossible things, but what I did to myself removed my prostate can't be fixed is gone forever.
My friend decided not to get treated. (49 years old when first detected). Died last week. He never drank, never smoked, ate good, changed diet, Long story short he died within 3 years. He tried everything. I got stage 2 and his last words were, don't be as dumb as me, get it removed. That's exactly what I'm gonna do.
I've had it for nearly 8 years, I tried a few natural treatments that might have slowed it down, but I finally had my prostate removed 9 weeks ago, it was starting to be a problem and was not yet metastatic luckily. There really was no other choice for me, and I should have done it 2 years earlier because the longer you leave it the more post op symptoms such as ED and leaking urine. All the best.
First let me say I hope ur recovery is going well. May I ask why you feel you should have decided earlier by 2 years for the removal ? How was it becoming a problem? I am 3+4=7 Gleason PSA 6 age 63 and curious where ur journey began? Thank you for your reply sir @@JIM-ot4ws
Diagnosed with prostate cancer. MRI completely missed the tumor. Standard systemic needle biopsy caught it. Gleason 3+4=7, Group 2, PSA 3.3, 30% adenocarcinoma in 2 cores, right apex. So what the hell should I do....radiation, SBRT, Cryogenic, Radio Frequency Ablation, Laser....what the hell. I'm 73, in great health and I do not want the cure to be more deadly than the disease....btw...do you ever answer these questions or not?
Look into the Fen Ben protocol. My husband is doing it along with ADT and other supplements. He did six weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and brought his PSA from 300 down to 4.2 in three months.
I've decided not to treat my cancer PSA was 109 Gleason 9 cancer very aggressive grade group 4 T3 and CPG 5 After studying my cancer I realized that having further treatment chemotherapy would ruin my quality of life & damage my bones etc etc So I would just let the cancer take its course & kill me which I accept. I didn't cry or don't cry I've always been a practical strong person of character an old fashioned guy born 1963. I've always had faith in God so death is not the end it's everlasting LIFE!
@@cancerfactswithdr.b3082 it's spread to my bones now but I'm strong so it's just a case of waiting to the end comes when it does. My doctor missed all the signs from 2011 to 2019 I was going to him with various symptoms eventually my weight fell to 9 stone (126lb) My doctor stated I was fine sent me away? I rang my sister who's a nurse in America she told me it's cancer get back to my doctor immediately! Once he did a simple blood test PSA his face bright red informing me of cancer so 8 years had gone by from 2011 to 2019 and he failed to do a simple blood test!
@@cccxm02 hey Chaz, I'm also 1963, don't give up bro...search for Joe Tippens story and Fenbendazole, no kidding, I just started to take it few days ago.
Even diet by eating natural Whole plant Foods and fasting is treatment. Why would anyone not want to try to cure themselves? I just believe that looking at everything as statics on paper removes the humanity.
6 years later 3 lurpon shots and casdex this April stopping treatment so body can rest. And I do boxtox injection because of radiation. Damage 3 time a year. Please find cure.now I am.63 in good health except for cancer did seed therapy in prostate cancer had spread outside senile vessels thanks
The Oxford study confirmed everything you said, and that was the largest study available that I'm aware of to me lifestyle changes, proper BMI, and the least invasive treatment like both appear to depot to tumor is the way to go but take your time radiation prostatectomy have a lot of side effects that are not typically reversible
Hi Doc, thank you for raising this subject. I wonder what are the risks of a biopsy causing the encapsulation of the cancer cells to break open and spread? I was told by my consultant (UK) after my own biopsy that it was referred to as 'puncture therapy' but nothing negative was said about it. What are your views a.d ecperience in this matter?
If you take 100 men that have an mpMRI and MRI/US fusion guided biopsy and they are found to have cancer only on 1 side of the prostate, 73 of them will have cancer on the other side once the prostate is taken out and evaluated by the pathologist. Some will also have cancer outside of the prostate. It is difficult to determine the risk of seeding from a prostate biopsy. However, the risk is very, very low.
My friend is dying of Prostate Cancer and the guy is going through hell. He chose to at 59 to be observed rather than go through treatment. Now at 72 the tumor has blocked his urinrary functions and had to have tubes placed in his kidneys and an Urniary bag to function. It has also gone to his spine and is having horrible back pain. I see it just getting more painful as the disease progresses. Beware when they say they will watch it, what they mean is watch you suffer and die.
Look into bio identical testosterone therapy. Low T can actually lead to cancer and other health problems. My husband is 66 and was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. His PSA was over 300 when he started ADT. Hes also doing the Fen Ben protocol, did six weeks of hyper baric oxygen therapy, and other supplements. He cut sugar out of his diet. His PSA dropped to 4.2 in three months. He will have another CT scan in three months. Overall he's feeling pretty good. Mostly feeling the effects of having his testosterone blocked. Also his Lupron shot is causing groin pain and muscle loss. Hopefully in three months he'll be feeling even better.
Dr. I am 1980 born and my psa was 8 -10 even went up to 14 so I made a diet for a 2 weeks along with antibiotics in August first psa came 14.65 after diet and antibiotics after 2 weeks psa came 9.49 after stopping antibiotics and diet 2. Week of sept. Test came 10.9 what do you think?
Recently I had the Decipher test and was found to be high risk. But I'm told my only option really is surgery, because of bladder retention; because radiation could cause serious problems later. Is this correct? Thanks...
Sir my father was diagnosed with prostate Cancer and now it was removed and even that the PSA level now reached to 0.22 . What to do can you please suggest.He is 55 years old.
Too much statistical jargon. Discussion does not compare surgical vs radiation treatments. My question is: What would be the quality of life of someone who decides not to treat non-metastatic prostrate cancer when diagnosed at various PSA ranges. What would be the progressive decline in quality of life over time? Is it possible that treatment of prostrate cancer is over-rated? Is there an age range that determines whether to treat or not to treat.
There is another video that compares surgery to radiation. There are several forms of radiation. I only discuss Cyberknife treatment. I would like to do a video on all the forms of radiation in the future. A discussion about prostate cancer treatment and outcomes is very complicated. 1 way to think about treatment options is to view the video on CARE. If you have questions after this video I would be happy to answer them.
@@cancerfactswithdr.b3082 Thank you for the quick reply. I am more interested in the non treatment options. At 68 with a Gleason Score of 7 and a PSA of 32.00 ng/mL I have to consider the costs, time, and side effects of treatment. Would some men be better off to do nothing? n my case I am feeling great, I have no symptoms, I do high intensity interval training. I am not afraid of dying; I don't care about how long I live but I do care about the quality of life I have when I am alive.
@@genesioz I can give a better answer based on 1 of the 8 classification systems with some additional information. I need to know your grade group and any staging that has been done such as a rectal exam, CT scan, MRI scan, bone scan, and/or PET scan
wondering the same at almost 75....had MRI and they said a 3.2cm 'nodule' in prostate, How many more yrs do I have...vs all the asst treatments that may make things 'worse'??! Thinking watching/testing or active surveillance for now. EDIT: My brother-in-law who was diagnosed at roughly 65-66, a few yrs ago, decided to go for prostatectomy..in his words to get it all out at once...his thinking was he still had years ahead of him. I don't see that for me!
well just got back from mine, there was a guy in his 80s who went in before me for his biopsy , he said he wanted to live a bit longer. Dont we all ..@@RaxOldies
I still cannot get any doctor to tell me how long I will live if my cancer is not trested. PSA was as high as 5000 and in all my lymph nodes. Only suggested hormon treatment by dhots and pills. My life is horrible with day long sweats and impossable to even go out to do anything. I live on pain pills every four hours. Not sure it is worth extending my life if I live like this. 75 and live alone
Look in the Fen Ben protocol. My husband is taking it. Also check into hyperbaric oxygen therapy near you. My husband did six weeks three times a week. There are home ones you can buy. My husband quit eating sugar. He has some muscle loss and hot flashes from the shots but he is doing well.
Only 5% of Americans decide to pursue active surveillance once they had been diagnosed with favorable intermediate-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Typically in a community setting, only 15 to 20% of men decide to stick with active surveillance for a long period of time. In an academic setting for men with mostly low-risk disease, up to 50% of men will decide to stay on active surveillance for a long period of time. The main information that doctors will be able to communicate to you is the 10-year risk of developing the metastatic disease while on active surveillance. Typically for favorable intermediate-risk patients, that risk can be anywhere between 2 and 10%. A Decipher test may tell you that you have a 6% risk of developing metastatic cancer in 10 years if you have high-risk disease based on their genetic analysis of your cancer. So if this information will help you decide whether or not to get treatment, then the test would be valuable to you. Once you decided to pursue treatment, your next choice would be how to treat your favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. There are currently 10 treatment options for favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The 2 with the best cancer control rates include interstitial brachytherapy and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy. With these treatments, your ten-year PSA control will be approximately 90%. Based on your information, surgery would result in a 66% 5-year cancer control rate. In another talk I discussed the side effects related to different forms of radiation. Typically surgery will lead to impotence 50% of the time and an 18% risk of long-term incontinence. For Cyberknife, there is a 25% risk of impotence and a 1% risk of incontinence. Reply to S.A
Thank you. Have a lump on my prostate. As of last yr, normal PSA. I for some reason think I have cancer because of my family history. Trying to research the issue. No biopsy yet. I have been very negligent. Thanks very worried and scared thanks doctor.
@@paulhopkins3205 Don't trust him. Trust the Dr. who makes his living, sends his kids through college and buys a lake house doing prostate removal surgery.
99% of the time if the PSA is low, a man will not develop metastatic prostate cancer. Also, radiation failures can now be salvaged with radiation over half of the time.
Finding out you are one of around 2,000,000 been overtreated by egotistic clinicians is not pleasant either, all these problems when it didn’t need to happen. So many clinicians use the numbers to frighten fellah’s towards treatment, understanding urology and prostate cancer is not a easy learn and yr often can’t trust a clinician who stands to make thousands for a few hours work.
@@michaelanthony386 I feel the same way I'm 66 and single and I know if I lost my urinary and or sexual function I would lose the will to live. I truly wish I had never had that damn psa test. I have gleason 3+4 and psa has slow climbed to 13 over the last 7 or 8 years. I would consider treatment if they had something better than the poisons they offer. I'm watching the progress of EBC46 and histotripsy development.
@michaelanthony386 Absolutely 💯. I was diagnosed with low grade prostate cancer grade 1 August 2023 with PSA of 6.3. Have no symptoms and exercise 6 or 7 days a week doing combination of resistance training, hill sprints and brisk walking. Cut out meat, eggs, poultry and dairy foods . Eat a pescatarian diet. My P.S.A has stayed the same since my testing at 3 months. I feel fit and strong. I will continue with active surveillance. I have no intention of undergoing surgery/ radiation. I'd rather have 10 years of quality of life than 20 years of misery! But that's just me.
I’m so glad I came upon this video with these comments! I’m a 62 YO Black male, been plant-based for over 25 years (vegan). Both my father and younger brother had prostate cancer and had their prostates removed (our father passed from natural causes at least 15 years later, in 2009, and my younger brother still gets follow-up treatments to keep his PSA in check). This year we found out our older brother has it, but because he didn’t get in to get it checked when he first showed symptoms (about 2 years ago), he’s now in hospice at our sister’s house, as it has spread to his bones. He’s still driving and seems to be managing his pain with the medication. He’s still searching for alternative approaches, as he’s tried everything he knows of and doesn’t want to give up.
I thought that since my diet was different from my brothers that I wouldn’t get it, or if I did, I’d have a better chance of beating it than they did, and avoid surgery or radiation. So I recently had my PSA checked upon their advice, even though I wasn’t showing any symptoms. It came back with a PSA of 14, and the urologist strongly recommended a biopsy because of my family history, which I did. They took 14 cores, three of which showed Gleason 3+3=6, grade group 1, and one which showed 3+4=7, grade group 2. Plus there were two instances of “atypical small acing proliferation of undetermined significance (ASAP)”. The remaining cores were benign. The lab had first sent me the results digitally through the MyChart app, and the Urologist called me on Memorial weekend soon as he looked at the results. I’m scheduled to go in for more details on the results and he wants to discuss options on this coming Monday 6/12/23.
Obviously I was shocked, and although the pain during the biopsy was minimal due to the numbing drugs, the recovery is a mental trip (clearing the blood from my system, which will take about 3 weeks according to the Dr). Plus the mental stress of weighing out what to do, regardless of the doctor leaning strongly towards cutting me up. I’ve already started leaning more towards a raw diet, cut sugar down to no more than about 30 grams/day that might be present in some foods (I haven’t added table sugar to anything in years, mostly use organic stevia if I need to sweeten up something), and I’m drinking green tea, adding 1 tsp moringa to my daily health shake, along with Buried Treasure Men’s Prostate Complete, which has a bunch of prostate-positive herbs in it. The one drawback regarding trying to cut down sugar is that my research shows that 8 oz of pomegranate juice daily is very beneficial, as is watermelon juice, but both contain natural sugar (pomegranate juice has about 30 grams per serving!).
I see most of the comments are not too recent, but I’ll check back to see if anyone’s interested in the outcome of my upcoming appointment. I’d also be interested in joining some kind of network of men dealing with this- the different approaches people are currently using, lifestyle adjustments, dealing with girlfriends/wives, etc, as I’m sure the shared info would be beneficial to others besides me.
Any follow-up comments and recommendations greatly appreciated, including regarding my brother in hospice. Thank you all for contributing what I’ve read so far. Peace.
Mike, my ex husband has prostate cancer but he does not want to treat as he worries about side effects. I am actually here to learn and I am grateful for your comment. Let me know how you are doing…keep me posted. I am sorry about your brother but I do not know how to help. Prayers going your way.
Good luck with everything and yes, please update here with how things are going
@@alanaldpal950 thank you
@@jovitarich7078 thank you
@@jovitarich7078 sorry to hear about your husband situation, I will keep you posted on developments, as well as any other things. I learn along the way. Thank you for responding.
Many thanks for this doctor. I'm 73 with Gleason 3+4 and P S A of 16 elevated from 11 over six months. No target lesions identified on MRI scans. I'm on active surveillance with great quality of life. I'm happy to continue this way for now.
Hello i have been diagnosed same Gleason score with no target lesions. I am debating if i should go surgery or just surveillance ? Please how long have u been on surveillance like to know. What are chances your cancer can metastasize? Have u had genetic testing done? Thanks
@@VimMitt Hi there
I have been on active surveillance for three years. No, No genome testing! I will have another biopsy in the next three months and go from there. With me it’s about quality of life and not risking treatment too soon. Of course it’s a bit of a lottery as you can’t always know the full picture. If there were radical changes to the Gleason score then I would reconsider. At current levels I still have a good few years of quality life. Obviously you make the decision that’s best for your circumstances. Good luck and take care.
71 year old.
Had a psa of 4.4. With a physical with my primary Dr. my first visit with urologist they were already talking biopsy. I asked what is a good average psa for 71 year old. They always came back to 4.0 as an upper limit. Fast forward decided to go back to primary Dr. this time. No sex, no physical strenuous exercise and no riding bike of which I do a lot. New psa 3.5. Do not let these people talk you into a biopsy if you are older like me Remember they make big money on biopsies Hope this helps
Forgot to mention. The no sex no physical exercise and no riding bike. 48 hrs before new psa. Thanks again
Why didn't they order a prostate MRI before suggesting a biopsy? From what I understand, a prostate biopsy is no picnic. BTW, appreciate you pointing out the 48 hours before rather than total abstinence!
@@jerrylee5463 I insisted on an MRI rather than biopsy 6.3 psa. MRI was negative but he said we can't trust it because I had had prior pelvic radiation. So if my psa remains high after 2 months he wants to biopsy. Idk what the hell to do.
I think is opinion #2 time if psa remains high. Btw I had been riding hell out of my new e bike during the 2 previous psa tests. Not touching the thing now and hoping that was part of (or all) the reason for the high readings.
Age 68 here, PSA 5. Had an MRI first a few weeks ago, then biopsy. Geason 8, not good. ANOTHER scan in a few week to see if spread. Anxiety Roller coaster.
The PSA tells us of the likelihood of finding cancer on a biopsy. I have had patients that had a PSA of 2 but had very aggressive metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. I have also add patients with a PSA of 20 with a completely negative biopsy. It can be hard for some men to way the pros and cons of went to get a PSA and how to follow up an elevated PSA. Currently there are 4 ways including a separate blood test, a micro ultrasound, mpMRI, and a biopsy.
Very informative, Dr. Bryant!
I was feeling unwell before I had any treatment for Prostate Cancer, and now I feel much better. I have aggressive Cancer Gleason 9
Gleason 8 out of the prostrate my doctor said it came on fast. Glad I got it treated and am now in remission.
What type of treatment have you done??? Can you please guide me. My father just followed the surgical method but the PSA level now also increases to 0.22
Excellent information. Thank you.
thx for sharing DB
For what it is worth i was diagnosed with prostate cancer,i decided to change my diet,take cannabis oil,reguler exercise cut out alcahol and Sugar completely ,Sugar feeds cancer,I seem ok.
I completely agree. Diet and exercise I highly recommend. My psa went from a 4 to 1.23 and my testesterone level also went up significantly. My doctor and urologist could not believe their eyes. They wanted to know what I did? I told them that I changed my lifestyle, which was changing my diet and exercising vigorously.
@@pic376 May I ask your age? I am 74 years old and I just got word today that I have prostate cancer from the biopsy I had done last week. I don’t like my choices which are radiation therapy, and surgery. I would just as soon not do either and try something radically different like changing my diet and exercising more.
@@alcameron6071 I turn 62 this year. Lifestyle , Lifestyle is very important. Vigorous exercise and a healthy diet. I highly recommend. You will feel and look better. I even look much younger than my age. I got energy like crazy. People would think I'm on some drug. Nothing of that sort.
@@pic376 what is youre diet?
What kind of a diet you are on!
Sorry, I don't believe that, I have a prostatectomy, and that was a big mistake. Death is better to be without prostate. Now I like to see how my body recover without drugs and radiation therapy. All my life I fixed impossible things, but what I did to myself removed my prostate can't be fixed is gone forever.
My friend decided not to get treated. (49 years old when first detected). Died last week. He never drank, never smoked, ate good, changed diet, Long story short he died within 3 years. He tried everything. I got stage 2 and his last words were, don't be as dumb as me, get it removed. That's exactly what I'm gonna do.
I've had it for nearly 8 years, I tried a few natural treatments that might have slowed it down, but I finally had my prostate removed 9 weeks ago, it was starting to be a problem and was not yet metastatic luckily. There really was no other choice for me, and I should have done it 2 years earlier because the longer you leave it the more post op symptoms such as ED and leaking urine. All the best.
First let me say I hope ur recovery is going well. May I ask why you feel you should have decided earlier by 2 years
for the removal ? How was it becoming a problem? I am 3+4=7 Gleason PSA 6 age 63 and curious where ur journey began? Thank you for your reply sir @@JIM-ot4ws
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Diagnosed with prostate cancer. MRI completely missed the tumor. Standard systemic needle biopsy caught it. Gleason 3+4=7, Group 2, PSA 3.3, 30% adenocarcinoma in 2 cores, right apex. So what the hell should I do....radiation, SBRT, Cryogenic, Radio Frequency Ablation, Laser....what the hell. I'm 73, in great health and I do not want the cure to be more deadly than the disease....btw...do you ever answer these questions or not?
Look into the Fen Ben protocol. My husband is doing it along with ADT and other supplements. He did six weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and brought his PSA from 300 down to 4.2 in three months.
Forgot to mention the no sex, bike ride, or strenuous exercise 48 hrs before new psa blood work Thanks again
Thanks so much.
I've decided not to treat my cancer PSA was 109 Gleason 9 cancer very aggressive grade group 4 T3 and CPG 5
After studying my cancer I realized that having further treatment chemotherapy would ruin my quality of life & damage my bones etc etc
So I would just let the cancer take its course & kill me which I accept.
I didn't cry or don't cry I've always been a practical strong person of character an old fashioned guy born 1963.
I've always had faith in God so death is not the end it's everlasting LIFE!
I am sorry to hear this. How much cancer has spread?
Lord touch this man, heal him and display your power, love and mercy in him, in Jesus's name!
@@cancerfactswithdr.b3082 it's spread to my bones now but I'm strong so it's just a case of waiting to the end comes when it does.
My doctor missed all the signs from 2011 to 2019 I was going to him with various symptoms eventually my weight fell to 9 stone (126lb) My doctor stated I was fine sent me away? I rang my sister who's a nurse in America she told me it's cancer get back to my doctor immediately!
Once he did a simple blood test PSA his face bright red informing me of cancer so 8 years had gone by from 2011 to 2019 and he failed to do a simple blood test!
@@cccxm02 hey Chaz, I'm also 1963, don't give up bro...search for Joe Tippens story and Fenbendazole, no kidding, I just started to take it few days ago.
There are other things to do. There are many natural therapies, hydrotherapies, laws of health
Even diet by eating natural Whole plant Foods and fasting is treatment. Why would anyone not want to try to cure themselves? I just believe that looking at everything as statics on paper removes the humanity.
Everything seems driven by statistics !
6 years later 3 lurpon shots and casdex this April stopping treatment so body can rest. And I do boxtox injection because of radiation. Damage 3 time a year. Please find cure.now I am.63 in good health except for cancer did seed therapy in prostate cancer had spread outside senile vessels thanks
The Oxford study confirmed everything you said, and that was the largest study available that I'm aware of to me lifestyle changes, proper BMI, and the least invasive treatment like both appear to depot to tumor is the way to go but take your time radiation prostatectomy have a lot of side effects that are not typically reversible
Hi Doc, thank you for raising this subject. I wonder what are the risks of a biopsy causing the encapsulation of the cancer cells to break open and spread? I was told by my consultant (UK) after my own biopsy that it was referred to as 'puncture therapy' but nothing negative was said about it. What are your views a.d ecperience in this matter?
If you take 100 men that have an mpMRI and MRI/US fusion guided biopsy and they are found to have cancer only on 1 side of the prostate, 73 of them will have cancer on the other side once the prostate is taken out and evaluated by the pathologist. Some will also have cancer outside of the prostate. It is difficult to determine the risk of seeding from a prostate biopsy. However, the risk is very, very low.
My friend is dying of Prostate Cancer and the guy is going through hell. He chose to at 59 to be observed rather than go through treatment. Now at 72 the tumor has blocked his urinrary functions and had to have tubes placed in his kidneys and an Urniary bag to function. It has also gone to his spine and is having horrible back pain. I see it just getting more painful as the disease progresses. Beware when they say they will watch it, what they mean is watch you suffer and die.
Sorry to hear about your friend, very sad. May I enquire whether he was on active surveillance? I am trying to decide myself Thank you
Look into bio identical testosterone therapy. Low T can actually lead to cancer and other health problems. My husband is 66 and was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. His PSA was over 300 when he started ADT. Hes also doing the Fen Ben protocol, did six weeks of hyper baric oxygen therapy, and other supplements. He cut sugar out of his diet. His PSA dropped to 4.2 in three months. He will have another CT scan in three months. Overall he's feeling pretty good. Mostly feeling the effects of having his testosterone blocked. Also his Lupron shot is causing groin pain and muscle loss. Hopefully in three months he'll be feeling even better.
How is the Fenben going? I just started on this a short time ago.
Dr. I am 1980 born and my psa was 8 -10 even went up to 14 so I made a diet for a 2 weeks along with antibiotics in August first psa came 14.65 after diet and antibiotics after 2 weeks psa came 9.49 after stopping antibiotics and diet 2. Week of sept. Test came 10.9 what do you think?
Recently I had the Decipher test and was found to be high risk. But I'm told my only option really is surgery, because of bladder retention; because radiation could cause serious problems later. Is this correct? Thanks...
Same for me. I had surgery 14 mths ago.
Sir my father was diagnosed with prostate Cancer and now it was removed and even that the PSA level now reached to 0.22 . What to do can you please suggest.He is 55 years old.
He should see a radiation oncologist. His PSA should be 0.0. Did the urologist inform him of the risk of relapse with surgery?
wow..didn't realize AS was that effective.. though i guess if it's low/intermediate i can understand..subscribed!!
Too much statistical jargon. Discussion does not compare surgical vs radiation treatments.
My question is: What would be the quality of life of someone who decides not to treat non-metastatic prostrate cancer when diagnosed at various PSA ranges. What would be the progressive decline in quality of life over time? Is it possible that treatment of prostrate cancer is over-rated? Is there an age range that determines whether to treat or not to treat.
There is another video that compares surgery to radiation. There are several forms of radiation. I only discuss Cyberknife treatment. I would like to do a video on all the forms of radiation in the future.
A discussion about prostate cancer treatment and outcomes is very complicated. 1 way to think about treatment options is to view the video on CARE. If you have questions after this video I would be happy to answer them.
@@cancerfactswithdr.b3082 Thank you for the quick reply. I am more interested in the non treatment options. At 68 with a Gleason Score of 7 and a PSA of 32.00 ng/mL I have to consider the costs, time, and side effects of treatment. Would some men be better off to do nothing? n my case I am feeling great, I have no symptoms, I do high intensity interval training. I am not afraid of dying; I don't care about how long I live but I do care about the quality of life I have when I am alive.
@@genesioz I can give a better answer based on 1 of the 8 classification systems with some additional information. I need to know your grade group and any staging that has been done such as a rectal exam, CT scan, MRI scan, bone scan, and/or PET scan
at 65 is it actually worth having a biopsy if i intend not to want any treatment even if cancer is found.?
wondering the same at almost 75....had MRI and they said a 3.2cm 'nodule' in prostate, How many more yrs do I have...vs all the asst treatments that may make things 'worse'??! Thinking watching/testing or active surveillance for now.
EDIT: My brother-in-law who was diagnosed at roughly 65-66, a few yrs ago, decided to go for prostatectomy..in his words to get it all out at once...his thinking was he still had years ahead of him. I don't see that for me!
well just got back from mine, there was a guy in his 80s who went in before me for his biopsy , he said he wanted to live a bit longer. Dont we all ..@@RaxOldies
Why would you decide you don’t want treatment when you don’t even have a diagnosis? You don’t even have an idea what the treatment would be.
Gleason 6 or ?
SO WHY?
I still cannot get any doctor to tell me how long I will live if my cancer is not trested. PSA was as high as 5000 and in all my lymph nodes.
Only suggested hormon treatment by dhots and pills. My life is horrible with day long sweats and impossable to even go out to do anything. I live on pain pills every four hours. Not sure it is worth extending my life if I live like this. 75 and live alone
Look in the Fen Ben protocol. My husband is taking it. Also check into hyperbaric oxygen therapy near you. My husband did six weeks three times a week. There are home ones you can buy. My husband quit eating sugar. He has some muscle loss and hot flashes from the shots but he is doing well.
Cut out sugar immediately
@@cr2158 dude really ?
I am the same age as you 77 years old , DO NOT DO THE BIOPSY !!!!!!!!
WHY ,,Ive had 2 in 4 years ,,its a piece of cake ,I ride my motocycle home no problem
I think I know why at 77
Easy to get sepsis from biopsy...the silent killer
@@danl5592 Can you back that up or just talking shat
Only 5% of Americans decide to pursue active surveillance once they had been diagnosed with favorable intermediate-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Typically in a community setting, only 15 to 20% of men decide to stick with active surveillance for a long period of time. In an academic setting for men with mostly low-risk disease, up to 50% of men will decide to stay on active surveillance for a long period of time. The main information that doctors will be able to communicate to you is the 10-year risk of developing the metastatic disease while on active surveillance. Typically for favorable intermediate-risk patients, that risk can be anywhere between 2 and 10%. A Decipher test may tell you that you have a 6% risk of developing metastatic cancer in 10 years if you have high-risk disease based on their genetic analysis of your cancer.
So if this information will help you decide whether or not to get treatment, then the test would be valuable to you.
Once you decided to pursue treatment, your next choice would be how to treat your favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. There are currently 10 treatment options for favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The 2 with the best cancer control rates include interstitial brachytherapy and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy. With these treatments, your ten-year PSA control will be approximately 90%. Based on your information, surgery would result in a 66% 5-year cancer control rate.
In another talk I discussed the side effects related to different forms of radiation. Typically surgery will lead to impotence 50% of the time and an 18% risk of long-term incontinence.
For Cyberknife, there is a 25% risk of impotence and a 1% risk of incontinence.
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Thank you. Have a lump on my prostate. As of last yr, normal PSA. I for some reason think I have cancer because of my family history. Trying to research the issue. No biopsy yet. I have been very negligent. Thanks very worried and scared thanks doctor.
@@paulhopkins3205 Don't trust him. Trust the Dr. who makes his living, sends his kids through college and buys a lake house doing prostate removal surgery.
@@paulhopkins3205 I am only giving data. I would like to see any conflicting data.
google this..time to rethink the debate on PSA testing...
PSA is worthless. Tesla MRI is better.
Try the focal therapy treatment. Less evasion. Research.
Did this study look at each man's age? Do younger men have a better survival rate?
99% of the time if the PSA is low, a man will not develop metastatic prostate cancer. Also, radiation failures can now be salvaged with radiation over half of the time.
Please do little research for yourself on metastatic prostate cancer. Bone cancer is not a pleasant way to go !
Treatment is not an easy decision !
Finding out you are one of around 2,000,000 been overtreated by egotistic clinicians is not pleasant either, all these problems when it didn’t need to happen.
So many clinicians use the numbers to frighten fellah’s towards treatment, understanding urology and prostate cancer is not a easy learn and yr often can’t trust a clinician who stands to make thousands for a few hours work.
@@justdoesntaddup8620 You got that right!
I am the unlucky 20% went right to Metastasis.
Lord please heal Mike! Touch him in Jesus's name!
So if you want to live more than another 15 years get it treated Now
Could still live for another 15 years even if it's not treated now. Possibility of wearing a diaper and no woody if treated now as well.
@@BrownbeltforeverExactly... I'd rather be dead pitching a tent than spend years not being able to.
@@michaelanthony386 I feel the same way I'm 66 and single and I know if I lost my urinary and or sexual function I would lose the will to live. I truly wish I had never had that damn psa test. I have gleason 3+4 and psa has slow climbed to 13 over the last 7 or 8 years. I would consider treatment if they had something better than the poisons they offer. I'm watching the progress of EBC46 and histotripsy development.
@michaelanthony386 Absolutely 💯. I was diagnosed with low grade prostate cancer grade 1 August 2023 with PSA of 6.3. Have no symptoms and exercise 6 or 7 days a week doing combination of resistance training, hill sprints and brisk walking. Cut out meat, eggs, poultry and dairy foods . Eat a pescatarian diet. My P.S.A has stayed the same since my testing at 3 months. I feel fit and strong. I will continue with active surveillance. I have no intention of undergoing surgery/ radiation. I'd rather have 10 years of quality of life than 20 years of misery! But that's just me.
@@dominictucci6030 Well done and good luck mate