How Radiation Affects The Prostate | Mark Scholz, MD
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- Medical Oncologist Mark Scholz, MD answers questions from our TH-cam comments on radiation. Is radiation directed at the whole gland or just the tumor? What kind of PSA decline should you expect after radiation? Is radiation or surgery better for ductal carcinoma? And how does one find a quality radiation center?
0:09 Is radiation treatment directed at the entire prostate gland or just the tumor?
3:24 How does PSA decline after radiation with and without hormone therapy?
4:50 "I have a ductal carcinoma. Should I get surgery instead of combination therapy with radiation and hormone therapy?"
6:19 How do I find a quality radiation center and radiation oncologist?
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I had 28 radiation treatments, originally they were going to do 40 but change their minds also has hormone treatments with it. That was 2 years ago and I'm doing good PSA below 1.
There is a huge difference between the recommendations for prostate treatments between a city of 200,00 to 500,000 in Texas and a medical center close to a place like UCLA. Men who learn of PCRI are blessed. And I am one of them. Many of my colleagues simply have the entire prostate removed asap. They know of no real options other than chemotherapy or old styled radiation. They have one meeting with a urologist (surgeon) and a decision is made. And the surgery is scheduled by the urologist.
Very helpful, especially the comment about not recommending surgical treatment basically under any circumstances.
I opted not to do hormone therapy, being 66 years old the side effects of ADT were something I didn't want to experience. I am doing a combination of IMRT and Brachky Therapy praying for a positive result.
I've made the same decision, will be getting brachytherapy in December. How are you doing now?
So far so good my PSA numbers have dropped and for the most part Im well.@@toddmorrison7342
ADT IS LIVING DEATH
@@toddmorrison7342 PSA started at 5.8 now 0.827
I know I feel like a zombie 🧟 7 days keep fighting my friends soon they will be a cure have faith
Currently on #21 of 28 daily IMRT treatments. 69 yo, diagnosed BPH and Gleason 8 w/ Mets on left hip illium bone on 3/22. Treatment was Casodex one week before Lupron injection, Casodex discontinued after 6 weeks. Radiation effects have manifested with episodes of urinary urgency, slight to moderate burning sensation during urination, and fatigue. Effects of BPH still a periodic issue. Second Lupron injection scheduled for in July. Lupron recommended for 18-25 months administered every three months. Last PSA result on 11/21 was 7.12.
All this began with a complaint of waking 3-4 times nightly w/ need to urinate in 11/21. Referral to urologist and here I am. Plan is to wait at least two months after IMRT before checking PSA levels and going to UCSF for a PSMA PET scan to check for any remaining Mets.
This is definitely not a cake walk. I thank this channel for educating and helping me understand to available treatment processes. 👍🏽
All the best to you, hang in there. Follow your gut, you'll never go wrong.
I have 7 radiation treatments left out of the 43 in my treatment plan on Lupron also . It’s definitely not a cake walk , radiation treatments make you have sharp pains and feeling like your urinating glass . We’re all in the same boat ,just pray that this cures it so that this hell was worth it .🤞
Witt a little luck u are going to be cured don’t loose faith keep strong the fight must continue and victory is around the corner
Hello and thank you for producing such high quality content in an easy to understand format. I am always cheered by the positivity in this channel . You are both very good.
I just completed 8 weeks of IMRT, my last PSA was 0.04, I’m on Lupron and fortunate enough to also be getting Xtandi, so I’m presuming I’m probably “cured”, yet I continue to watch this channel because of its clarity and positivity - it reinforces virtually all the medical choices and decisions that were made in my case, which is very reassuring. Anyway, my point is, I still watch your channel even though I no longer “need to”. Or maybe its to see the Dalmatian.
Hi Bruce, good to here that. I just wanted to know like what was your Gleason score and also was it spread in lymph nodes?
Glad to hear this Bruce! Congratulations!
@@RihaankepayareShots Gleason scores were unexpectedly 8 and 9, mostly in one lobe, maybe 7 in the other. PSMA PET showed some unclear uptake in one of the local (pelvic) nodes, but nowhere else. Bone scan fortunately showed no bone involvement. PSA one month after completion of IMRT was still
Had Hormone therapy and subsequent radiation therapy 3 months later ending 10/7/2019 after 28 days of radiation. Three months later, PSA was .01. Three years later (almost), it is now .03. I am assuming this has been a very successful treatment. I will 76 in November. My Urologist seems quite happy for me. I see him every six months with PSA test done each time. Sex life has been affected, but viewing the alternative, it hasn’t been a problem.
How much muscle loss resulted from the hormone therapy?
@@dontrend5956 min
@@dontrend5956 - Exercise with weights and change your diet to more fruits and vegetables. To off set muscle loss .
I had my 15th of 45 Radiation treatment today for Prostate Cancer. I'm in N.E. Florida and could not be Happier with my decision to be treated at the Ackerman Cancer Center. Offices in Jacksonville & Fernandina Beach!
Wish I knew this two years ago. However, this is great to learn now.
Excellent information!🙏🙏🙏
thank you
Good information again!!
As a viewer of PCRI with Alex & Dr S., watching many videos that helped me make Pca treatment choices, the "must see" PCRI one MINUTE starts at 05:01.
Excellent content ,tks
A question for you; if you are having radical surgery, what are the pros and cons for taking or leaving lymph nodes?
Ur so knowledgeable and calm i admire you , i just finished my radiation treatment
Im in oxford university hospital in uk
Had SBRT going on two years ago. My PSA is dropping and had no bad symptoms until about a year out and I got strictures. I had a balloon dilation and things are going well except for mild pain and frequency. I hope the stricture does not return-oh yeah, had bad hematuria with large clots that were hard to pass but a few weeks after dialation, hematuria went away
My Gleason 8 was in the lymph nodes 44 radiation treatments. Chemo and other stuff now in remission hoping to stay that way. Over 2 years being treated till remission it’s a long haul and still on other drugs don’t give up.
We hope that remission is long and durable and hopefully even a cure! If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact us at pcri.org/helpline.
I had a Gleason 9 tumor and opted for Lupron and proton radiation. It’s been five years and my PSA is at .09. My Urologist said he has never seen a Gleason score that high survive that long. Guess I should feel lucky.
How long on Lupron ?
@@JohnDoe-xz8os two years
Hi please explain ,what exactly is hormone therapy
Brachy therapy and external beam radiation would be accompied by some manageable side effects. The bladder and the prostate would be inflammed The inflammation would make urination somewhat challenging as per more frequent, weaker flow, smaller volume or more urgency individually dependent. In The inflammation would take some time to subside. The rectum and posterior colon would be affected by the radiation too resulting in increased frequency in bowel movement and frequent gas formation. The side effects are manageable and not life threatening. The other side effect is blood hamemoglobin could be down by 10 per cent the first year after radiation and 20per cent the second year down the road but the induced anemic condition can be rectified by appropriate diet.
I was scheduled for 42 treatments. First 25 were for the lymph nodes surrounding the whole Prostate. Then a boost of 5% and the field was more targeted for the next 5 treatments. Then another boost of 5% for concentration on the Prostate. This while on Hormone ( Lupron ) Dr. said next 2 yrs.
Pretty similar situation here with my treatment but was started on hormone therapy before and during radiation. They also treated the lymph nodes although from their testing the cancer was only in prostate. Almost 3 months of taking Casodex and also a Lupron shot to start before treatment. Continued with both during radiation treatment. Just finished 9 weeks of radiation and taking the Casodex a month ago. Now I just have a Lupron shot every 3 months for the next year at least. Haven’t had any bloodwork done yet as a follow up but hoping for good news when that happens in a few months. Still feeling effects of treatment, fatigue, hot flashes and frequent trips to urinate. Hope those subside going forward. Best of luck to you.
Research ADT & Lupron, before taking!
I would like you to elaborate further on tissue changes that occur following radiation. For example, clearly the prostatic urethra is still there…but surely all the epithelial tissue that made that structure is dead. So what is it now? Scar tissue? If I looked at this under a microscope, what would I see?
Obrigada. Seu comentário foi importante para mim.
Thanks. His comment was important to me.
Thanks. His comment was important to me.
My nurse told me it would appear intact under mri. But it is aged or much older.
Doc I was diagnosed with Gleason 6 PC and did not do anything about it yet. I'm scheduled for a MRI and PSA test but news came out about success on trial for colorectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering and I'm wondering if I can be a part of trial for prostate cancer cure ? I'd like to hear from you.
Thank you for the informative information
I have not heard any mention of the 4K blood test. Can you address that ?
Hello,
We have these two videos that discuss the 4k test:
th-cam.com/video/k811g78YRQE/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/YLqB1kRnEak/w-d-xo.html
2 Questions
1)Had Prostatectomy (wish I would have known about Dr Scholz before that) didn't do radiation or ADT right away.
2 yrs later. Started ADT 6 months ago, psa at "undetectable", started radiation. (36 sessions) how will I know the radiation is working?
2) Thoughts on radiation and lupron without zytiga ?
I completed proton therapy to prostate 2.5 years ago for favorable intermediate PC 2/12 biopsies Gleason 7 and my PSA is now .08. I have very symptomatic low T and want to start T replacement. What do you think? I am a depressed but healthy 70 year old.
Hi, I had Gleason scores of 7-8 & 9 in 2017. I did 40 radiation treatments and 2 years lupron. My PSA since then has always been less than .1, I checked my testosterone levels a month ago and it was 95. I just started trt then. Feeling better now and my workouts are much better, also not feeling like a dark cloud over my head. Much better mood now. I'll get my PSA and testosterone levels checked again around the middle of July. Best of luck to you if you do go on trt
72 years old stage 4 prostate cancer with bine mets left femur tumour and lymph nodes and some spots in pelvis life expectancy with treatment?
The title mentioned treatment of relapsed cancer, but this is not discussed in the video. Are you planning another video to address cases of relapses after radiation? Thanks!
Yeah.... I was waiting for that information as well. Hopefully they cover that in another video.
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Thankyou soo much
Always a big push for radiation treatment. Interested to hear the options on a reoccurring cancer after radiation. Also need to discuss further complications from radiation.
The last line in the video was of great interest...
"You get one chance to get this right... the radiation is a permanent choice." That statement needs to be explained a bit further for folks when considering the initial treatment options when possible reoccurance is put into the equation.
I think he meant that the effects of radiation are permanent, so you want a team that knows what they're doing and has lots of experience. My husband was diagnosed a year ago with advanced prostate cancer (inoperable) involving abdominal lymph/pelvic nodes, Gleason 9, PSA 24. His doctor at Mayo immediately started him on ADT therapy and Abiraterone, as well as 26 rounds of radiation. He's been in remission since then and his PSA continues to be negligible. The radiation was a psychological boost for my husband, as he felt like the cancer was being burned away. He was able to go back to work a couple months after it finished. Fatigue was the primary side effect. He did develop something called radiation proctitis (rectal inflammation), which occurs in about 10% of prostate patients. Medication has helped that. The hormone therapy is tolerable and the hot flashes have become milder over time. He's just grateful to be alive and doing very well, all things considered.
@@ga6589 yes but how much is "lots of experience"? 100 treatments? 500? I don't think I've heard any quantification.
@@daisuke6072 I guess you simply ask and determine what is comfortable for you. If I'm going to hire someone to paint my house, I'd prefer someone who has experience and comes highly recommended, as opposed to someone just starting out. My husband and I have every confidence in the Mayo Clinic. You have a team of highly skilled doctors in your corner, not just one. (We found that our local medical centers are woefully understaffed and communication was poor, which is partially due to the pandemic.).
Thanks. His comment was important to me.
@@ga6589 I have a friend dealing with a Pc reoccurance after initial RT about 4 years ago. Apparently RT isn't an option again so the choices are limited since he's having issues finding someone that will do surgery that is confident in an acceptable outcome.
On the young side... so post operative side effects of salvage surgery are a major concern.
About how many treatments by a radiation - SBRT - expert would you expect in order to get your criterion of excellent specialist? we have an idea for RP but not RT.
I had Gleason 8 and after radio therapy but since then I have a hard time to have any bowl movement . Can that been helped ? Thanks !😊
RUN TO YOUR DOCTOR . CONSTIPATION CREATES OTHER PATHOLOGIES
Had IMRT for lymph node involvement. A significant side effect was diarrhea.
ALL THERAPY HAS HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS. BIG PHARMA, BIG BRIBES
Excellent content! Can you make a video about prostate cancer being more prevalent in black men. Is this true?.. and if so has there been any new developments in slowing down this phenomenon? This makes me nervous since I am a black male. Thank you for what you guys do! ❤😊
Hello,
We have a couple of videos in that topic here:
th-cam.com/video/aBxLpa5I5MY/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/h60VtuRG3fA/w-d-xo.html
Does this cause burning micturition?
I had prostate cancer 6 years ago 43 treatments,how long before sex comes back
Anything on the 'promises ' of immuno-therapy?
The Glaxo-Smithkline's DOSTARLIMAB
RE: Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center - New York.
I suspect that will be in the black hole of "further trials" for years like most of the other "breakthroughs" announced with great fanfare. Forgive my cynicism. Also I saw it's $11,000 per dose, which may make Soros, Gates or Zuckerberg able to afford it but not your ordinary Joe!
Age 50 and my most recent biopsy showed a Gleason 3+4:7 score. I am very nervous about doing radiation or surgery but feel I must choose one as active surveillance was not recommended by my urologist at this point. I am meeting with the radiologist next week but may be leaning more towards having the prostate removed. My doctors practice in Memorial Sloan Kettering so I do feel I am in good hands but still very anxious as to what the best option is for me.
We understand! There are a lot of questions and we would love to help. Here is the link to our Helpline. They can give you information and help you through the process: pcri.org/helpline
My first biopsy had 2 cores gleason 3+4 with 15% grade 4 was recommended removal prostate, recommended prostatectomy but I decided to go into active surveillance. Active surveillance Protocol means I had another biopsy last december 2023, this was 20 cores biopsy they found the same 2 cores gleason 3+4 BUT ALSO another 2 cores of Gleason 4+3 was told this is going to spread and need treatment . Often Prostate cancer is multifocal and sometimes biopsy misses higher grade cancer.
My prostate was surgically removed in 1995. Over the years since then my PSA (monitered semiannually) has gradually risen to 3.+ How do you expalin this. I am now having a PET scan. What should I expect?
PSA UNDER 10 IS OK
Great informational video. I had the high dose radiation treatments done two years ago, so instead of 8 to 12 weeks of therapy, mine was done with 5 treatments, 1 every other day. Finding a good doctor is very important but equally important is the team that administers the therapy. I was lucky that I found both. Two years post my PSA is less than 0.02 and I recently started back on testosterone injections. Another thing that is very important is to start post ED therapy to get the blood flowing to your penis again, this can be done by using a penis pump as most likely you will not be waking up with a morning wood for a while. Hope my comments are helpful.
Does PSA correlate with amount of cancer? Thank you Dr. Scholz and Alex; awesome team and content we're all curious about.
Mt PSA was 5.8 & I was locally advanced Gleason 8=4+4, T3b, N0, M0. My friends PSA was 51 & he was Gleason 6=3+3, T2b, N0, M0. Hope this helps..
@@colly0410 Tks!
My second go around with prostate cancer happened after 8 years and appeared in my lower lymph nodes. After radiation (25 treatments) I was put on Orgovyx rather than Lupron. My PSA is now 2.4 down from 18.0 The testosterone levels climbed from 18... to over 400... after a 3 month "vacation". So....the Orgovyx treatment continues again.
THEY WILL KILL YOU IF YIU DONT RESEARCH
I have Gleason 6 in one core stage 1 I was going to try watchful waiting but my Docter wants to put me on casodex is this a accepted treatment for Gleason 6
In a word, NO. Get another doctor. You are a prime candidate on that information for Active Surveillance which will save you from side effects. Hormone treatment has severe side effects.
CORRUPT DOCTOR
What is the view on nanoknife as an example of focal treatment
I have had it twice but disease has returned
What should be the next step
Hello,
We have a free helpline that can provide you with information. You can find our contact information at pcri.org/helpline.
We also have a few videos on Nanoknife and other focal therapies that you can find by searching "PCRI focal therapy" or "PCRI nanoknife." Dr. Scholz's general philosophy is that the quality of the practitioner is the most significant factor and that the form of focal therapy probably does not make much of a difference.
00:23- "Eradicated"? Perhaps "irradiated" is a better fit here?
HOW IS THE URETHRA TUBE PROTECTED FROM PUNCTURE DURING BIOPSY ???...... AND IF PUNCTURED DOES IT CAUSE PROBLEMS LIKE BLOCKAGE FROM LESIONS.?
They don’t go near the Urethra,what happens is they push a needle up your bum and through the anal wall to get to the prostate and take little bits from various spots all around the prostate. Just have to have a couple of mega antibiotics before and after procedure. Will have blood coming out your arse and dick when you piss and shit for a few days,scared the shit out me and very painfull. Hope you haven’t got cancer man.
The doctor doing the biopsy uses ultrasound to place each biopsy needle. They have to avoid the urethra. At least that is my uneducated guess.
BIOPSY IS BARBARIC. THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS
Will an abdominal CT Scan cause ED. I've had 2 and it seems like I've had some mild to moderate erection issues.
My dad got radiation for prostate cancer and it work his wasn’t that bad , but the down side was he bleed out his butt the rest of his life. They did to many treatments.
Hello im on hormone therapy plus ive just finished my radiation treatment my psa test results now say 0.014 im not sure what that means Dr Schulz
William,
We have this video on the interpretation of PSA test results after radiation therapy: th-cam.com/video/zQktPZ6U80s/w-d-xo.html
We have a few other videos, too, that provide information about monitoring and interpreting the PSA after radiation, and one of them may describe the implications of hormone therapy in different situations. You can find those by searching "PCRI PSA After Radiation" on TH-cam, here, or by searching "PSA After Radiation" on our website, PCRI.org.
I am not sure whether a PSA result 0.014 would be a cause for concern for someone in your situation, but depending on your staging and other details of your situation, you and your doctor should be able to get a good sense of whether or not that result is expected or whether it is a potentially dangerous sign. Generally, or in a vast majority of cases, it would not be concerning, but there may be some rare situations in which maybe it could be a cause for some level of concern. If you have any concerns, you can contact our helpline. We have patient advocates who may be able to provide you with some information relevant to your case, and then you could discuss all of that with your doctor. Our contact information is at pcri.org/helpline.
I will also add this to our list of questions for future videos.
As in the case òf PROSTATE CANCER how long must it be before surgery is applieď
NEVER SURGERY
I HAD 42 radiation treatments for cancer and I go back for blood test to see if my PSA IS STILL THERE IF HIGH IT WOULD BE THE NEXT TREATMENT FOR HIGH PSA
PSA DOES NOT MEAN CANCER . JUST A MARKER TO BE MONITORED
I don't know if someone would see this comment but,My dad (has high risk cancer) had hormonotherapy(that decreased PSA from 70ng/ml to 0.3ng/ml right after he had his radiation treatmant then mesured PSA after 3 months and surprise PSA is 239ng/ml?!!!(Like a month before radiation it was 0.3 and boom it turned 200 after) So his doctor is now shocked and recommended to do different test and change the type of hormonotherapy from triptolin to Zoralex .Tmrw he'll re-do the test hopefully those results were false
UF YOUR DAD IS OVER 75, YOU MUST WATCH SCHULTZ VIDEOS FIR THIS AGE
@@KDean22 my dad was only 60 years old and he passed away a year ago .But I have now my aunt husband who has it too and he s about 70 years old
Can tell you radiation messed up bladder and back. 6 years. But gald didn't cut it out. My cancer is very low .01 diet and exercise.
Was there long term impact to your bladder?
The worst thing about picking a good physician, is the "Hypocritical Oath" (worded and spelled correctly). A good doctor will seldom call out a bad doctor. That "Oath" I spoke about stays as information confined to a tight knit circle of lab coats.
If the psa drops dramatically after the first hormone shots (300 down to 100) and ct scans show no evidence of metastic disease, is radiation still necessary? The patient is a very young 88 year old.
STOP THE KILLER RADIATION
GET TREATMENT ONLY IF IT IS SPREADING . DOCTORS ARE GREEDY
How does the radiation affect a very large prostate? I was told it will swell the prostate and stop urine flow. Is this true?
Hi my name is David Oliver
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer only on one side of the prostate my team lead doctors put me on bicalutamide for two months after came lupron injections every three months then into radiation treatment my body did very well with all the treatments still on going lupron in the beginning was 25.79
then with bicalutamide my psa came down to 15 something with lupron injections psa came down to 4.32 the psa kept dropping to 2.63 an then the radiation treatment came into play after six weeks of radiation psa dropped down to .081 with future psa testing .061 .058 all this what I have said an eating right doing my part as well my question is will I be cured thanks David Oliver
Question: All the prostate hormone treatment plans that I have heard of are for 90 days of treatment.
You mentioned that hormone treatments can control PSA levels for 10 years.
My question is… How long is it possible to remain on a hormone treatment plan without receiving radiation??
It is possible to do ADT monotherapy without any local treatment, but he is referring to people who have incurable prostate cancer who have to stay on hormone therapy indefinitely to control the disease.
@@ThePCRI
Many Thanks for your response..!!
@@ThePCRI sir
my uncle have detected with prostate cancer in dec 2021 having
oligo metastatic stage
in prosted , pelvic lymph nods and single 12mm spot in pelvic bone
4+5=9 glison score
psa = 3.11 before ADT
age = 64 year
we have started ADT from January 2022
firmagon 80mg /month
zelgor 250 (abiraterone) 4 tablet/day
after 90 days of ADT we have done psma pet scan again and found good results, the size of tumor reduced in all three sides and PSA 0.10 now.
we are continuing our ADT and our doctor have suggested to continue ADT only and have active surveillance. Doctor sir is advising we will go for radiation (igrt) latter, since the ADT is responding well.
SIR MY REQUEST TO YOU IS PLEASE SUGGEST SHOULD WE GO FOR RADIATION IMMEDIATELY SINCE IT IS HIGH RISK STAGE OR WE SHOULD WAIT AND DO ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE WITH CONTINUED Androgen deprivation therapy.
PLEASE HELP
Can someone have radiation therapy without going through hormone therapy? I’m just curious to know if it’s even possible.
Yes you can. It's an option I'm looking I to now. I had one doc say that it was better to combine the two, but another one I spoke to said the difference in outcome wasn't that great. Ask around
I absolutely refused to undertake hormone therapy......Finished up with 39 sessions of IMRT this past March. PSA dropped from 14.5 to 5.7 in just a few months and will hopefully continue the drop for up to 2 years. Thus far I have had absolutely no side effects whatsoever. No one knows what the future may hold regardless of your decision.....best of luck!
@@wolfgang9570 I very much appreciate your input on this. I’m planning on having radiation therapy sessions for six weeks, and I’ve opted, not to go through hormone therapy.
How does radiation of the prostate gland affect the red and white blood cell count. It appears that after almost 8 years, that my CBC indicates that I am anemic, although at the age of 75, I am still active, work out at the gym. Can radiation affect the bone marrow? I feel healthy, follow a vegetarian diet and exercise daily. A comprehensive blood test at an oncology clinic showed nothing. Is Anemia common in Prostate radiation.
Which stage of cancer do u have???
Merci dr
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Does it matter how big the tumor is ? Do they do more radiation if the tumor is bigger and less if smaller?
Typically, radiation oncologists irradiate the entire prostate gland and not just the tumor. If the tumor protrudes out of the gland, then they may increase the size of the radiation field to treat the entire tumor.
There are some experimental programs that are using radiation to treat only the tumor (and a safe margin around a tumor) within the prostate, and not the entire prostate gland, but this is only available at a few institutions like UCLA. The objective is to see if they can achieve the same kind of cure rates as whole gland radiation while also achieving a lower side effect rate.
If you have any more questions, feel free to contact our helpline at pcri.org/helpline.
@@ThePCRI that is really helpful information. Do you know if ucla will treat patients from out of state ? Out of country? Is that the best place to go for radiation treatment ? What would be your other top choices ?
I believe that UCLA will treat out-of-state patients, but I am not exactly sure all of the details there. The patient advocate on our helpline may know more about that, and he may also be able to tell you about other programs that have a good reputation in different parts of the country. pcri.org/helpline
Why do they usually continue with hormone treatment after radiation for prostate cancer....and the higher the gleason score, the longer on hormone therapy. I understand that hormone therapy, by limiting testosterone, shrinks the cancer but doesn't eliminate it??? Its the radiation that can kill the cancer?? So why remain on hormone treatment when it seems to be 'masking' any lingering metastasis but not actually eliminating it???
I would like to share 2 videos by Dr. Melina Roberts from Calgary, Canada to help with prostate cancer on TH-cam: 1. Benefits of High Dose Vitamin C IVs and 2. FOUR Benefits of High Dose Vitamin C IVs.
Thanks. His comment was important to me.
All good information. Thank you! The only question/concern is: Getting high quality, reputable, Dr’s/radiologists/ centers of excellence all sound like great advice but in reality, the medical system is not built that way. Proximity to treatment usually trumps top of the field providers. Everyone does not have access or resources to travel the country looking for top tier health care. So…many end up with what’s available. Thankfully at least with the information you provide we can ask questions and have an idea of appropriate health care. Thank you so much!
My wife had breast cancer, the tumor was removed and course of chemo was undertaken. On completion of chemo, she was sent off for radiation therapy. I was devastated at the result. All her skin covering the breast just sloughed off from radiation burns, all you could see was the layers of fatty tissue underneath the skin. I was required to change thedressing twice a day, not a very pleasant undertaking for me, or my wife. Now if this Dr is suggesting men undergo similar radiation treatement, patients need to seriously consider the ramifications of doing so.
I was informed that radiation turns the prostate into jelly which makes surgery if needed difficult. Is this totally incorrect?
Doctor spoke about benefits of Hormone Therapy ADT, but he never mentioned the side affects each are barbaric in my opinion.Stopping after 6 months as I Alive but not living on ADT
What happened with ADT..were you really bad
why is there only 1 chance with radiation?
By the way I'm 51
There are two major problems of
radiation. It's not prophylactic, therefore
doesn't prevent new cancer. Biopsy
results show radiation doesn't sterilize
the cancer cells in 25% to 75% of patients
However, many prostate cancer cells can
be rendered dormant for extended period
of time..someone let me know if this is a true or not