Suggestions On Treatment ? Posted: 05-22-07 10:42am
Hello,
My father was recently diagnosed with
prostate cancer...he has 3 tumors in all,
with the following gleason scores for
each:
3
6
6
We'd like to know, what's the best course
of treatment for this man? He's a 66 year
old male, normal weight, good health
otherwise. He does have diabetes and
hypertension.
He's somewhat torn between two choices,
and his doctors don't seem to be helping
him decide. They tell him he's
"borderline"...whatever that means. He's
considering either full prostate removal
surgery, or external beam radiation.
Another option of his I suppose is the
seeds. What are your thoughts in this
situation? Any suggestions I can make to
him on how to proceed?
Also, is it urgent that this procedure be
performed as rapidly as possible in this
case? He's sort of dragging his feet, and
I'd like to know if I need to move him
along a bit.
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