prosate cancer g6 psa 5.4 t2c
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i am newly diagnosed with prostate cancer g6 psa 5.4 stage t2c
i have had template biopsy
65 cores tested
1 core 3.5% cancer (1 in 10)
cancer on right side posterior small amount
was diagnosed as low-grade
mri before biopsy was clear no detected tumour
mri 1.5t used
went to mdt regional meeting and my mri was upgraded to t2c
no cancer on left side just high grade pin found
but with this they said i am now t2c even though no cancer found on left side
I thought to be staged at t2c you have to have cancer in both sides (lobes) but i havent got it in both sides so have i been staged at t2c because of the high grade pin.
if anyone has got any experience or can give me any advice on this topic as they have advised me to go with active surveillance as low grade/low risk cancer. just wanted to make sure this was the right course of treatment to go with.
thanks
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mosski andrew64174
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Good luck!
Moss (Vermont, USA)
stewarta andrew64174
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I ask as my MRI results were T2, with a suspicious area in one lobe. My PSA was 2.4 to 3.5 over a decade. However, the biopsy showed this suspicious area was PCa, and a very aggressive one at that (Gleason 8 (4+4))
After a Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy, pathology testing showed a Gleason 9. Fortunately, it was localised to the prostate, so I dodged a bullet.
I only tell this story as I think the MRI is only one very important step in the process.
andrew64174 stewarta
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Stewart
charles61038 andrew64174
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I'm sorry to hear you have join the group for PC.The good part is that you have been diagnosed early. And your gleason score is reasonably low as well as your PSA. You don't mention how old you are or your general health. Due to your low numbers, you have time to consider the many options you have. I was diagnosed with low risk PC last October after a biopsy. From 12 core samples, 2 showed abnormal cells. Acenocarcinoma - 10% in one sample, 2% in the other. My urologist told me that basically any treatment would cure me... or I could even do the active survailance route. I am 65 and in reasonably good health aside from the prostate issue. I thought about options and research many. I decided not to do the active survailance because I felt that I wanted to deal with it now and be done with it. If I had to face it in a year or two or three or more, I would be older and perhaps have other health issues. I wanted to deal with it now while I am younger and in good health. All treatment options have their side effects. I wanted to find one that had the fewest and easiest to deal with. Working with my urologist and my radiation oncologist, I decided on Brachytherapy with is a one time treatment. Brachytherapy is low dose radiation seed implants that go directly into your prostate. The low dose radiation helps contain the radiation where it is needed and little to none goes beyond that point. It has been 6 weeks since my procedure and I am doing well. Please research your options including the active survailence. Talk to you doctors for their opinions too. Look at websites to explore the treatment options available. My urologist pointed me to Prostate Cancer Research Foundation org. It compared many options and the success rates. The Brachytherapy has a very good success rate. What ever you choose if you choose to treat your PC, find a doctor who has preformed that treatment many times successfully.
The best of luck to you,
Charles
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