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When Is Cryotherapy Advised For Patients With Prostate Cancer?

Posted on Mon, 6 Mar 2017

Question: When is Cryotherapy used to treat prostate cancer?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cryotherapy used in early stage or recurrence after radiaotherapy

Detailed Answer:
Hllo
Thanks for query .

Cryoptherapy is used either in early stage of prostate cancer or recurrence after Radiotherapy given for Cancer of the Prostate.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (11 minutes later)

I have been diagnosed as a 7, 3-4, 4-3. What stage am I at

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What you have posted is Gleason's Score.which suggest stage 2 cancer .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up .

What you have posted is Gleason's score which suggests positive evidence of Cancer of prostate . Gleason's score above 6 is considered to be stage 2 cancer of prostate .

Thanks and Regards.
Dr. Patil.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee