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Gleason Scale, Suggested Hormone Therapy, Radiation Or Surgery. Suggestions?
If I have a 6 ona Gleason Scale, do I need immediate radical and aggressive treatments like hormone therapy, radiation or surgery? I must know as a possilbe as a urologist is promoting surgery and an oncologist, hormore therapy abd raduatuib?
I want to waut and watch. What should I do? My e mail is YYYY@YYYY .
Thaking tyou in advance.
I want to waut and watch. What should I do? My e mail is YYYY@YYYY .
Thaking tyou in advance.
Sat, 26 Oct 2013
Hi and welcome to HCM,thank you for your query.
There is no need to be afraid of surgery since this is routine procedure today and recovery is usually complete and quick. Other therapeutic modality may be less agressive but also it is much more unpredictable and recurence is more likely to happen so i dont think you should take that risk.
Wish you good health. Regards.
There is no need to be afraid of surgery since this is routine procedure today and recovery is usually complete and quick. Other therapeutic modality may be less agressive but also it is much more unpredictable and recurence is more likely to happen so i dont think you should take that risk.
Wish you good health. Regards.
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