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Is Chemotherapy The Right Method Of Treatment For Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
My husband has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer which has settled in the lungs. One dr. is recommending hormone therapy and one is recommending chemotherapy. will chemo kill the cancer? i have done a little research saying that hormone just helps to reduce it but it is still there making for a longer life.
Thu, 28 Dec 2017
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The chemotherapy or radiotherapy depends on the surgery status like whether he has undergone radical prostatectomy, orchiectomy and level of metastasis, PSA levels.
'Based on all these v need to dicide which treatment suits him.
Kindly provide with further details
Thank u
Thanks for the query.
More information required.
The chemotherapy or radiotherapy depends on the surgery status like whether he has undergone radical prostatectomy, orchiectomy and level of metastasis, PSA levels.
'Based on all these v need to dicide which treatment suits him.
Kindly provide with further details
Thank u
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