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Hello doctor my dad had recently undergone brain tumor surgery and the bioxy reports says that its prostate cancer stage 4 and now they planned to do the radiation therepy for brain .Pls suggest me or tell me whether the doctors are in the right path of treatment
Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. I am so sorry about the diagnosis that you have received. The stage IV prostate cancer means that it has spread to other organs other than the prostates, in your fathers case to the brain, I will suspect the lymph nodes and bone too. Radiation to the brain will provide him with local therapy and prevent further brain deterioration, at this time I believe the therapy he is given is more or palliative/meaning treating his symptoms and radiation is good at treating pain. I am sorry that I do not have better hopeful news but this is a difficult subject and I hope my frankness and honesty resonates to you and your family. I hope this helps and best of luck and God bless.
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Suggest Treatment For Prostate Cancer Stage 4
Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. I am so sorry about the diagnosis that you have received. The stage IV prostate cancer means that it has spread to other organs other than the prostates, in your fathers case to the brain, I will suspect the lymph nodes and bone too. Radiation to the brain will provide him with local therapy and prevent further brain deterioration, at this time I believe the therapy he is given is more or palliative/meaning treating his symptoms and radiation is good at treating pain. I am sorry that I do not have better hopeful news but this is a difficult subject and I hope my frankness and honesty resonates to you and your family. I hope this helps and best of luck and God bless.