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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Prostate Removal?
What are the pros and cons of prostrate removal. I am 90 years in good health and had prostrate reduction by surgery about five years ago. A flesh sample was found non-cancerous so I stopped monitoring PSA numbers (given the slow growth of prostrate cancer) but earlier this year it was 9.41.
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
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There is no harm of removing prostate. If there is no comorbidity, which stops you from choosing a surgical removal, you should go for the procedure. Usually if cancerous, you should better remove it. But again I will say, there are a lot more factors to se. Age, comorbidity, anesthesia complications, lung liver and kidney profiles etc etc just to list some. Your urologist or treating physician may decide in a better way after having a complete profile in view.
Hope it helps. Have a nice time ahead.
Regards!
Dr.Muhammad Hanif
USA
There is no harm of removing prostate. If there is no comorbidity, which stops you from choosing a surgical removal, you should go for the procedure. Usually if cancerous, you should better remove it. But again I will say, there are a lot more factors to se. Age, comorbidity, anesthesia complications, lung liver and kidney profiles etc etc just to list some. Your urologist or treating physician may decide in a better way after having a complete profile in view.
Hope it helps. Have a nice time ahead.
Regards!
Dr.Muhammad Hanif
USA
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