Had phone call with hospital earlier. My partner will need chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Dr to phone us both next Wednesday. Can anyone tell me why he needs both . I know the cancer has come out the prostate and he is high risk. The first letter we received it said treatable but not curable....I'm so confused and worried even though I ask alot of questions with the dr's.
Hi....PSA 284....Gleeson 9....come out of prostate. Not gone in bones
In that case he is being offered the best chance of long term remission.
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Will it keep it a bay or get rid of the tumor fully ?
I can’t really answer that. The doctors will be able to.
Ask them if there is curative intent or if the goal is long term remission.
What is his staging? It will be T3 followed by a,b, or c and NX, MX
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