Hi. New to all this so please bear with me. Just been diagnosed and am having my bone scan this week .
I'm reading all the info given to me, as been offered hormone treatment with radiotherapy or surgery.
Just wondered if anyone has any things that need to be taken into consideration beyond the information the hospital gave me ?
Thank you.
Hello Cantouc209c9
Welcome to the group - the question you have asked is a very personal question to you and your partner. HT/RT or Surgery.
The best way to find an answer is to get yourself a pen and paper, do your research from trusted sources (Cancer Research UK: Prostate Cancer UK and Macmillan - not Dr Google) and list the pros and cons for each treatment as to how they would affect you and your partner. If you look at some posters here they have a diary of their journey - you can read that by clicking on their name or avatar. (I went down the HT/RT route but also had other issues to deal with).
I will start you off with a few links:
Prostatectomy-for-prostate-cancer.
Hormonal-therapy-for-prostate-cancer.
Radiotherapy-for-prostate-cancer.
It would help us to help you if you could add your PSA readings Gleason Score and TNM. Subject to those figures you may be suitable also for:
Brachytherapy-for-prostate-cancer.
That should start you off - feel free to ask any questions, however trivial they may appear.
Best wishes - Brian.
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