Recommendations For Treatment

[cassa333]

For the return of prostrate cancer needed.

My OH had brachi-what's it treatment for prostate cancer a couple of years ago but it has come back. He is having a biopsy and MRI soon to see what is what but wondered if anyone had personal recommendations on the best treatment.

I know we should probably,wait,till the test results but want to get a bit of a heads up really.

Thanks

[Peter Pedant]

it will depend on the result of the biopsy and the MRI

try googling treatment of recurrent prostate cancer

and a lot of refs come up

Honestly it depends on what turns up in the scans - I am not sure if the opinion of ABers really will make hubby live longer than the doctors who are treating him

o and good luck !

[Sqad]

I am making many guesses here.

Following brachiotherapy, your husband's blood test (PSI) has rapidly risen and the question is, has the cancer returned and has it spread to other parts?

Firstly a rise in PSI doesn't necessarily mean that the cancer has returned.
Secondly, the biopsy and MRI scan may give you the definitive answer.

Let us suppose that the cancer has returned,.The best management of the small number of prostate brachytherapy patients encountering failure is unclear at this time, but one could redo the brachytherapy with or without hormone treatment. Removing the prostate followed by hormone treatment is another option.

Wait for the results and the Oncologist/Urologist will discuss the options.

[Peter Pedant]

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well so far 2/2 for wait for the results and discuss with his doctors

[cassa333]

OH is off for his MRI in the morning and he has only just decided to have a look at the letter they sent

[cassa333]

Well that went OK.

It took about enough time for me and the mini cassa's to find the cafe, have a drink and for them to get a bit bored.

I can't quite figure out when we will find out the results though as OH was told it was just for the consultants so they knew where to take the biopsies from.

Is it worth asking what the MRI found or should we not bother? I want to find out but OH, ever the head in the sand sort, wants to just wait.