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panargy
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:54 am    Post subject: turning point Reply with quote
Hello to everybody

As my father was diagnosed with PC (75 yo, gleason 8, psa 11, stage
T2b) I wanted to help him as he doesn't have any access to the
Internet. After 2 months of searching I can now say that I'm quite good
informed about the disease, the treatments etc. But I still have some
critical questions: what is the turning point, after which this "mild"
form of cancer turns into an agressive one and kills the patient? Does
it happen after it escapes from the gland and causes metastases? Does
it always escape from the capsule and treatment(any treatment) tries to
keep it there as long as possible? I would very much appreciate it if
someone could answer these questions.

Thank you in advance.
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johnw100
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Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Posts: 124
Location: australia
PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:06 am    Post subject: Re: turning point Reply with quote
T2b Gleason 8 is an agressive cancer.

There are a number of treatment options while Prostate Cancer is confined to the gland, but once it escapes to other areas, local treatments like surgery or radiation are no longer viable options.

Hormone treatment is usually used for advanced disease in the hope of keeping it under control for as long as possible.
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