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79 yr old father psa 6.1 biopsy showed gleason 3+4 prostatic carcinoma, otherwise in perfect health condition, what would the treatment options be?
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Depends....: Usually a CT is done to see if there is localized spread of prostate cancer and a Bone Scan is done to see if there is wider spread. Treatment depends on spread or lack of spread, generalized life expectancy and rate of growth and, most importantly, your father's wishes. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/prostate/Patient/page2
Answered 2/25/2017
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