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A member asked:

What choice do i have with a turp through the cancer tumor to escape from cancer spread?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Prostate cancer: The TURP will not s pread your tumor. It will give your urologist a chance to stage your prostate cancer and determine a treatment plan. Prostatectomy vs radiation vs medical treatment with lupron (leuprolide).

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 6/23/2014

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Dr. Jesse Mills answered

Specializes in Urology

No chance: You can't spread prostate cancer through turp.

Answered 2/8/2013

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