I am 78. i am considering cryotherapy to treat my prostate cancer. should i?

Alternatives: Cryotherapy is only one way to treat prostate cancer in a 78 year old male. It certainly carries a risk of incontinence higher than other treatment options such as brachytherapy. Get all the options before choosing treatment. See a good urologist as well as a radiation oncologists. The more you know the better decision you can make.

Prostate Cancer: Good for you. Not sure what you are asking here. But, all of us would defer to your urologist. If cryotherapy is on the list of options that your urologist offered then go for it.

Prostate cancer: That is one treatment option; seen the nccn.Org website and see what type of prostate cancer you have; low risk cancer in a man in his late 70s can be observed and may no need treatment.

Maybe, may not...: How far should we go to treat prostate cancer at 78? It may be a dilemma; however, assessing your biological age, co-existing medical diseases/issue, the moving pattern of prior PSA change, the finding of DRE & TRUS, and tissue pattern under microscope together will help reach a reasonable decision by balancing the patient's emotional subjectivity and doctor's progessional objectivity. So, talk...