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How many patients get a diagnosis without an explanation of what lies ahead?

Was your prostate cancer diagnosis delayed?

Sometimes a diagnosis comes later; misdiagnosis happens, tests are put off, or poor guidance is given. Whatever the cause, sometimes it feels like diagnosis should have come earlier. Were you...

How have your friendships changed?

The prostate cancer journey can have an impact on many of our personal relationships. Have your friendships changed since your diagnosis?...

Diagnosed in October, PSA 97, Gleason 4+3/7

I just found this site this week so I guess I'm already 6 months behind. :) I'm 66, healthy and active and in October I learned my PSA rocketed up...

Gleason 6 treatment

Hi, I had a biopsy and it came back with Gleason 6 (3+3). The urologist first told me it was extremely important that I have a biopsy done every 12...

How long did you have the urine dripping after your surgery?

Has everyone here had a TRUS Biopsy ?

My father recently had elevated psa at 18 and the doctor advised MRI and trus biopsy my question is , if MRI shows something is the biopsy still necessary because...

55 and looking for some insight

I was diagnosed two years ago. Have been doing active surveillance since. 3 biopsy’s -1 MRI—multiple Psa tests Latest biopsy revealed 3 areas of concern one (3-3) and 2 (3-4)...

Androgen therapy may not be needed for intermediate prostate cancer

i did a check of research papers on pubmed and quickly found several studies with large numbers of patients followed and saw two startling conclusions. 1. there is no consensus...

If MP-MRI shows cancer why biopsy ?

Is it necessary to do a biopsy if the mri shows cancer. Asking for my dad who is 83. Why can’t treatment be started as soon as mri report is...

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