Told operation too risky :(

That's really not an accurate statement, Dave. Surgery and HT+RT have very different side-effects, but neither is a "gold standard". They have almost identical long-term success rates, and which is better depends very much on the individual circumstances; every instance of prostate cancer is different. There are cases where a patient will be offered both, and other cases where the MDT will recommend one in preference to the other. In my own case, for example, they gave a strong recommendation that RT was to be preferred to surgery because there was a high risk of surgery not getting a negative surgical margin. 

Chris

I have thought about this for a good few weeks now. 2 weeks in Japan which is normally a good leveller.

I think you're answers are so unfair Chris. The moderators have never sanctioned me up to now. You quote free speech and yet report me?. The reason I have been upset in the past is when men brag about having surgery as the gold standard and I'm too advanced for that. How do you think that makes people feel who are told they can't have surgery? Prove that I am out of order because the moderators clearly don't agree. I have no desire to use this site any more - not like last threats to leave, I've already left. It's no good unless you're new. Lyn and Ian are fantastic and I'll miss them.

You...........?                   No.

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Hello,

I'm new to this, my uncle has not long been diagnosed with prostate cancer he recently underwent surgery and now has to have 4 weeks worth of radiotherapy how was the treatment and what was it like he's 79 years old and hasn't really got anyone other than me and my parents.