The title sums up my cancer. Since first dx of low risk Gleason 6 PCa Jan '18, and subsequent dx of high risk Gleason 8 Nov '19, it has never been suggested such a cancer should give any more cause for concern than a "normal" one. My PSA has never risen above 3.2 I was offered the usual treatment options, opting for HT/EBRT. My "journey" thread gives all the details.
Was due to start EBRT this month, but that is now looking unlikely due to coronavirus. I thought ok, at least the HT will keep things in check until RT can start. Then did a little reading and quickly pulled up some alarming stuff concerning non-secreting tumours. Specifically, clinical evidence suggests they are more aggresive, they do not respond to HT, and the mortality rate is higher. At this point it's obviously the HT element that is of most concern to me given that I may be relying on that as my sole treatment for the foreseeable future.
I shall be asking my onco about this when I have a phone consultation with her next Wednesday. But in the meantime I wondered if any others here had had a similar tumour, and if so what treatment they had and how successful it was.
thanks in advance
Stephen
Edited by member 01 May 2020 at 17:18
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