SABR for Gleason 6

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User

Posted 17 Sep 2025 at 17:03

About 4 moths ago I was diagnosed with PC,early Gleason of 3+3 ,my psa is low 0.6 and have a family history of PC. My Drs are aware my psa isn’t that reliable and with family history I can have surgery or SBR with no hormone treatment etc

Im 56 and the radiologist thinks it’s very likely I’ll need something doing in the future, but he said he’d have surgery which has confused me a bit.

Anyone had the two week SABR treatment and how did you get on?

Cheers

Matt

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Posted 17 Sep 2025 at 18:35

Because it will give you a complete picture of your disease and removes all the prostate tissue for ever which is important when you are so young.

SABR as a primary radical treatment for prostate cancer is new so long term results have yet to be fully assessed.

User

Posted 17 Sep 2025 at 20:53

We have had members who have had the two week SABR, but people with successful outcomes tend not to hang around on the forum, they just get on with their lives. So you may not get a response from anyone who has had the treatment.

SABR as a primary treatment, as a clinical trial, has been around for about 10 years. That trial has reported and it has been very favourable. At the ten year mark it is as good as any other treatment, so there is no reason to suppose at the 20 or 30 year mark the effectiveness will drop suddenly.

The reported side effects of SABR are minor. Whereas the reported side effects of surgery can be quite severe, though that is probably in less than half the people who have had surgery.

In the end only you can decide what risks and side effects are important to you.

Dave

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