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What is the Gleason score of my cancer? |
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Can you feel my tumor with your hands? |
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How aggressive is my cancer? Is it going
to spread in months? Years?
How many years? |
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Is my cancer confined to the prostate?
What is the probability that my cancer has already spread beyond the
prostate? |
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Do I need further X-rays such as a bone scan,
CT, or MRI to determine if my cancer has spread? |
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Do I need treatment right away? |
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What are all the treatment options available to me?
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Radical Prostatectomy? (surgery) What
are the risks and benefits?
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Radiation Therapy? What is the
difference between external beam and seeding? What are the risks
and benefits of each?
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Cryosurgery? What are the risks
and benefits?
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Hormone Treatment? What are the
risks and benefits?
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Observation? What are the risks
and benefits?
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What are the possible side effects of each treatment?
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Am I a candidate for clinical trials? Do you
participate in any clinical trials in this office? |