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Originally Posted by Zeke
Like Richard and some others here, I had 7 out of 12 biopsy snips show positive so I went with 2 sessions of high does radiation administered directly into the prostate and 35 days of 15 minutes of low dose proton therapy radiation, which is nothing except showing up 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
Frankly, I've seen enough and heard about enough people who have died when the cancer advanced without them knowing. I favor treatment. There are side effects no matter what they say, but I think the radiation is way far better than any surgery.
Whatever your brother chooses, I don't buy the story about slow growing, Yes, it might advance slowly, but to where? Further speaking, I would only be treated by the best facility available. Here in SoCal we have a few, A FEW!!, wise choices. All are major cancer centers like UCLA or City of Hope which has been doing cancer treatment and research for decades.
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Many thanks for sharing your story and glad it has worked out very well for you!
He lives in the Ottawa/Gatineau region of eastern Ontario/western Quebec. I'm not sure who he's dealing with but it's within the Ontario health care system.