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Some insight.
I have (had) P-cancer, had prostate removed 6 months ago. Am in my mid 50's. Brother had it in his 40's, had it removed.
Only real way to tell if it is slow, medium or fast growing is to have a biopsy.
Once the cancer leaves the prostate, gets into the bones, etc., it's much, much harder to treat, and can be untreatable.
I can be fast growing, it's not always slow. Mine was moderate, working it's way to fast.
A PSA of 9 is HIGH, you need to talk to someone now. Should be under 4. Mine was under 6.7 and I had moderately fast growing cancer.
You can do surgery, seeds, radiation... I chose surgery because I wanted it OUT of there.
If you choose surgery, more and more places are doing it laparoscopically with a robot. Very small scars, (5 of them 1/4" long instead of one big one) no bleeding, can do sit ups the next day. Because of the lack of bleeding, they have a much better chance of saving the nerves that control erections. You can do exercises to deal with incontinence (leaking, usually just a few drips) and it usually goes away.
Anyway, 6 months later, everything's back to normal, PSA is zero.
Stevepaa, pls keep us posted.
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