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Decision on the treatment of prostate cancer?

My brother is 54 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 5. The PSA was 4.25. The biopsy revealed that traces of cancer was on the right side of the prostate and is confined to this area. It is in excellent health and very active and showed no sign of urinary problems. It envisages the treatment option of "watchful waiting". What are your thoughts on this deal with a possible robotic surgery? Some doctors prefer surgery when the patient is so young. Thank you for your comment that.

With a Gleason score of 5 and a PSA of 4.25 "in watchful waiting" or "active surveillance, as it is called, is an option. Prostate cancer is a slow cancer growth. Many men rush into treatment when they are diagnosed as they fear that the cancer has spread outside the prostate and who want to contain it. Your brother has the time and his age on his side. Use this time to learn more about the disease, available treatments and treatment side effects. Active surveillance requires close monitoring of PSA and additional biopsies to determine the rate of tumor growth does not make the mistake of ignoring the problem. While the body is limited and slow-tumor whose growth is not necessary to take action. Robotic surgery is an excellent solution for your brother, given his age and good general health, when you're ready for that. In the hands of a skilled surgeon in the outcome may be superior to surgical technique traditional. The key is finding a surgeon who has done hundreds of these procedures, the learning curve for robotic-assisted surgery is very high, and the best results with minimal side effects are with doctors who are more experienced.

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