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To: ConservativeMind
I am glad there is now data to back up what I intuitively argued to urologists while I was a practicing radiation oncologist. The study did however find advantage in irradiating before PSA rise only in those with 4+ positive nodes. Link
8 posted on 03/17/2022 1:55:00 PM PDT by SC DOC
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To: SC DOC

Technically, the study shows the benefit for irradiating the 1-3 node people helps most at the 10 year mark, where it then becomes clear.

I don’t know if I’d be happy with infected lymph nodes for a number of years, when you don’t know when a cancer might show up elsewhere from those “seeds.”

Knowing it helps in all occasions, just not as clearly or quickly with fewer problematic lymph nodes, would push me over to getting the radiation.


9 posted on 03/17/2022 2:19:37 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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