[Intolerant in NJ]

Too old to be given cancer treatment: NHS is 'writing off' patients who are over 75...not just the NHS - at 75 I started with a new urologist last year after my previous doc of twenty years retired - he told me during our first meeting that my PSA was good, but even if it went bad by this time and confirmed cancer, anything he could do for me would probably make me sicker than the cancer - sure made me feel better.....

[goodnesswins]

Your new urologist is uninformed....look into HIFU...

[spokeshave]

- he told me during our first meeting that my PSA was good, but even if it went bad by this time and confirmed cancer, anything he could do for me would probably make me sicker than the cancer - sure made me feel better....

If you ever have prostate cancer....head ASAP to a center that has the Gamma Ray Knife system....you get a high energy focused gamma ray that is accurate enough to take out the cancerous areas.....I know someone who had this treatment.

Today, CyberKnife Robotic-assisted Radiosurgery - a robotic radiation therapy that sounds like surgery, but isn't - is offering new hope for patients with localized prostate cancer. It also can be used to treat prostate cancer that has recurred after a radical prostatectomy or previous treatment. CyberKnife has been used to treat prostate cancer for about six years. Studies are showing CyberKnife treatment produces exceptionally good PSA responses with a low incidence of side effects