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Hi,
I need some information regarding my Dad Cancer . As he had a difficulty in passing urine so the doctor advised to do an operation to remove the prostate. After the operation, the sample sends to the lab. for further test. That turn up as cancer Till my understanding form the link provided is coming in T1a category.
Link :
https://www.oncolink.org/frequently-asked-questions/cancers/prostate/turp-specimens

I am attaching the report of the sample which shows the result of the sample it was taken out. For Ref:

Operation was done 2 Jan 2017

One hospital back home recommended to do radiotherapy and at the same time they ask us to do MRI Scan which in queue to do ……
1: What I need to know what are possible option we have (pros. and cons.)
2: Stage of the cancer
3: Survival on this stage
4: Possible treatment with pros. and cons.

5: In case because of his age and he is so scared to see patient’s situation   if he doesn’t go for radiotherapy wat happened then ……

 

 

Cheers,


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    Hello nasirtheone,

    Welcome to our forum.

    I just wanted to let you know that I have asked our nurses to take a look at your message. They will respond very soon and point you in the right direction.

    Best wishes,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hello Nasirtheone ,

    I am one of the enquiry nurses that Lucie mentioned.

    I’m afraid I can’t tell you what the options might be for your dad or interpret his medical reports in any detail. Only a specialist can do this.  I think his options will depend on the extent of the cancer and his health. This may well be a small cancer, but as the specialist is asking for a MRI scan it seems this needs to be confirmed.    

    I don’t know how old your dad is; age has some bearing on treatment options because in general fitness tends to decline with age. A Gleason score of 6 which is given in the report doesn’t suggest a fast growing cancer so there may be the option of active surveillance. This is when the cancer is monitored and treatment is deferred.  All treatments have some sort of side effects so deferring treatment also postpones the potential for side effects.

    Not knowing what the treatment plan will be can be frustrating and worrying, but really only the specialist team involved can advise your dad about his options and take his views into account, so it is best to wait to hear what they think.  If it helps to do some background reading, we have a section about prostate cancer on our website that has some general information at this link.

    I hope your dad knows more soon.

    Take care,

    Julia  

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    Hi,

    Thanks for reply and link.There is a delay in report result that's why I was waiting for RMI results.  Missed to add my

    Dad is 75 Y old and he normally a healthy person generally.Only issue he has is the difficulty of urine and the lead to an operation that open everything. 

    As RMI report shows different results. TNM stage T2c now. I understand the fact specialist can do treatment option survival rates and how long.But need to ready me  so that can took right decision on right time  and convince another family members 

    we are in the process of going to that stage to find appointment back home from cancer hospital. Mean while I need to understand the current situation and when the decision time comes am more ready for that. 

    As you mention in the last post "A Gleason score of 6 which is given in the report doesn’t suggest a fast growing cancer so there may be the option of active surveillance."

    thanks for your time  and provided information. 

    Cheers 

    Nasir

     

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