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My 79-year-old father has prostate adenocarcinoma. Which treatment will be best for him?
Query: Hello doctor, My father-in-law (79 years old) has been recently diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma - acinar type with a Gleason score of seven, grade group two. He is quite active physically and does his regular walks meticulously. He has no specific symptoms related to his prostate other than f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. Considering his age, both surgery and the wait-and-watch approach are valid options. The decision to do a radical prostatectomy generally depends on the expected life expectancy of the patient. Generally speaking, if... Read Full »
How to treat my father's prostate cancer surgically?
Query: Hi doctor, My father is 58 years old. He suffers from frequent urination and urgency to urinate. An ultrasound, blood tests, biopsy, and a bone scan was conducted. Bone scan did not show any metastasis. He was advised to take a pelvis MRI 15-20 days after the biopsy. He was diagnosed with prostate c... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the reports submitted (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is clear that your father has prostate cancer. From MRI, we can know the exact size of the tumor. It will also help in staging and we can get to know is there any spread to the nearby lymph no... Read Full »
I am worried about the urinary incontinence. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 76 years old. I had an open radical prostatectomy about four months back. Today, I am completely incontinent. I do not smoke or drink. I do hiking and exercise daily. I also do the Kegel exercises faithfully. I have read several ways to do them and I can locate the sphincter muscl... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Relax and do not worry. Urinary incontinence is a major complication of radical prostatectomy. It happens in 90 percent of the patients. Your urinary incontinence is not related to the lake in the abdomen. Usually, urinary incontinence will be present till one year in al... Read Full »