PSA marker - 48, biopsy - cellulae carcinomatosae. The patient is 60 years old. The doctor prescribed Zoladex. Is there no need to do other tests, check for metastases? Maybe a different therapy?
The diagnosis of prostate cancer at PSA 48 requires additional tests - skeletal scintigraphy, prostate transrectal ultrasound, abdominal ultrasound and chest X-ray - to determine the exact stage of the disease. If it is confirmed that there are no metastatic changes, then treatment may be offered, e.g. radiotherapy. The hormonal treatment itself, which you write about in your question, seems insufficient at this stage - it does not give a chance to cure the disease. I suggest that you consult an oncologist - radiotherapist.
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Adam ZakościelnyUrinary Cancer Clinic, Oncology Center in Warsaw, ZZOZP Oncology consultation room (without procedures), Warsaw, ul. Nowolipie 31.
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