18 June 2009 - Diagnosis Day!

Barb and I went to Dr. Dwyer’s for the biopsy results.  He said he discovered cancer cells in four of the cores (4/12).  PSA is 2.2.  My Prostate Cancer is called T2a, low risk, Gleason Score 3 + 3 = 6.  He gave us a book, “Understanding Prostate Cancer” by Dr. Michael McCormack, Dr. Fred Saad, Montreal, 2004.  He encouraged us to read the book, decide what option of treatment to follow.  The choices are active surveillance or deferred therapy (watchful waiting), radical prostatectomy (removal of prostate), radiation, brachytherapy, hormone therapy.  We have an appointment for June 24 and by then we should have read the book and made our decision.