First don’t forget each doctor will tend to steer you toward a treatment they do. Second “active surveillance” a great way to wake up one day and find you’ve either metastasized or you need emergency radical prostatectomy. My cancer more then doubled in 6 months, and the doctors said “that shouldn’t happen”, had I waited the full year for another biopsy (that’s no picnic). it would have undoubtedly broken out of the prostate. Did you notice the one doctor said “if I was trying to talk a patient into active surveillance…”, Here’s a novel idea how about giving the patient all the information and recommending what’s best for them. I had HIFU, 9 years cancer free. I recommend study everything, when it’s time to make a decision about treatment have an idea which way you want to go. Don’t believe for a second that all doctors are only looking at what you would consider is best for you. A couple of these guys are all about different types of radiation, if you are younger the chances of you developing colon or bladder cancer in the next ten years are pretty high.

My husband is stage 4 matasizied bone cancer, post removal surgery. (3 yrs ago) He has chosen not to be treated. We are wondering what his life expentancy is. Cant find anything on line about men who refuse treatment, and their life expentancy. Can someone please direct us to information on this. Thank You.

Excellent.

Why no discussion on laser all the prostate tissue! If just the skin and sphincter left? What does this do for the patient?

Way too much jargon for anyone to really extract any thing of value from this unless if you are a trained medical professional. My feeling based on what i know of prostate cancer ( seeing someone go through it) would be to opt for removal of the prostate as soon as possible. Too many people are put off by many of the possible side affects of the operation/removal, and then before you know it the PSA levels have become so high they are non treatable.( i.e metastases to - Bone Cancer).