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A Patient's Guide to Prostate Cancer - Prostate Cancer Centre

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10 questions you need answered when<br />

choosing your prostate treatment<br />

1. What is my PSA?<br />

2. What is my clinical stage?<br />

3. What is my Gleason score?<br />

4. Do I need a bone scan, CT or MRI?<br />

5. Has the cancer spread outside the prostate gland?<br />

6. Is the prostate cancer curable?<br />

7. Am I young and fit enough <strong>to</strong> attempt curative treatment, or is<br />

the condition not life-threatening?<br />

8. Which of the treatment options are suitable for me?<br />

9. How many patients has your doc<strong>to</strong>r treated using this technique<br />

and what are their success and complication rates?<br />

10. Does this hospital specialise in prostate cancer treatments?<br />

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A Patient’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Prostate</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong>

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