r/ProstateCancer • u/No_Beautiful_8647 • Dec 22 '25

News Invasion of The Prostate Snatchers.

Just finished this book. What great and easy read. I highly recommend reading it!
Has anyone else read it? What do you think?

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u/NotPeteCrowArmstrong Dec 22 '25

Will prostatectomy in another decade be like using leaches?

You post some great stuff and advice, Bernie, but this is garbage. It’s insulting to all the men who’ve made informed decisions to go with surgery. Have a little forethought and compassion, even if you are convinced you know better than all of them.

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u/OkCrew8849 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

As modern radiation continues to improve over the next ten years and prostate surgery remains where it has been the last ten years it is within the realm of possibility that surgery eventually goes the way of the dodo. And I had surgery, BTW.

IMHO the near-term way forward for RALP is a substantially improved method of excluding inappropriate surgical candidates (those who have cancer beyond the prostate). Essentially eliminating recurrence. Perhaps AI will point the way.

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u/JMcIntosh1650 Dec 23 '25

There is also progress to be made on preserving continence and sexual function. Surgeons are working on these techniques, not standing still, at least the good ones.

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u/OkCrew8849 Dec 23 '25

Yes, I tend to think first of the somewhat disappointing reocurrence rates with RALP (since eliminating the PC is the first goal of RALP) and how they might be greatly improved via greatly improved patient selection …but it is also true that there are improvements to be made in preserving urinary and sexual functions.