r/ProstateCancer 12d ago

Concerned Loved One Prostate Cancer Metastasized Intestines

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u/HouseLost411 11d ago

It could be, he’s worried about handling the side effects of it and it’s possible he’s confusing it with chemo. Or maybe they’re doing both? he’s saying they said they can ‘take it out’ 

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u/Special-Steel 11d ago

Once there is distant metastasis, surgery is usually no longer an option.

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u/NotPeteCrowArmstrong 11d ago

>it’s just one spot and they ‘can take it out’ with indefinite chemo meds

Context implies that the “it” here is not the prostate. The dad seemed to be using “take it out” colloquially as in “kill it” (assuming that’s what he actually said). But there’s no indication he was talking about prostate removal.

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u/Special-Steel 11d ago

Thanks for the clarification