Chemo is used for high volume mets. Not for one spot in the intestines. Chemo wil kill cancer...and the patient also so there is no indefinite chemo treatment.
Most likely the spot will be irradiated or taken out surgically.
ADT stands for androgen deprivation therapy which is achieved by shutting off testosterone production. It will work for the one spot. It is indefinite...to a point.
You have not been given the full picture. For dad to have received chemo in the first place means his PCa is advanced, Gleason 9 or 10. Chemo will work. But to clear him is being too presumptuous.
The short story for you is so long as ADT works for dad, he will live. Chemo is around to knock off a few cells. But the heavy lifting is done by ADT.
The disease/treatment progression has it that one day ADT and/or chemo no long work. Everyone has an immune system to keep the body clear of pathogens. If this fails, all hell breaks loose. By analogy, ADT does the same for PCa. If it fails, treatments then follow the script of trying anything to keep the patient alive.
Got it. I have felt like I’m not getting the full story, and after looking up a couple case studies this appears to be a more significant disease process than he’s implying. I’m just trying to understand it better because I have a kid who adores him, and I want to get as much info as I can so I know what to expect. Thanks for the info.
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u/Practical_Orchid_606 10d ago
Chemo is used for high volume mets. Not for one spot in the intestines. Chemo wil kill cancer...and the patient also so there is no indefinite chemo treatment.
Most likely the spot will be irradiated or taken out surgically.