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Radiating Lymph Nodes When The PSMA is Clear | Treating Gleason 9 | Cachexia & Chemo | PCRI



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Medical oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, answers patients' questions from our YouTube comments about the implications of PSMA PET scans on deciding on treatments for Gleason 9 prostate cancer and whether cachexia is a common side effect of chemotherapy.

0:09 "I have Gleason 8 and 9 prostate cancer. PSMA PET scan did not show any spread. My radiation oncologist wants to treat the seminal vesicles and lymph nodes. I want to know if I can get away with just treating the tumors within the prostate.

2:50 "I have Gleason 9 prostate cancer and the PSMA PET scan showed that there was spread. How aggressively should I be when considering treatment?"

5:18 Is cachexia a common side effect of chemotherapy?

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