Radiation damage to tissue.

[Banjovi]

After radiation on my prostate 9 years ago, cancer showed in the seminal vesical. Told removal risks damage to rectum tissue due to the rad therapy. Does the time lag reduce the risk?

[Tall_Allen]

Urologists tell me that radiation permanently changes the tissue so that it becomes "sticky" and is hard to cut out cleanly. It's not worth risking a fistula. Consider a different form of focal ablation.

prostatecancer.news/2017/09...

[Banjovi in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks for your suggestion. Hadn’t heard of some of those terms so you gave me a direction to seek info.

[Tall_Allen in reply to Banjovi]

BTW- Do not believe any surgeon who says he can do it. Most surgeons are "hot dog" types who believes he's the one who can do it. I have seen too many guys who have had salvage surgery who had fistulas and have had to have colostomy bags.

[Banjovi]

Thanks for the advice. I may not be getting smarter, but am gradually getting more knowledgeable.