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Treatments past 80 yrs.

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Am I limited in options because of my age? Scans, drug holidays, meds..? Agism? Not that I've run into it, yet (I think), but discourage from changes to get rid of bad ADT side effects, such as weakening, fatigue, ...

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You are only going to be as limited as your ability to self-educate what options are available before you meet with oncologists. (Or have an educated advocate present.) Study up on trials -- eg LATITUDE, CHARTED, PEACE, etc. Use your doctor's language and they will not be as likely to assume you are ignorant and dismiss spurious concerns.

A doctor's time is very limited. You owe it to yourself to walk into appointments with reasoned questions written out.

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That's what I'm trying. If there is an age factor, this shouldn't be an unplowed field.

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