# Ongoing Prostate Cancer Treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625 "2025-06-14T13:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/7 "2025-06-14T16:09:15Z")
This thread was started as one guy’s journey but sorta morphed into a support and anecdotes thread with several current or former patients chiming in. You might find some useful tidbit, or at least helpful perspectives on your current situation. > [@So I have prostate cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-prostate-cancer/804035): > > Just diagnosed. T1c, gleason 7 (3+4). It’s apparently contained so I’m told very curable. However, treatment can (note the qualifier) leave a man permanently impotent and can cause permanent urinary incontinence. In fact as I understand it, you get both for sure then maybe recover. Or not. Obviously I need to find a surgeon (if I do surgery) or oncologist (if I opt for radiation instead) with a lot of experience and a track record of good outcomes. I have no idea how I’m going to do that. I’m g… Good luck in any case. My Dad had it, and I’ve got my weather eye peeled for signs of trouble in my life. So far so good, but … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625)._