My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer?

[GonzosWifey81]

My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is in the early stages of it. I don't know exactly what phase or much about it for that matter. Nonetheless I am worried and scared and so is my mother. He has two options to remove it either chemo or surgery. Does anyone know which option might be better and does anyone have experiences where someone in their life had this and was fine afterward?

[Ole LL]

I had this ca 14 yrs ago and had surgery @ Mayo. I ask for nerve sparing but was told post surgery that the nerves were in a thickened area so the surgery was radical. I have been ca free, great health, no problems with urination or anything else except I have permanent ed. I guess this is a small price in the scheme of things.I know they can do much more today but time is of the essence. I will suggest a second opinion as well. Good luck to your dad.

[Adi S]

One aspect is the treatment, that I am not aware of. However, the second one is to know if there is an active cause for the cancer to develop and has a potential to make it worse.Depending on where your father works, there may/not be ionizing radiation. If you think it is worth the peace of mind, you can invest in a personal dosimeter (he carries wherever he goes) that detects and produces an alarm in the presence of ionizing radiation. When choosing a detector, make sure it does not have wireless link to external devices (computers, readers etc.) since devices in that category give false +/-.