How I beat prostate cancer while preserving my quality of life

During a routine PSA test in 2017 at Rochester General Hospital, my urologist, John Valvo, M.D., was concerned about my test results.  Doctors consider PSA levels of 3.9 or lower to be normal, any my PSA score was 5.  After a biopsy, Dr. Valvo confirmed the prostate cancer diagnosis

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Dr. Valvo mentioned another, newer treatment called high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), which was going to be offered at Rochester General Hospital in the fall of 2019, and said I was a good candidate. 

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