Gleason 8 Prostate Cancer in His Late 50s — What Happened One Year Later?

Intellectual Medicine · Sep 22, 2026 · 15m

What happens when a prostate cancer diagnosis points toward aggressive treatment, but the patient decides to pause and consider another approach?In this episode of Intellectual Medicine, Dr. Stephen Petteruti shares the case of a man in his late 50s diagnosed with Gleason 8 prostate cancer. Rather than immediately pursuing prostate removal, radiation, or hormone therapy, the patient chose Dr. Petteruti’s protocol and continued monitoring his disease. Dr. Petteruti walks through the patient’s PSA and MRI findings and explains why, in his approach, preventing progression while preserving…