Is there an age cutoff over which you would not recommend definitive radiation for intermediate risk prostate cancer?
How do performance status and comorbidities affect your recommendation?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In general, I prefer to try to evaluate a patient's physiological age rather than merely use chronological age as an absolute cut off for definitive radiation. Thus, both performance status and co-morbidities factor heavily into my decision whether or not to recommend definitive radiation. In additi...