Prostate cancer researcher struggles with father's treatment

+ learning math through poetry US Edition - Today's top story: Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis [View in browser]( US Edition | 8 August 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Top headlines - [Endurance athletics of fighting wildfires]( - [Medical abuse is part of Black history]( - [What is ‘toxic femininity’?]( Lead story Cancer researcher Luisel Ricks-Santi of the University of Florida has been studying the genetics of cancer for decades. She was well aware through her work on health disparities that, being Puerto Rican, the men in her family have a higher risk of dying from prostate cancer. Still, when her father was diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, she was overwhelmed with anxiety and doubt. “I struggled with our conversations about what ‘curing’ his cancer meant and how to explain his treatment options to him,” she writes. Ricks-Santi walks readers through her experience educating her father about his disease and guiding him through the decision-making process. She explains the problem of overdiagnosis in prostate cancer, and why holding off on treatment is sometimes the better option. “Our journey can give you a [preview of what a cancer diagnosis can be like](,” she writes. [ [Science from the scientists themselves. Sign up for our weekly science email newsletter.]( ] Vivian Lam Associate Health and Biomedicine Editor Many patients with less aggressive prostate cancer elect active surveillance instead of treatment. triloks/E+ via Getty Images [Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis]( Luisel Ricks-Santi, University of Florida Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities. 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