My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April, up to today he have not be given the treatment needed. How long it takes for prostate cancer to spread?
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It usually doesnt spread very fast but it does depend on the cancer. Most prostate cancer spreads slow but a small percentage of it spreads rapidly... There is a harmon shot called Lupron that he can get that will stop the growth for a few months... Lupron will generally put the cancer on hold for up to 8-10 years if you get a shot every 4 months or so.. However it does not destroy the cancer ..just sort of puts it on hold for a while.. I had prostate cancer in 2005 and had Proton Radiation treatments at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda California. I think Proton Radiation is the very best treatment for prostate cancer available today.. It has a 90% cure rate and little to no side effects.. I was not sick one single day during or after treatments... and have no side effects from the treatments.. My PSA is now .13 (Point one three) and its like I never had cancer.. every thing works just like always...Medicare and most insurance covers Proton Radiation..There is a website called Proton Bob that gives alot of information about prostate cancer and Proton Radiation... If you go to the website be sure and read the Patient Testimonial section... by the men who have had proton radiation.. any one who has ever had it is totally sold on it..and why not a 90% cure rate and no side effects.. There is also a book recently out by Robert J. Marckini a prostate cancer survivor that tellls all about prostate cancer and then tells about all of the available treatment options today and out lines all of the pros and cons and side effects of each treatment... Any one with Prostate Cancer or prostate problems should read the book.. It is available at Barnes and Nobles and other book stores and can also be purchased on line at the Proton Bob website..The name of the book is YOU CAN BEAT PROSTATE CANCER. I dont know if you have insurance or not.. but the lupron shots cost about $1,200.00 to $1,500.00 hundred each.. and are needed about every four months. However, as I said earlier, the lupron shots are not a cure.. its like a band aid..that puts a hold on the cancer for a while..If you have any questions about my experience with prostate cancer or Proton Radiation, please feel free to email me here on yahoo answers.. hope this helps some...Also the Proton Radiation is available in 4-5 places in the US .. Loma Linda California, M. D. Anderson in Houston, Texas.. Florida, Indiania,and Maryland I think.. Proton Bob website tells where it is available.. Loma Linda pioneered it about 17 years ago and due to their great success other hospitals are starting to offer it.. some doctors are slow to recommend it.. dont know about it, think is experimental or its simply a money thing with them.. if they send you else where they dont make any money from treating you..sad but true...
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it can but not that fast
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