Monday, September 1, 2008

Does anyone know of the success rates for Prostate cancer

Does anyone know of the success rates for Prostate cancer?
A dear friend of mine has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and we are wondering what we are in for and what are the odds. Thanks. Sandey As I have stated it is advanced in in the Lymph nodes as well.
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depends..complete removal has a very high rate of continued success.
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Depending on how advanced it is, it is usually very easy to cure. I can talk from experience, My dad had prostate cancer just a few months ago. Thanks to God he is now healed and through surgery, the cancer was removed. My dad's cancer was very aggressive, it was an 8. and that's VERY aggressive, it could have been a matter of days before the cancer exploded and infiltrated the rest of his body. Surgery is the way to go. It is the best chance because then it is done and over with. Your friend's docter might give him the choice of using magnetic balls that go into your body and kill the cancer. but with that treatment, there is no gaurantee that the balls will kill ALL the cancer. There is a very high chance that prostate cancer can be cured. DEPENDING ON HOW EARLY YOUR FRIEND'S CANCER WAS FOUND, it may or may not be easy to cure. If it's found very late, then it really depends on a lot of things like how aggessive it is. If it was found very early, then there is almost a 100% chance it will be cured. Good luck and I Will Pray for your friend. In My Prayers, He Rocks My World
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According to the American Cancer Society: "The 5-year relative survival rate for men whose prostate cancers have already spread to distant parts of the body at the time of diagnosis is about 32%." Distant refers to spreading beyond the prostate and the lymph nodes in the area to distant areas such as the bones. "More than 9 out of 10 prostate cancers are found in the local and regional stages (local means it is still confined to the prostate; regional means it has spread from the prostate to nearby areas, but not to distant sites, such as bone). When compared to men the same age and race who do not have cancer (called relative survival), the 5-year relative survival rate for these men is nearly 100%." So his odds would be very good, even if the lymph nodes are involved, assuming the cancer is only in localized lymph nodes. If it has spread farther than that, the odds aren't as good. Nevertheless, I know someone personally who was given a 1-10 chance of being alive after 5-years from advanced prostate cancer and with aggressive treatment he's now 10 years out and in remission.
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. In 2008, an estimated 186,320 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is estimated that 28,660 deaths from this disease will occur this year. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Although the number of deaths from prostate cancer is declining among all men, the death rate remains more than twice as high in black men than in white men. More than 90% of all prostate cancer cases are discovered when the disease is apparently limited to the prostate and surrounding organs. In these cases, nearly 100% of patients are expected to live at least five years after diagnosis. The five-year relative survival rate (the percentage of patients who survive after the cancer is detected, excluding those who die from other diseases) of patients with prostate cancer is 98%. The 10-year and 15-year relative survival rates are 91% and 76%, respectively. Cancer survival statistics should be interpreted with caution. These estimates are based on data from thousands of cases of this type of cancer in the United States each year, but the actual risk for a particular individual may differ. It is not possible to tell a person how long he will live with prostate cancer. Because the survival statistics are measured in five-year (or sometimes one-year) intervals, they may not represent advances made in the treatment or diagnosis of this cancer.
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Dear Sandey, I read the e-mail you sent this morning. Bear and I are broken hearted to hear this sad news. We send our love and prayers. My father has prostate cancer. Thankfully it was not as advanced as this case. We feel his is under control. I really don't know the prognoses for this poor man. We pray the medical field will be able to cure him or at least keep it from spreading. I starred your question so my contacts will see it. Hopefully some of them can give you a more complete answer. (((Sandy)))
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It depends on what your definitions of success and odds are. If you are asking if he will be cured, it is not likely. If you are asking if he will survive, there is a very good chance he will. You are not giving enough information to give you a better answer. Prognosis depends on the stage, grade, race and his response to treatment. Prostate cancer is typically slow growing and it is not unusual to see a man living with this disease for 15-20 years. Very often these patients die from other causes. There are several treatment options and those also depend on stage, grade and race, but consideration of the man’s lifestyle and expectations are also taken into account.
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The prostate and glands can be removed. If the cancer is beyond the glands there's no cure and no surgery. I have progressive prostate cancer and am on hormones to slow the growth. Hormones are temporary and normally stop working after 12 to 18 months. After that 30% of men will die within 2 years. It's all speculation and no one can say when we will die. I wish someone knew. Your friend needs a very experienced Doctor. Good luck to him.




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