Thursday, September 20, 2012

My brother-in-law found out he has stage 2 prostate cancer can you help me with this

My brother-in-law found out he has stage 2 prostate cancer can you help me with this?
They do not know if it has spread yet to other organs. that makes all the difference in the world to his treatment and to his prognosis. If they had taken 16 samples in the biopsy and 5 came out positive wouldnt that be a sign that it has not spread?
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Well, it depends on where those biopsies were taken from. Were they lymph node biopsies? If they were lymph node biopsies than this doesn't mean its spread necessarily, or if it has spread it doesn't mean it has reached other organs. My cervical cancer had spread into lymph nodes and the cancer had traveled through my lymph nodes up to the lymph nodes in my para-aortic trunk, that is just above the belly button. 20% of people with para-aortic lymph node involvement (when metastases starts in an area in the pelvis) have cancer spread to other organs or bones. I am very lucky that this was not the case because once its into the bone your survival goes down to nothing. Once it spreads to other organs your chances go down dramatically also. I know that this is really stressful for your brother in law and your family I'm sure, but it's part of the cancer staging process. It all takes so much time when you're talking life and death. I don't think docs realize that they're finding out info which means a persons life is in their hands and their future. I am really frustrated that I have a PET scan on Mar 9 even though I could have it right now but they didn't have any open appointments, then once I get the scan Mar 9, I have to wait 10 days before my doc is available to go over the results with me. The PET scan results will tell me if the suspicious area on my last PET scan looks that way still, and if it does that means that I will need to go into the OR for biopsies and if it comes back as cancer I will need a big surgery (not sure which yet but probably radical hysterectomy) to get rid of the residual cancer. They talk to me about it like they're telling me I have the flu or something. Its like they become desensitized to the fact that this is my life in their hands. I am only 28 as of a couple weeks ago and I do not want to have a hysterectomy, it sounds very traumatizing mentally and physically especially since I just had months of chemo and radiation. Anyways I know its tough and I completely understand how you are all feeling, I went through the same situation in the beginning. I had to wait 5 weeks from the time I found out I had cancer to get an appt with the oncologist who told me what stage it was and what the treatment plan was. I think I had a nervous breakdown during that time, my mind shut down and a lot of that time is a big blur. I guess mentally my body just couldn't handle that news and traumatizing wait. You just have to think positive. Also my great medicaid social worker told me something that always helps me when I get upset... "When you worry and stress you release bad hormones into your body that help the cancer to grow." Ever since that statement, I try my hardest to block out my worry and stress because I don't want to help cancer grow. If I can't control my worry, I take a .50 mg. xanax to calm my nerves a little. Best wishes and I hope he will be OK. You have to have hope no matter what the results.
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That is a question for the doctor. I do know that all my biopsy results were positive but the cancer had not spread. I was treated with radiation and chemo and as of two days ago I am still cancer free. It has now been over ten years since I had the treatment. E-mail me if you want to talk more.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Prostate cancer among men is about as common as breast cancer among women

Prostate cancer among men is about as common as breast cancer among women?
True, or False?
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I think breast cancer tops it. Why else would they have all these charities for breast cancer. I don't think I've ever heard of a Walk for Prostate Cancer. Besides, men can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by being more sexually active. Oh yeah my answer is F.
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false. It is more common. 90% of the males will develope prostate problems by the age of 80. The good thing about prostate cancer is that it is slow growing. you can have it for years and not be aware of it. Even after it is diagnosed the treatment is rarely immediate. It was several months with no spreading between the time I was initially diagnosed and surgery took place. 5 months to be exact.
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False! 1 in 6 men will develop Prostate Cancer which needs some kind of intervention. If a Man lives long enogh there is a 100% surety he will have Prostate cancer! Yeah, so why all the talk about Breast cancer over Prostate Cancer. Interesting, huh?!

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Is prostate cancer worse then breast cancer?? Why doesn't prostate cancer have more awareness

Is prostate cancer worse then breast cancer?? Why doesn't prostate cancer have more awareness?
Which one is worse and why doesn't prostate cancer receive more awareness??
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one word: feminism *cough*
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Both cancers are usually successfully treated if caught early; however, both can be deadly if detection is caught too late. Breast cancer is the number one killer for women and one in eight get it. Prostate cancer kills men but not as many as it does women. In general a man needs a colonoscopy at age 50, probably sooner if there is any evidence of that type of cancer in his family history. Breast cancer is usually the cancer women get in their 40's or 50's. But I know if it were me I would do self examinations at 25 to be safe. I had a colonoscopy at 50 and will get one every ten years. The only bad thing about getting one is what you need to drink before it, otherwise it is ok. My wife just battled breast cancer and she needs to get a colonoscopy every five years. It is our bodies that get cancer, so each sex needs to protect themselves accordingly. So do your checks and get your examinations. Every dollar raised for cancer awareness is a dollar spent to fight cancer in general so I don't care to which cancer gets the money, getting one cured could help cure the others.
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They both can be deadly, but from what I've heard prostate cancer in most cases progresses very slowly and usually affects elderly men. My grandpa had it, and his doctors told him not to bother with treatment because chances are something else would kill him first (they were right). I've met quite a few women in their 40s with breast cancer that required a lot of scary treatments.
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They're both cancer, but I think breast cancer is far more worse than prostrate. Dad had prostrate, but he didn't die from it, he was almost 98. Mom was diagnosed at 90, died 3 months before her next b-day, but she suffered for 3 months more than my dad. Dad at least died peacefully in his sleep.
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Regardless of which one is 'worse', I can tell you why breast cancer is higher profile - sheer hard work. People who campaign around illnesses are usually concerned with the illness that's affected them or their family. I know a couple who have a cild with a very rare life threatening condition (not a cancer). Much of their time is now taken up with campaigning around this condition - for more research, more education, more awareness etc Similarly, breast cancer awareness campaigns and BC Awareness Month were started by ordinary women, many of them with breast cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). There are, as I said, other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc, - but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has. Any group of people can start such an awareness campaign for any illness.

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