Prostate Cancer?

My dad has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and I am really worried. How treatable is it?

Prostate Cancer?
Very treatable if Caught early.recovery rates are very good.
Reply:My friends' father just had this and has recovered completely from it and you wouldn't even know he had anything wrong with him. That's not the case for all people with it, unfortunately, but I think the treatments are very effective these days.
Reply:Like all cancers, if caught early, totally curable. If more advanced, treatment involves radiotherapy etc, but prognosis is ususally good
Reply:It depends on his age. A large number of men face the prospect of a prostate cancer diagnosis. This can be treated, however because it is often a very slow cancer it is often left as the disease does not always reach a fatal stage within the sufferers lifetime. Surgery is an option to treat the problem however there is some risk of impotence.
Reply:I found myself hesistating before trying to answer this. It is a profound cancer but the majority of cases appear to be curable. Here is an article from the Guardian that may answer some of your questions but I would strongly urge you to contact one of the cancer charities rather than rely on amateur answers from here.





http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/f...





I sincerely hope that every thing works out for you and your Dad.
Reply:Your family doctor, your oncologist (cancer doctor), the radiotherapist and your urologist can give you the correct information.





Your local hospital or cancer center may refer you to a local prostate cancer support group, where you can meet other men who have had this cancer.





The treatment options for prostate cancer depend in part on whether the tumor has spread.





For tumors that are still inside the prostate, radiation therapy (using x-rays that kill the cancer cells) and a surgery called radical prostatectomy are common treatment options.





"Watchful waiting" is also a treatment option. In this approach, no treatment is given until the tumor gets bigger. Watchful waiting may be the best choice for an older man who has a higher risk of dying from something other than his prostate cancer.





Generally, tumors that have grown beyond the edge of the prostate can't be cured with either radiation or surgery. They can be treated with hormones that slow the cancer's growth.





Knowing one's risk can significantly increase a man's chance for surviving prostate cancer. When the disease is still confined to the prostate, the five- year relative survival rate is nearly 100 percent. Men whose cancer is diagnosed early may be candidates for any of the accepted prostate cancer treatments, and typically suffer from fewer side effects. Some of the treatment options available to prostate cancer patients include radiation therapy and surgery.





We base all survival rates on a five year survey after five years some would say the patient is free of the cancer.
Reply:Prostate cancer can be one of the most treatable, but is also a big killer. The latter is often patients who have had several years of life post diagnosis. I will outline all of the options available here in Nottingham.





A lot depends on the PSA level. I'm sure you've heard of this, there is a set high level depending on age, anything higher will lead to investigations. When prostate cancer is diagnosed on biopsy, then there will be a Gleason score, between 6 and 10 normally, which gives the doctors an strong idea about the how the cancer is developing. If your father is elderly, say over 70, and has a low Gleason score, 6, occassionally 7 with a low PSA, probably under 7-8 then it is likely he will be offered "active surveillance" which is where he will have his PSA level checked very 3 months to watch how it rises. If it continues to rise, other treatments are possible. If he is young, with similar Gleason and PSA levels, then treatment may be radical prostatectomy (preferably laparoscopically) to remove the prostate, radical radiotherapy (often offered with higher PSA levels) or a treatment called HiFu, which has shown excellent results, but is not available on all NHS funding, an example of the "postcode lottery". If the Gleason score is higher, then radiotherapy is still a common option depending on age, but the higher the PSA level and Gleason score rise, the more likely that he will receive androgen ablation, or hormone tablets and injections, designed to remove the testosterone which feeds prostate cancer. Normally a drug called CPA (cyproterone acetate) is given for a few weeks followed by injections of zoladex or decapeptyl. The CPA controls "tumour flare". (I would explain more, feel free to e-mail or google this) In any case where curative Tx is being considered then MRI and bone scan will be arranged to assess the local structures, and any evidence of spread to the bones. If these are clear, then curative treatment is an option.





I hope this helps in some way, feel free to contact me if you want any further answers.
Reply:Rates of progression and spread are very variable and the prognosis depends on the Gleason score, the medical test used in the staging of prostate cancer. To put prostate cancer in perspective, though it is the second commonest cause of cancer death in males, most patients with prostate cancer die of some other condition.





To get a specific prognosis for your father he and you, would have to talk to the oncologist responsible for his care.
Reply:very treatable...but get help
Reply:I had Prostate Cancer in 2005 and am doing great. I had Proton Radiation at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda California. I believe that Proton Radiation is by far the best and most successful treatment for Prostate Cancer. It has very few and usually no side effects...not sick or anything. Proton Radiaton delivers 90 % of the energy being released to the point of treatment... there fore, surrounding tissue are not destroyed as with conventional radiation. The cure rate with Proton Radiation is about 90%. When all other treatments are compared to Proton Radiation, to me its a no brainer... no side effects and cure rate is as good or better than other treatments.. Proton Radiation is relatively new... however Loma Linda has been doing it for 17 years... M D Anderson in Houston Tx just started offering it..Lots of doctors were are reluctant to recommend it.. They dont know how to use it and dont have the facilities.. Therefore it becomes and economic issue with them... There is a Web Site called Proton Bob..that has information about Proton Radiation... plus it has testimonials of men treated at Loma Linda for Proton Radiation... Your father needs to read those testimonials.... Funny thing about some doctors not recommending it to their patients.... There were sure lots of Doctors with Prostate Cancer at Loma Linda getting Proton Radaition treatmens for their cancer when I was there.....Im convinced its is the very best treatment available for Prostate Cancer.. Medicare and most insurance companies will cover it.You can also look at Loma Linda Universtiy Medical Centers web site...Please be sure your father looks in to Proton Radiation...like I say some Doctors consider it new.. and some are not even familiar with it... ohh US News and World Report is about to do a feature article on Proton Radiation in the next week or two I think...Just check into it.. and if you compare the other treatments... I think he will chose Proton Radiation...


Dear queenjoef: I have opened my email and if you or your father would like to contact me, I would sure llike to tell you more about Proton Radiation. Just dont let your father take any of the other treatments until he finds out more about Proton Radiation... It is the only way to go!!!!I I will be glad to visit on line or on the phone...****************************
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Reply:prostate cancer is very treatable, obviously depending on jow fast they get it diagnosed. Look at PSA ( Prostate specific anitgen) results to confirm .these will reduce when treatment begins. many men are symptomatic and dont do anything about it, However prostate cancers can be relatively slow growing and often men die of old age rather than prostate cancer
Reply:It is very treatable, one of my clients had it, he had tiny implants that were radio active they gradually wore off and he was totally cured. There are lots of different treatments, it depends upon which country you are in and whether you are NHS or Private. I wish you and your Dad all the best
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Reply:I was diagnosed in 2004 with Prostate Cancer. If the cancer was caught early there is a good chance of a long and healthy life. Mine was not caught early and I have still been around for four years and have been determined to be around a lot longer. There are medications that will help and with care, exercise, and diet he should respond.


I have found that it is important to be open and honest with this situation. Talk to your dad. Ask him what the Doctors have told him and research the disease on the Internet. The more you know the more of a help you can be to your dad.


Take Care.