Question about prostate cancer?!
Question: My grandpa has prostate cancer and the doctor told my grandma its in stage D3 and something like PSM or PSD 500? Does anyone know what this means? My aunt was there and swore she hear something about 3-6 months left??? Is he in his last stages? please any info about prostate and stages will help. I just want to understand exactly whats happening!
Answers: My grandpa has prostate cancer and the doctor told my grandma its in stage D3 and something like PSM or PSD 500? Does anyone know what this means? My aunt was there and swore she hear something about 3-6 months left??? Is he in his last stages? please any info about prostate and stages will help. I just want to understand exactly whats happening!
The doctor said PSA prostate specific antigen which is present in the blood. 500 is a high number for a PSA test. The good thing about prostate cancer is that it is usually very slow growing especially in older men. The food for prostate cancer is testosterone and older men don't have quite asmuch. A lot of older men die of other causes and during autopsy are also found to have prostate cancer, but that wasn't what killed them.
There are many things that can be done for prostate cancer. He needs to go to a urologist and also have a bone scan which will let you know if it is in the bones or not.
The urologist will usually do a prostate biopsy.
They can do a prostatectomy which they remove the prostate or they can do a prostate seeding which isnt any where near as invasive a a prostatectomy, they place radioactive seed in the prostate which seems to work well.
A lot of times a doctor will do what is known as whatchful waiting with older men, since it is so slow growing.
Just keep an eye on him and do a PSA test every couple of months.
If you are not satisfied with the Dr and he talks too much medical jargon without explaining himself then find a new doctor.
Don't fret. If a male is going to be diagnosed with cancer this would be the one to be diagnosed with as it is so slow growing.
Good luck!
no the former person is incorrect prostate cancer is the worst cancer men can be diagnosed for similar to female breast cancer, best cancer treatments such as cisplatin do not work at all, satraplatin has some effects but it is the worst cancer for men to be diagnosed with. I am very sorry.
There is no D3 stage. I