What are the chances of my dad being cured of prostate cancer?!
Question: ... he was diagnosed a couple months ago..
Answers: ... he was diagnosed a couple months ago..
The odds are great if the cancer hasn't yet spread. They must have done a bone scan, and a CT of the brain, chest and abdomen?
My Dad went thru prostate cancer a couple of years ago. After a couple of months of radiation he was cancer free.
One thing I read when my Dad was diagnosed.. "Most men die with prostate cancer, then from it" Its a fairly slow moving cancer, so when caught early it is curable.
Good luck to your Dad.
There are very good chances of him getting cured. Prostate cancer is a very common cancer for (older) men. I can almost guarantee you he will be cured.
It totally depends on the individucal situation and how early the diagnosis was made. Medicine has made wonderful advancements in this area. Ther are some patients that cannot be cured however but many many can.
Good luck
Enjoy every moment you can possibly have with your dad and start taking some nice photo shots of the family and you with him. Cancer is a very cruel disease and a silent worker. All the best for the future.
Honestly, I can't say. I sugest you talk to his doctor. You will get the wrong impression on here.
There's no way for us to know. Based on several conversations with my urologist, if caught early,. the chances are quite good. The laterit is discovered.,it is more difficult to treat.
I would suggest you discuss this with his urologist.
Good luck to bothof you.
If you want to learn more about prostate cancer including treatments and survival, go to the American Cancer Society website. This is a reputable source of information with much information written for the non-medical professional.
I'll pray for him. God does miracles everyday.
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His chances of being cured are very good. My father was diagnosed with advanced, metastatic (which means it had already spread) prostate cancer in 2000. We had another seven years with him thanks to advancement in drugs for even advanced cases. Sadly, he lost his battle with cancer in January. My girlfriend's father was diagnosed at the same time, but his was not as advanced. He is still healthy as a horse.
I had prostate cancer in 2005 and am fine.. I believe it depends on the type treatment one receives.. I hate to say it, but some treatments are better than others, in my opinion.. I think Proton Radiation is the very best and then the Robotic surgery is probably the second best.. To find out about Proton Radiation you can go to a website called Proton Bob. If you go there please be sure and read the Testimonial section of other Patients... Proton Radiation has no side effects and about a 90 % cure rate.. It is the very best... I personally think Harmone thereay (Lupron shots) is the least effective treatment.. It just stalls the cancer for 5-10 years and does not rid your body of the cancer.. The cancer eventually wins out over the Lupron shots... hope this helps.. also there is a book just out called YOU CAN BEAT PROSTATE CANCER, written by Robert J Marckini... It is great. Anyone with Prostate cancer should have it.. It tells all about Prostate cancer and tells about all of todays treatments that are available... plus it gives the good points and the bad points of each treatment type. hope this helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oPaSnjHa...
I'm sixty andI just had the radical surgery for prostate at Johns Hopkins it seems that the odds of not getting it spread are very good. My post surgical pathological report was very good and that helps. I don't see why your dad cannot get
a good chance of survival with the available treatments.
Try for a good Urologist and don't let anyone touch your dad unless back by good experience and trainning. good luck to both .