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Expected Life Span with Aggressive PC
I have aggressive PC, and my Dr. is telling me that with near certainty, I will be dead within 5 years. Of course, I continue to hope and pray, that I'm the statistical anomaly who has a little more time left, (I'm only 52 right now, and I've already gone through IMRT and Hormone Therapy. The radiation cause avascular necrosis in my right hip, so I had to quit the hormone therapy for a few months to get a new hip, and I rebounded from 0.2 to 7 in those 3 months. I'm back on the hormone therapy, and looking for other non-standard cures I can try as the normal cures are what is expected to allow me the 5 years. The scariest part about the 5 years (from my personal perspective, discounting leaving loved ones etc) is that most of this is expected to be in significant pain, inability to work, and requiring medical attention. Since my wife left when I got diagnosed, I'm looking forward to this on my own for the most part. (She even took my dogs...) Anyway, the answer to the question, according to my diagnois is 5 years. I do believe that everyone will respond differently to the cancer and to the treatment. Additionally, I firmly believe that mental attitude will have a significant bearing on how fast you deteriorate or recover. Best of luck to all of you on this board, suffering from this personally, or helping those who do. God bless.
What else can I help you with?
Is prostate cancer terminal when it reaches the bone?
When any type of cancer metastasizes and spreads to the bone or other organs, this is very serious. Only a trained doctor who looks at the pathology of patient who has cancer that has spread to the bone can make such a diagnosis.
What is the Hormone that may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
psa
What hormone that may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
Estrogen
What hormone may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
Estrogen
Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer?
is a very dangerous disease, likely terminal.
What is the prognosis for metastases in the spine and brain?
If prostate cancer has moved to the bones and other organs, then the patient is at a terminal stage. Depending on the patient, 8 or 9 months of life remain. With the use of chemotherapy, the patient may live a few months longer depending on the situation.
Can a terminal cancer patient have selective memory loss?
Yes
What has the author Marc B Garnick written?
Marc B. Garnick has written: 'The patient's guide to prostate cancer' -- subject(s): Prostate, Popular works, Cancer
What makes a doctor suspect his patient might have prostate cancer?
Testicular cancer is suspected when the doctor feels a mass in the patient's scrotum, which may or may not be painful.
What hormone elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
The biologic marker that is elevated is called the PSA (prostatic specific antigen), but this is not a hormone. However, in prostate cancer, it is desirable to lower the levels of a hormone group called androgens (including testosterone, among others).
How quickly does a cancer patient feel relief following an orchiectomy?
Most prostate cancer patients, however, report rapid relief from cancer symptoms after an orchiectomy.
What is the difference between deaths from lung cancer and deaths from prostate cancer?
lung cancer is in the lungs, prostate cancer is in the prostate.
