Your Questions About Prostate Cancer Stages

rob answers:

Stage 4 is pretty advanced. Even the best doc will say that they will try their best and hope for the best. Keep an open mind and don’t stress yourself.

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rob answers:

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rob answers:

I dont know what stage 3 is.. BUT I had prostate cancer in 2005 and was given a harmone shot called lupron to start with .. One lupron shot will put the cancer on hold for about 4 months.. And if his cancer isnt real bad there is a possibility that it can keep him alive 8-10 years… The shots cost about $1,200.00 to $1,500.00 each.. Dont know if this will work for you.. If he is near California .. He might call Loma Linda University Medical Center..Proton Radiation Department.. They treat lots of prostate cancer there and it is a Seven Day Adventist Hospital.. I have no idea if they would help him if he explained his situation.. All I know is that they are some of the nicest people I have ever met.. Wish I could help more..

rob answers:

Prostate cancer often does not cause symptoms for many years. By the time symptoms occur, the disease may have spread beyond the prostate. When symptoms do occur, they may include:

-Frequent urination, especially at night.

-Inability to urinate.

-Trouble starting or holding back urination.

-A weak or interrupted flow of urine.

-Painful or burning urination.

-Blood in the urine or semen.

-Painful ejaculation.

-Frequent pain in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.

Some of these symptoms are also present in some prostate disorders other than cancers such as benign prostate enlargement.

rob answers:

Orchiectomy is a form of hormone therapy used to help control, but not cure prostate cancer. The patient is usually given a choice of this surgical and obviously permanent procedure or the use of daily pills with periodic injections that may be stopped if the patient chooses. Your father’s doctor should have discussed the pros and cons along with the side effects of both with your father and/or family members for a decision to be made.

Breast growth and tenderness is typical as is sterility, loss of sexual interest, erection problems, hot flashes, weight gain, loss of muscle mass and osteoporosis. In other words the lack of testosterone that gives male characteristics such as facial hair, a lower voice and higher sex drive and helps to protect them against many of the things that causes problems with women as we age is no longer there in the levels they are used to, so they begin to develop some of the same problems we have.

Keep in mind your father has just gone through a sudden change in hormones and may appear in many ways, including emotionally, like a woman does when she goes through the change, only we are usually better equipped to deal with it. Although this is just my personal opinion, I believe this aspect of it is often not discussed or downplayed, as 98% of urologists are male and men are men, which I’m sure requires no further explanation.