Friday, November 12, 2010

If you have prostate cancer, and it has not spread, can you survive if they take out your prostate

If you have prostate cancer, and it has not spread, can you survive if they take out your prostate?
My dad was diagnosed thursday =[
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My stepfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer late last year. It had not spread and he had decided to get it taken out. He's doing fine and everything and they say that nothing else should arise from it. I'm sorry to hear about your dad.
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Jared, my dad was diagnosed 16 years ago with prostate cancer. He was diagnosed in stage 3 and had surgery to remove the cancerous tissue followed by radiation therapy. Though I just recently lost him to a stroke, he was cancer free with a negligible PSA at the time. I've sourced a link to a booklet that will give you a lot of information including what to expect after surgery. Good luck and God bless your dad.
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Sorry to hear about your bad news, Prostate cancer is curable if caught early, more so if it hasn't spread like in your father's case. Prostate cancer is slow growing, more men die with prostate cancer than because of it. Your father isn't going to pass away anytime soon.
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My husband was diagnosed in June, prostate removed in Sept. the cancer had not spread. Not all prostate cancers are slow growing - that's such a big misconception, you wouldn't tell a woman that who had breast cancer. Don't know your dads age but my husband is 50 and his father died 13 years ago from prostate cancer at 63. It's a horrible, horrible death so if he knows about this now and can do something about it - do it, don't wait thinking that this won't kill him, I've seen it happen. Complications from surgery can be incontinence and impotence. Read up on the male anatomy and what role the prostate plays. Don't know about your relationship with your dad but I know mine wouldn't want his daughter talking to him about his sex life. If he decides on surgery make sure he is in the hands of a very capable surgeon, someone who has had lots of practice as this is the key to minimizing after effects. We went to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD for treatment. Good luck to you and your dad.

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