Hello. I found out yesterday that my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer over a year ago. He kept it a secret from me. He has been hospitalized for over a week. He is in bad shape. The cancer has spread to his pelvis bone area. A specialist is planning to stop the spread of his cancer. My dad's vital organs are in perfect condition. I love my dad more than life. He is more than a dad. He is my friend. I don't have too many friends in this life. What are his chances to survive?
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Geeez, I'm so sorry. I can't tell you what his chances are, sorry.No one here could actually, you should educate yourself on this cancer, google it, go to the library and research it, don't boggle down your dad with depressing questions about it though, unless he wants to talk to you about it. I'm glad a specialist is trying to stop the spread, and I will pray for you guys. I know the fear you are going thru right now, I just lost my father a month ago (not to cancer), all you can do is be there for him and support him, spend as much time with him as you can and stay positive, help him stay positive too, and don't be mad at him from hiding this from you, he obviously loves you, and wanted to spare your feelings.
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I wish so much that I had the answer you want. I have prostate cancer too, but mine appears to be in remission. Even if you were more detailed in your description of your dad's cancer as to how far it has spread and what treatments the oncologist is using, there is absolutely no one here that can truthfully and accurately answer your question. There is simply no one here that can know. Your best and only source of information is going to be your dad's doctor. You and your dad are both blessed by the friendship you share and I sincerely envy you. I lost my dad when I was 14 to heart disease before we had time to explore friendship. God Almighty, how I hate what this disease does to good people! Stay close to him and know that you have at least two new friends keeping you both in their prayers tonight - me and the previous poster who sounds as if she is as moved as I am. May God bless us all and favor your dad with the best of outcomes.
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Hi Blue Ridge! It is really heart aching when the person you love so much is afflicted with a disease that even modern medicine cannot help. Modern medicine today has become so commercialized that doctors today have focused their mode of treatment on pure chemical solutions rather than the more natural, friendlier use of what our natural body is made up of. I would like to share this knowledge with you and I hope it helps. Cancer basically develops from the failure of the afflicted person to eliminate his toxic metabolic wastes. This type of waste is much different from the wastes (feces) that we pass out everyday. The toxic metabolic wastes are byproducts of cell metabolism and these are acidic wastes that when they accumulate destroy the cells. Normally the cells are alkaline. You probably know how harmful acids can be. These metabolic acids are usually eliminated from the body through the kidneys. You would note that urine analysis often times reveal urine to be acidic. If the kidneys fail, the person undergoes dialysis for the purpose to cleanse the blood because it poisons the body if not properly eliminated. When acids accumulate inside the cells, usually due to water shortage, the inner components are destroyed. Worst is when the DNA are damaged. DNA carries the normal blue print of how the cells should behave. When destroyed, it does not follow the normal processes like in growth. Normally, the cell wall bears receptors to sense that the cells have attained the maximum growth possible. This prevents it from encroaching into adjacent cells. If the DNA is destroyed, the control is lost and so growth continues beyond the normal causing mass, lumps and other forms. Only the proper restoration of the DNA to its normal condition will stop it. This uncontrolled invasion of cells into other tissues is called malignancy or cancer. The basic culprit is accumulation of the toxic acidic metabolic wastes. So to counteract this effect, you must first give your Dad adequate amount of alkaline water. Mineralized water is alkaline. The human body is at least 70% water and it is the most natural element to combat the accumulating metabolic wastes. The incursion of water into cell and its excursion out is the most natural method to cleanse the toxic acidic wastes. No chemical drug nor treatment modality will perform this job inside the cell. Water is the best diuretic and unless your Dad is given sufficient water he won't be able to cleanse his systems. Avoid other forms of beverages because only water is the most efficient cleansing medium. Give your Dad 50 ml/kg/day of water. Spread it throughout the day. Make sure you give him mineralized water because water only becomes alkaline in the presence of minerals like magnesium and calcium. Otherwise it is acidic. Hope this help!
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How old is Dad? Prostate cancers often grow so slowly that if the doctor can contain the cancer to within the prostate, the patient will die from old age before the cancer really threatens their life. Statistically, there's a 76% chance your dad will survive more than 15 years with prostate cancer without any treatment (if nothing else gets him first) so if he is already 80+, they may do nothing at all except "watchful waiting". If he is a younger man, then there are lots of treatment options, most of which are close to 100% effective. "Cancer" is a horrible word and it scares us all, but it is a reality that we are ALL going to die eventually, I'm afraid, and it has to be of something! Enjoy your Dad while you have him. He's probably not going to be "perfectly healthy" but chances are he will be alright...best wishes to him...
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Based on your description, his cancer has metastasized from the prostate and is invasive to the bone. This is stage 4 cancer, which is more challenging to treat than earlier stage malignancies. Your Dad will likely be given chemotherapy and radiation targeting the bone tumor. Bone cancer specific drugs such as Zometa (zoledronic acid) have strong efficacy for cases such as his. It is impossible to know how an individual patient will fare as their treatment progresses. Chemo and radiation frequently slow or temporarily stop cancer spread. For a few exceptional patients, cancer goes into permanent remission. Your Dad's oncologist will develop a treatment plan reflecting the risks and potential benefits of available treatments. While it is generally not possible to eradicate stage 4 cancer, patients often have many years of good quality life ahead of them. Best wishes.
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