what does it mean if you have prostate cancer?
my father has prostate caner and wont go back to the doctor for any kind of treatment now he has blood in his urine a lot of blood when he go to the bathroom can anybody tell me really what that means or where i can go to read up on it to find out
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Prostate cancer is very treatable if its caught in the early stages. You should really drag him there if at all possible and get him in to have treatment. My grandpa is 80 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer after having blood in his urine, they wanted to do radiation and chemo on him because of the stage I guess. My Grandpa refused and went home to die, as he says. About 6 months later, his ex-wife convinced him to go to the doc and get another opinion and she went with him for support, the other doc said he could just remove the prostate instead so my grandpa wouldn't have to go thru radiation and chemo. He liked that idea a lot better so he had it done, and now hes back to his old crabby self. Its been 5 years by the way, hes fine. It can be very serious when its let go because it will spread thru the body. Its so important to get him in, I hope its not already spread because that makes a cure even harder and eventually impossible. Best wishes.
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Do all you can to get him to continue with treatment. Lots of blood in the urine DOES NOT mean the end. This is one cancer that is regularly cured. http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=108
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Tell your dad about my father-in-law. He had prostate cancer too. What they did for him is nothing short of a wonder drug. the Dr put him to sleep like in surgery and injected these radioactive seeds directly into the tumor. I'm telling you, I'm amazed. Within weeks, his tumors was gone. He never felt a thing and he's cancer free. Beg your dad to have this done. His doctor said it only took about 1/2 hr but that's including anesthesia and just getting him ready. He's fine. He lives in Florida. We went there in Nov and you would never know he had cancer. His doctor told him he's fine. Of course he has regular blood work done and it all comes out clean. He's 80 yrs old and let me tell you, it doesn't stop him from having sex with his wife either. 80 and they're both going strong. It is one of the most treatable cancers there is. Have him read this. If I could talk to him as a nurse I would tell him, please have this procedure because you won't regret it. Please tell him to read this. Do you hear me father? Please do this. I lost my dad, I don't want your father to make you go through that when it's not necessary. I'm going to pray he has this done. God bless you
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Many patients with prostate cancer choose no treatment initially and they are just monitored, sometimes for a few years and this is perfectly acceptable. You are not giving enough information to know if this is likely in your father’s case or not. However, having a lot of blood during urination is not a typical symptom of prostate cancer it is more typical of bladder cancer. Any blood in the urine at any age should be investigated. Most bladder cancers are superficial and are usually well managed with very high survival rates. However, if it goes on too long and invades the bladder wall the prognosis is not good. You can read about both cancers at the site below. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
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First you need to convince your daddy to visit a doctor, at least to get something to relieve his pain. Perhaps he doesn't have pain for the moment, but as the time goes and his health will worsen, he will have pain, and you must be prepared for everything to relieve him. He has the right to decide for his life, but at least you should get ways to relieve his pain. Perhaps he will need a surgical treatment to relieve the urinary ways. My father has been diagnosed with colon cancer, and it was too late. At least we got him operated, removed the cancer, but he lived only 7 months after the operation (cancer was spread too fast), but at least we did something to relieve his pain (doctor prescribed morphine tablets), so he didn't have much pain. With patience everything will succeed. Try to convince your daddy for any relief treatment like my late daddy. Remember: each of us will live this life, but if we can do something for good deeds, let's be strong enough to make it until the end. Dealing with cancer is something that leaves a bitter and turbulent taste. I hope your daddy will not suffer pain too much like mine and you'll be strong enough to face any problem, no matter how huge it might be.
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