my 68 year old dad had a biopsy and it came back posative for cancer. their gonna do more tests. but they didnt find it in the rectel finger exam. is it curable? im scared
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They will have no idea until they do more testing. Hopefully it is just in one location and has not spread.
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Prostate cancer is very common. Around half of all men in their 60's have it, although most will never know it or be bothered by it. By the time men are in their 80's, most will have it. This is known from autopsy studies of car crash victims, btw. Only about 3% of male deaths are from prostate cancer--this in spite of the fact that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed is 1 in 6. Caught early, the cure rate is nearly 100%, and the 5 year survival rate is nearly 100% whether or not the cancer is cured. This is because, compared to other cancers, prostate cancer is a turtle. You're going to need more information to estimate the likelihood of successful treatment--the Gleason score is the most important, followed by stage of disease and PSA history. See the guide on estimating the odds: http://www.ehow.com/how_5275952_estimate-prostate-cancer-cure-odds.html
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