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You die with prostate cancer, not from it. It has a 95% survival rate.
I wouldn’t be thrilled to fly in a plane if it had a 5% chance to kill me.
You die with prostate cancer, not from it. It has a 95% survival rate.
It depends on the specific flavor of prostate flavor one has. It can be aggressive, but it can also be one of the most passive cancers out there.
Prostate cancer survivor here, AMA. Tips: * I recommend everyone with a prostate get their PSA tested by age 45, or earlier if it runs in the family. It's a simple blood test but sometimes you have to ask for it. * Early detection is key. A biopsy can assess how aggressive it is (the Gleason score). They can even genetically profile the tumor to further gauge risk (the Decipher score). * Most cases are slow growing a…
Google Gemnini says: Not a cure: Hormone therapy is not a cure for prostate cancer, but it can significantly slow its growth and shrink tumors.
Often used in combination: Hormone therapy is frequently combined with other treatments like radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
Side effects: Hormone therapy can have side effects like hot flashes, fatigue, decreased libido, and bone density loss.
Your doctor will discuss these with you as you choose the best treatment plan.
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Let's say you undergo medical procedures to cure it, (chemo, surgery, etc.) and end up dying from a complication from it. Does that still count as a prostate cancer death (the 5%)?
This is so very rare that I doubt it would move that statistic.
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About 40 years ago my father, an oncologist, told me there were two common types of prostate cancer, the fast growing type that kills you and the slow growing type that doesn't. We've learned a lot about it since then, but that description is still essentially true. It causes 30,000 deaths a year in the US, which is not insignificant - in comparison breast cancer kills 40,000.
Yes, the absolute number of deaths is significant. There is a debate within the medical community over whether the slower growing type should be relabeled as not-cancer / pre-cancer, etc., as surveillance is the more typical treatment plan these days. This in turn will increase the death rate percentage of the remaining (fast growing) cases. Also worth mentioning that it's not just about surviving it, there's also qu…
Prostate cancer survivor here, AMA. Tips: * I recommend everyone with a prostate get their PSA tested by age 45, or earlier if it runs in the family. It's a simple blood test but sometimes you have to ask for it. * Early detection is key. A biopsy can assess how aggressive it is (the Gleason score). They can even genetically profile the tumor to further gauge risk (the Decipher score). * Most cases are slow growing a…
Prostate cancer survivor here, AMA. Tips: * I recommend everyone with a prostate get their PSA tested by age 45, or earlier if it runs in the family. It's a simple blood test but sometimes you have to ask for it. * Early detection is key. A biopsy can assess how aggressive it is (the Gleason score). They can even genetically profile the tumor to further gauge risk (the Decipher score). * Most cases are slow growing a…
Hormone therapy I'm assuming disables functionality permanently?