Re: Re: This Crazy World Of PCa

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A personal Opinion: Sorry if this sounds blunt but it is! If sex or a rusty zipper is more important to you than life? Then you might be thinking with the wrong head! Your premature death affects many more people than just you. From the ACS Please connect to the links provided to inform yourself of treatments available. You can also use yahoo search engine advanced to find survival rates for different options by using the following. Exact

phrase Survival Rate All of the words Seed Implants < change this part of the search option to get its survival rates Any of the words Prostate Cancer Overview: Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Survival Rates The five-year relative survival rate is the percentage of patients who do not die from prostate cancer within five years after the cancer is found. (Men with prostate cancer who die of other causes are not counted.) Of course, patients might live more than five years after diagnosis. These five-year survival rates are based on men with prostate cancer first treated more than five years ago. Men treated today may have a more favorable outlook.Overall, 99% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer survive at least five years. Further, 92% survive at least 10 years, and 61% survive at least 15 years.Ninety percent of all prostate cancers are found while they are still within the prostate or only in nearby areas. The five-year relative survival rate for these men is nearly 100%.For the men whose cancer has already spread to distant parts

of the body when it is found, 34% will survive at least five years.These numbers provide an overall picture, but keep in mind that every man's situation is unique and the statistics can't predict exactly what will happen in your case. Talk with your cancer care team if you have questions about your personal chances of a cure, or how long you might survive your cancer. They know your situation best.Revised: 06/23/2005 Treatment Options Learn about the most common forms of treatment and how they're used to fight cancer. Surgery Find out when surgery is necessary and what techniques are used. Radiation Therapy Principles In-depth guide to see how radiation therapy works and what you can expect before, during, and after treatment. Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families Answers to your questions about radiation therapy and managing side effects. Chemotherapy: What It Is, How It Helps Basics of how chemotherapy works to treat cancer. Chemotherapy Principles In-depth guide to see how chemotherapy works and what you can expect before, during, and after treatment. Understanding Chemotherapy: A Guide for Patients and Families Answers to your questions about chemotherapy

and managing side effects. Immunotherapy Find out how this treatment uses your body's own defense system to fight cancerWWW.cancermonthly.com has survival rates for several treatments.

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