My father in law has had prostate cancer for 7 years and it has moved to the spine. He now has 12 tumors in the spine and it has spread to the lymph nodes. His psa was 60 last month and today it was 84. How bad is this and how long is the life expectancy after the cancer is in the lymph nodes?
2006-11-09 14:21:45 · 10 answers · asked by Married and loving it!!!! 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Chemotherapy is no longer working (hasn't worked for months) and all other treatments have failed. Now he is going to be given just pain meds. He is 74 and he has diabetes.
2006-11-09 14:35:43 · update #1
Its in the lower lymph nodes only right now.
2006-11-09 14:37:33 · update #2
Life expectancy is very short; only a couple of months. My brother died of Lymphoma last year. I'm so sorry about your FIL. Let him know how much you love and appreciate him now. But be careful to make it seem like he has a death sentence hanging over his head, unless he has accepted his impending fate. My brother wouldn't accept that he was terminally ill until he took his last breath. He became very upset if we behaved like he was a dying man. Take care.
2006-11-09 14:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Butterfly Princess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prostate Cancer That Has Spread To The Bones Life Expectancy
2016-11-02 07:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-3 months isn't too far off. Metastisizing to the lymph nodes usually indicates that it's "end stage" cancer and that's the last stop. The lymph nodes capture and destroy viruses and bacteria so without them, the body loses its ability to fight off infection. At this point, it is a Comfort One situation in which death is imminent and he should be allowed to live the remainder of his life with dignity and with little discomfort, and to pass with as much dignity as possible.
2006-11-10 00:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not good. Cancer that has spread like that does not have a very long life expectancy - about 3 months. I wish your father-in-law well.
2006-11-09 14:29:30 · answer #4 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sorry to hear about your father inlaw . my dad past away from prostate cancer ,after it spread to his bones he lived for about nine months i not saying that is the expectancy level for you inlaw but back then they did not have the medical advances like they have now so he might live longer . the pain that my fathe whent through made me happy that he did not suffer long i pray for a break through for this aggressive form of cancer because if it passes from one generatuion to the next your husband and i might be next in line so lets all hope for a medical miricle
2006-11-09 14:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by gasmanrolle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically mortality is 100% at this point and life expectancy is very limited (3 months is a fair guess). However I have personally seen people battle cancer and live way past there expected life. One women I had in residency had massive brain tumors and we told her she had six months...that was eight years ago in September. Best of luck to you and your family. mcc_md@yahoo.com for more info/questions.
2006-11-09 14:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by M.C. Clarence, M.D. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-21 07:29:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 months
2006-11-09 14:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by tanya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm so sorry for you. I'm afraid he's not got to long to live. Make his last days happy, spend some time with him, tell him you love him if you are on good terms with him. He'll appreciate it I'll bet.
2006-11-09 14:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-10 05:55:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋