my grandfather has a form of cancer called prostate and what are the chances of him dying, what are some of the conditions. he will getting surgery to remove something and i was wondering about the process before hand. can someone tell me more about prostate.it is urgent. sorry if there are any typos i am rushing through this because i will be late for a meeting. i will check back on my question after my meeting so please someone tell me a few things about prostate. thank you for answering my question if you did.
2006-11-12 08:45:05 · 8 answers · asked by spring۞beauty 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Prostate cancer is generally a slow growing cancer and is just what the name says; cancer of the prostate. He will probably be having his prostate removed which depending on how they do it may be referred to as a transurethral prostatectomy or he may have a radical prostatectomy which is what my father had. Depending on what the doctor feels is your grandfathers best treatment he may or may not need radiation after the prostate surgery. My dad did not need it at the time but many men do have radiation after the surgery. The surgery is a normal surgery in terms that they will use general anesthesia and put him to sleep when they do the surgery. He will probably have a urinary catheter for a couple of days after the surgery although I am not certain on what the proceedure is at the hospital the will be doing his surgery. The chances of him dying from the prostate cancer are pretty slim if he caught is early enough and gets it taken care of. Usually if you catch it early and get it taken care of you wind up dying from some other cause. My dad has his taken care of almost 16 years ago and even with tons of other medical problems during those 16 years he is still alive and just returned from a vacation in Branson MO. I am sure your grandpa has lots of years of living left.
2006-11-12 08:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer. 40% of all male cancers are prostate cancer. But it is usually a very slow growing cancer and therefore only 1% of all male cancer deaths are attributable to prostate cancer. It can be further slowed by giving the patient female hormones such as Diethylstilbestrol. (old therapy they may be using something newer by now) Some prostate cancers are more virulent and therefore need to be treated much more aggressively. Surgery is usually very successful if done early. Overall there are usually very good results with this particular cancer. The main cause of death is waiting to long to have it checked, and it gets loose in the body going to other sites in a process known as metastasis.
2006-11-12 08:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by a_gyno_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prostate cancer is usually treated by surgery when other methods have failed to address the problem. I've known a lot of men who have had this surgery and have been cured. There are a couple of common side-effects from the surgery, which are annoying but not life-threatening. For example, impotence is one of them, where men have trouble getting or sustaining an erection, and the other is incontinence or inability to control the flow of urine. Both of these conditions can be treated, and your grandfather's doctor will be able to advise him. Good luck to your grandpa, and don't worry -- he'll be just fine.
2006-11-12 08:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by gldjns 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The chances of him dying of prostate cancer are good if he doesn't take care of it now. And contrary to popular belief that only doctors know what they are talking about, it is never too late for him to heal himself of any and all diseases. Have him go or you bring up herbdoc.com on the internet and see what the herbal remedies are for prostate enlargement and cancers and have buy their products and heal himself so that he will be around when you are a parent of grandparent. Nothing is impossible except believing that those you think have your best interests at heart(doctors) are telling you the truth. If that were true how did people heal themselves for thousands of years before doctors came into being? Check out this site, you will be glad you did and so will your grandfather.
2006-11-12 08:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
number 1 is have you checked out this website to help you with your questions www.asc@cancer.org or when you first get on the website it will ask for you zip code so you can find out more about your local acs services and you can also get help coping with your grandfathers prostate surgery.as for him dying I hope that you have talked to his Dr. about any of your concerns that you might have. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_How_is_prostate_cancer_treated_36.asp?sitearea= I hope that this will help you search faster about your grandfathers prostate cancer. this link will take you right to the page you need. pray for your grandfather that he will come out of surgery and have a great recovery
2006-11-12 09:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by cindy b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband has cancer of the prostate.. and we have gone thru alot of procedures.. i would go ahead and tell you more but it would take all day so i will just refer you to my group which has been very helpful to both me and my husband in our time of need ( knowledge ). i am quite sure that you will get all the answers that you need here.. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ProstateCancerSupport/
hope you get all your answers here.
2006-11-12 09:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by tamrastic 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they caught it early enough then he will be fine. Lots of men have this done every year with no complications. It will affect his sexual performances though. Check out webmd.com if you want to research more about it.
2006-11-12 08:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by georgiabelle87 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.webmd.com and lookup prostate cancer
2006-11-12 08:52:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋