The father of a friend of mine has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his PSA is of 45, but till now there haven’t been any noticeable symptoms, and we were wondering how advanced the cancer would be…
The staging and prognosis for Prostate Cancer is best determined by a biopsy interpreted by an oncologist. A PSA level of 45 sound like a lot, but the more important number will be the Gleason score from a biopsy, the number of cores affected from the biopsy sample, and the amount of involvement in each of the cores as a percentage. Other factors important to prognosis are the family history of the guy, and his age and general health condition.
While you are not expected to know what the doctor says to this fellow, you can just relax for now and be the kind attentive listener that your friend needs. The news is not great, but many men who have diagnosed prostate cancer eventually die from something else after living to a ripe old age. The PSA is not the whole answer and is much less important than the whole evaluation provided by the history of the fellow and the biopsy done.
November 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Its likely to have spread but its treatable
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November 28th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I would have them check with your doctor to find out for sure.
Send this info to him for review, it should help:
Here are some things you can do to help improve your health and fight the cancer.
Serrapeptase Enzymes:
Derived from the Silkworm. Japanese Scientists discovered this enzyme will attack and "eat away" at undesirable elements in the body. It is also an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Google the benefits of it- it is one of the best supplements available in my opinion.
Curcumin:
Test-tube and animal-model studies have demonstrated that Curcumin exhibits significant anti-cancer activity. Numerous experiments have shown that Curcumin inhibits the progression of chemically induced colon and skin cancers. In colon cancer, in particular, Curcumin seems significantly to inhibit both the promotional and progression stages of the disease. Various studies have reported that Curcumin reduces the number and size of existing tumors, and decreases the incidence of new tumor formation.
Ionic Alkaline water: I have been taking this antioxidant water and it really works. It was invented by a Japanese doctor who has treated over 300,000 patients and has had great success with cancer and other ailments. You can buy a machine and make it at home.
Also try applying Arnica Gel to the site. It is a vasodialotor and anti-inflammatory and pain reliever also.
There are many other items I can discuss, I know a lot on the subject and soon will have a blog up but if you need to ask me any question please feel free. I would like to know in a few weeks how it is helping.
References :
http://www.skinvotes.com
November 28th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
The staging and prognosis for Prostate Cancer is best determined by a biopsy interpreted by an oncologist. A PSA level of 45 sound like a lot, but the more important number will be the Gleason score from a biopsy, the number of cores affected from the biopsy sample, and the amount of involvement in each of the cores as a percentage. Other factors important to prognosis are the family history of the guy, and his age and general health condition.
While you are not expected to know what the doctor says to this fellow, you can just relax for now and be the kind attentive listener that your friend needs. The news is not great, but many men who have diagnosed prostate cancer eventually die from something else after living to a ripe old age. The PSA is not the whole answer and is much less important than the whole evaluation provided by the history of the fellow and the biopsy done.
References :
Videocast.nih.gov
look under past events, then under TRACO, then look for lectures on Prostate cancer. There have been several.