Key dates;
Feb 2007 original diagnosis, Gleason score is 9, PSA is 197
Aug 2007 completed radiation treatment and taking hormone injection
Jan 2008 PSA down to barely detectable
Dec 2009 PSA on the rise again
Jan 2010 Bone mets diagnosed, add casodex and PSA drops
Sep 2010 PSA on the rise again, drop casodex, no real response (drop from 3.8 to 3.2)
Oct 2010 Referred to Medical Oncologist
What is the prognosis at this point?
Your 5yr survival count from the day of your diagnosis,this is only for the treatment that he is on.He can live for many years.Today there is a lot of treatment with anticancer medicine.
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