Hello everyone, I'll try to explain this quick.

Recently my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In a nutshell, I have been unable to find answers to my questions online/with doctors, and quite personnally, I have a feeling you guys will tell me the information that I want more unbiased than anyone else could.

Quite simply, how good are my fathers odds of survival, quality of life, or if he is likey to live on a normal life after this.

He is currently 51.
His psa was about 116. Which developed in about a year and a half since he had his checkup last.
His gleason score was a 9.
The cancer has spread to his lymph nodes and part of a kidney, though the kidney is still working.

This might seem elementary, but it is hard to get doctors to talk to me on the phone, for I'm only 18 and they don't really want to talk much. I know his course of action will include hormonal therapy and then chemo of some sort.

Thanks if you relpy, and if you got this far, thanks for a least reading.

The website www.yananow.net has stories from lots of men who have used various treatments including hormone for various times from a few months to over 10 years. Look under mentors section.

Unfortunately no one knows the time frame for hormone treatment survival.

Lifestyle changes can help a lot and have a big influence on his quality life, especially with hormone therapy. Many men handle it fairly well if they stay active and maintain a good diet. Good lifestyle is also thought to assist survival time. Sometimes one kind of medication has more side effects than another: it can depend on the individual.

After a time, the treatment can have less effect on the PC which can start to advance again. No one knows how long this might be: some men have problems after a year, others continue on for 10 years +

A friend recently had this problem and when his hormone treatment no longer worked, he went onto a trial using a new immune treatment, which has had good results. He'll know more in a couple of months.

They have new treatments being tried all the time, especially in recent years.

The guys on the website will answer specific questions.

John

My husband has almost the same stats as your father. Diagnosed at age 56 with PSA of 120, Gleason 9. It has spread to his lymph nodes also. He has been on hormone therapy for 1 1/2 years and he feels fine. He does have the usual side affects from the therapy, but other than that sometimes it is hard to believe he has pc.

It is hard to know anyone's odds because each person is so unique. The best thing for your Dad to do is read everything he can get ahold of so he can make some informed decisions.