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My dad was just diagnosed with stage 7 prostate cancer this weekend. I would like for some people to reply with comfort, success stories, tragic stories, etc. Please broaden my horizon of thinking that there’s only one way out of this.

I’m only 19 years old and he’s 51. He still has two little girls to graduate high school and I’m frightened that he won’t be around. Please offer stories and/or comfort.

I have worked in a Urologists office for about 3 years now. We have many patients that have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. There are many treatment options out there, from surgery (robotic prostaectomy) to hormone treatment (radiation treatment). Think positive, your father is probably feeling down about things himself right now, i would try to stay as positive as possible. especially for your younger sisters.

To determine a Gleason score the biopsied tissue samples are run through a microscope to determine where the cancer is the most prominent (the primary grade) and then where it’s next most prominent (the secondary grade). the two grades are then added together to get the final gleason grade.
A score of 7 indicates that the cancer is moderately aggressive.

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I was also wondering how long it would take for it to start to spread and how long a person has to have testicular cancer before they may die?

Testicular cancer, or any cancer, does not really change grades it is what it is. A higher grade is a more aggressive cancer and will spread faster than a lower one. Men do not often die from this cancer, as it is very treatable even in the late stages. However, if one did not get treated it would likely take more than 3-4 years.

The tumor grade and tumor stage are two important factors which help determine which treatment you should have. Learn about them in this easy to understand overview.

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