Leuprolide (Lupron) is used in the treatment of prostate cancer in men. More information is available in the links below.

Good luck. Prostate cancer treatment has advanced exponentially in the last few years so you have a much better shot than fellas that got it just five years ago.

Yes, it can be cured. You need to be positive, first of all. I know somebody cured with immunotheraphy (stimulating the immune system to fight against the cancerous cells). 8 years after diagnosis and perfectly fit now! Good luck!|||Survival rate statistics for Prostate Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Prostate Cancer:

15 in every 1,000 men die during the first 15 years after diagnosis of prostate cancer (The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol 291, 2004)

44 in every 1,000 men die after the first 15 years following diagnosis of prostate cancer (The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol 291, 2004)

24 months is the median survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer at time of diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)

26 months is the median survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer who are still alive two years after diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)

34 months is the median survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer who are still alive five years after diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)

98% of white people survive 5 years for prostate cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

93% of African American people survive 5 years for prostate cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

98% survive 5 years for prostate cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

79.6% of people with prostate cancer survive after 5 years in the US 1983-90 (SEER)

5-year survival rate for men with prostate cancer is 79.6% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)

5-year survival rate for black men with prostate cancer is 66.4% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)

5-year survival rate for white men with prostate cancer is 81.3% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)

1-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with prostate cancer is 81.7% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with prostate cancer is 53.6% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with prostate cancer is 78% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with prostate cancer is 46% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with prostate cancer is 83% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with prostate cancer is 40% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with prostate cancer is 88% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with prostate cancer is 58% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with prostate cancer is 88% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with prostate cancer is 61% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with prostate cancer is 84% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with prostate cancer is 56% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

1-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with prostate cancer is 71% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)

5-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with prostate cancer is 41% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)|||I must admit the two people I know that were diagnosed with Prostate cancer had the treatment and are still going strong 10 years after the radio therapy.

I hope all goes as well for you with yours.|||My Dad had cancer of the prostate and he was diagnosed early. After 4 yrs he is now back to full health. As far as I know it does have a good recovery rate. The bad boys are Liver, Lung and Pancreatic.

My Dad had radiotherapy.|||Don%26#039;t die of embarrassment, see a doctor.|||Natural cures are the only ones which work.

For details of cancer and the cancer industry, and some links to sites with natural cures,. see this site.

Cancer

http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer…

is a normal that the PSA increase every month from the past 6 month to the quantity of .06 average..? tks|||My father has a psa level even after a prostectomy. He says there shouldn%26#039;t be a level after that. They%26#039;ve been talking to him about chemo or radiation. He doesn%26#039;t sound interested. (my grandfather died from prostate cancer)|||that is curable go to the doctor!!! NOW!|||You should be evaluated by a urologist. They will be able to tell you a lot about your cancer and how to deal with it. I can%26#039;t.|||I have several friends with this problem..They all have been seeded along with (3 with chemo and 4 with radiation) and that is been 5 yrs for one and longer than that for the rest and they look super..I have a friend who does not have this problem and his PSA ranges anywhere from 7 to 10 and they don%26#039;t know why..He has been having it checked every 6 months for over 4 yrs and still no cancer..go figure! Good Luck

Prostate cancer is usually adenocarcinoma. Symptoms are rare until urethral obstruction occurs. Diagnosis is suggested by digital rectal examination or prostate-specific antigen measurement and confirmed by biopsy. Prognosis for most patients with prostate cancer, especially when it is localized or regional, is very good; more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Treatment is with prostatectomy, radiation therapy, or, for some elderly patients, watchful waiting.

Please see the web pages for more details on Prostate cancer.|||Prostate cancer is cancer of the male prostate gland.

I had prostate cancer at 51 years old, just 4 years ago. I was 3+3=6 Gleason.

I had the good fortune to interview about 10 Urologists about treatment. Also, my wife is a medical researcher. My doctor said I was the most educated patient he%26#039;d ever seen on this matter.

I started out thinking that radiation was the way to go, but ended up on the surgery table.

My doctor started doing the laprascopic method of surgery 1 month after I had my radical prostectomy. It would have shortened my recovery from 6 weeks to to 3 weeks.

The problem with radiation (cross beam or seed implants) is the effect it has on the bowel. Seed implants (brachytherapy) can be dangerous (but generally aren%26#039;t) because seeds can %26#039;travel%26#039; as far as the lungs.

The surgery was successful (so far). I had no incontinence, but am part of the approx. 65% of patients who never fully recover from the ED issue. I%26#039;m about 90% and probably won%26#039;t change over time now.

If you have surgery try to have the laproscopic kind. Much kinder.|||depends. Operation, radiotherapy, alternative medicine. I think it depends what stage it si at. You are best off to ask a doctor.|||look up www.naturalcures.com, or kevin trudeau has insight to the body and how to cure using alternative medicines.|||If it is inside the prostate, there is surgery to remove the prostate. If they find out later that they missed some of it or if it has gotten out of the prostate but not spread far, radiation to the prostate or the local area should get it . If it has spread very far, hormone therapy helps control it. And my husband has been in a clinical trial. They are gaining on it.

Go see your urologist!! If you had your prostate cancer treated with radiation there is an increased risk of developing blood in the urine due to radiation cystitis or bladder cancer. This needs to be evaluated!|||Your doctor is the one to be consulting, not laymen on Yahoo answers.|||WAHT SHOULD U DO?????????

u kidding go to ur doctor do u even have a little idea wat thing is called cancer…………|||Wheat grass juice, buy a book on the subject, it is usefull in almost all the diseases.

cancer of the prostate you imbusoul|||Cancer in the prostate.|||Ummm…cancer of the prostate gland….|||prostate cancer is when you have cancer of the prostate|||Cancer of the prostate.|||Cancer of the prostate gland.Not nice.|||men have a gland down near their testicles called the prostate. When abnormal cells begin to grow in that gland it is called prostate cancer.|||try ur own search next time at www.google.com

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten…|||Cancer of your prostate IDIOT!!|||All you need to know is a magical place called the internet, if you use a search engine you will find it.

Ohhh look a magic link

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types…

AWESOME!|||cancer in your dange zone, makes it harder for you to relieve yourself in the bath room|||This site should help you http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/info/p…|||Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system.

for more, read…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_ca…

hope this helps|||u%26#039;ve got it moron — and its eatin ur brain 2 (oh gosh Yahoo censors goona get me again)|||The prostate is the gland below a man%26#039;s bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. It is rare in men younger than 40.|||an abnormal growth of cells in a mans prostate which sits just below the bladder in front of rectum,it makes part of the fluid for semen and in young men its about the size of a walnut and it gets bigger as men get older common in men over 65, symptoms are usually urinating to often,getting up during the night to urinate to often, blood in urine, not urinating ,pain ejaculating ,pain in lower abdomen, and back

you are not an imbecile as stated the ignorant smart mouthed answers are a sign that these people are ignorant of the facts that ignorance can kill

My dad has it. It%26#039;s cancer of the prostate gland which is just below the bladder as described by the other person. My dad%26#039;s has spread to his lymphatic system and has now gone into his bones - this took about a year to happen from being diagnosed - it%26#039;s moved very fast. His first symptoms were of a desperate need to pee but being unable to do so which is caused by the prostate swelling and pressing on the urethra.

Prostate cancer caught early enough can be cured. It%26#039;s usuaslly one of the slowest spreading cancers unless it gets into the lymphatic system and then……well, it moves fast.

If you%26#039;re worried you should check with a doctor. If you get a normal PSA reading THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU DON%26#039;T HAVE IT as in rare cases (about 5% including my dad) you can get low readings (dad%26#039;s was less than 4 originally). Always insist on a scan (MRI preferably) otherwise what happened to my dad might happen to you. It was only when he stated to pee blood that they did a scan.

Hope you haven%26#039;t go it.|||The prostate (pros-tate) is a gland found only in men. The prostate is about the size of a walnut. It is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The tube that carries urine (the urethra) runs through the prostate. The prostate contains cells that make some of the seminal fluid. This fluid protects and nourishes the sperm.

Male hormones cause the prostate gland to develop in the fetus. The prostate keeps on growing as a boy grows to manhood. If male hormone levels are low, the prostate gland will not grow to full size. In older men, though, the part of the prostate around the urethra often keeps on growing. This causes BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) which can result in problems with urinating.

Although there are several cell types in the prostate, nearly all prostate cancers start in the gland cells. This kind of cancer is known as adenocarcinoma. The rest of this information refers only to prostate adenocarcinoma.

Most of the time, prostate cancer grows slowly. Autopsy studies show that many older men who died of other diseases also had prostate cancer that neither they nor their doctor were aware of. But sometimes prostate cancer can grow and spread quickly. Even with the latest methods, it is hard to tell which prostate cancers will grow slowly and which will grow quickly.

Some doctors believe that prostate cancer begins with very small changes in the size and shape of the prostate gland cells. These changes are known as PIN (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia). These changes can be either low-grade (almost normal) or high-grade (abnormal).

If you have had a prostate biopsy that showed high-grade PIN, there is a greater chance that there are cancer cells in your prostate. For this reason, you will be watched carefully and may need another biopsy.|||The other answer is very complete, yet here is a website that will answer all of you questions

I read an article which could be interesting for on what thinks the Americans on the subject. They say that the black are more exposed. Have an answer??

soucre :http://www.gce-int.com/blog/?blog=1%26amp;page…|||You can disregard the previous post, he%26#039;s kidding you.

African Americans have the highest risk for prostate cancer, followed by whites. Asians are lower, while Native Americans have the lowest risk. If a first degree relative (brother or father) has PCa, your risk is tripled.

Reducing risk? Same as everything else: watch your weight, excercise, stay healthy. Red meat has a positive correlation, as does a diet rich in processed sweets. In other words, if you like it, it%26#039;s bad for you. Brocolli is good, pomegranate is good, tomato is good. Vitamin D deficiency may play a role, but don%26#039;t go too crazy with supplements, because it%26#039;s toxic in large quantities.|||The four W%26#039;s are the main reason for prostate cancer:

Wetness. Women. Waiting. Wanting.

Therefore, it was recently discovered that frquent masturbation reduces the risk of prostate cancer very considerably.

What do you know about it?|||nothing…………….|||They are still debating the accuracy in the medical/social/political fields right now. Do an Internet search and you%26#039;ll see.