We will find out after CAT test results near end of this month to have a better idea. His CAT scan appt. is next week. My dearest sister explained alot to me... yes, it helps enormously to have a physician within family. But in the end, Dad will die from prostate cancer..it's just a question of when..a long time (several years from now) or earlier?Originally Posted by Grog
It just sounds like alot of pain/suffering near end of life.. Seems like the focus ahead, should be on optimizing quality of life.
Statistic quoted by doc-sis at this time in medical history: 80% of men over 80 yrs., get prostate cancer. For some, it just grows real slow..that it doesn't spread, but the guy dies from some other medical problem.
Suffice to say my parents kinda treat their daughter in ways at times, that they forget she's a physician. I won't get into the crazy, sad details. She is their youngest "baby"who is trying to give back to him.
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