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For How Long Will My Husband Survive With Prostate Cancer And Bone Cancer?
Hi my husband is 64 yrs old and nearly 4 yrs ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer 80% un operateable since then he has had a cancerous polyp removed from his bowel on doing so they found that three of his lymph nodes had carcinoid tumours inside they left two of the lymph nodes as they couldn t be removed one of which was rapped around his main artery after the bowel operation it burst open with an infection with the antibiotics and tramadol he started 3 yrs ago with kidney failure acute and has dialysis three times a week. 2012 he started with bone cancer in his right shoulder and top and middle bottom of his spine this is very painful and he is unable now to use it at all due to pain he has now been given morphine for the pain. The doctors never tell you the truth and me and my husband would love to now the truth about his survival rate as he really needs to know how long he has left so he can make arrangements and go the places he s always wanted to go before it too late please be honest we need someone to be truthful with us now. Your norma weatherill
Mon, 24 Feb 2014
Hi
Thanks for your query.
It appears that the prostate cancer in your husband has spread to the bones. There are a number of therapies available to control this, like hormonal therapy and denosumab. I am not sure if he has had any of these. If he has received all therapies available and not responded, then the expected lifespan is not good. But prediction of survival cannot be done without a full assessment of the patient.
Hope this helps,
Regards
Thanks for your query.
It appears that the prostate cancer in your husband has spread to the bones. There are a number of therapies available to control this, like hormonal therapy and denosumab. I am not sure if he has had any of these. If he has received all therapies available and not responded, then the expected lifespan is not good. But prediction of survival cannot be done without a full assessment of the patient.
Hope this helps,
Regards
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