How long can you live with malignant prostate cancer

How long can a patient with malignant prostate cancer live? This is the inner cry of many prostate cancer patients. Since prostate cancer is a relatively serious cancer disease and is likely to cause death, many men are very worried about when they will die after contracting this disease. In fact, there is no need to worry so much. As for how many days a prostate cancer patient can live, it depends on the degree of development of the disease.

Whether the treatment method is appropriate is the most important factor affecting how long a person can live after developing prostate cancer. For the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer, surgical resection is unlikely. Commonly used treatment methods in clinical practice include radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.

The commonly used radiotherapy method for patients with advanced prostate disease is palliative radiotherapy of the prostate area or metastatic lesions, which has a more direct killing effect on cancer. However, since radiotherapy will inevitably damage normal cells, the irradiation intensity, irradiation range, and irradiation time should be carefully selected according to the overall condition.

Chemotherapy is also an adjuvant treatment for advanced prostate cancer. It can be used in combination with radiotherapy and endocrine therapy. It can prolong survival and improve quality of life to a certain extent.

After the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer appear, commonly used endocrine treatment methods include orchiectomy, estrogen therapy, anti-androgen therapy and adrenal cortex hormone therapy. Among them, orchiectomy is the most commonly used to eliminate the source of androgens, and then combined with estrogen or anti-androgen therapy, the effect is better and helps to prolong the survival of patients with advanced prostate cancer.

In view of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy on the human body, traditional Chinese medicine can be combined with treatment in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity. For patients with advanced prostate cancer who have a wide range of metastases, weak physical functions, and are unable to tolerate chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for conservative treatment. Although the short-term effect is not as obvious as chemotherapy, the long-term effect is good and has a significant effect in improving the quality of life and prolonging survival.

In addition, the improvement of the patient's physical function is also an important factor in how long the patient can live after the symptoms of prostate cancer occur. Only with good physical function and strong immunity can the patient resist the development of cancer and tolerate various drug treatments. Therefore, improving immune function and enhancing resistance to tumors are extremely important for patients with advanced prostate cancer. In terms of diet, patients with advanced prostate cancer should follow the principle of low calories, low fat, and high vitamins. They can also rely on taking Chinese medicine that has the effect of tonifying the spleen and kidney to enhance immune function.

In general, how long you can live after the symptoms of prostate cancer occur depends on the treatment effect and physical function. As long as you choose the right method and actively treat it, you can improve symptoms and prolong survival. Patients with advanced prostate cancer should maintain an optimistic attitude and actively cooperate with treatment. With the continuous improvement of treatment methods, new treatment methods and drugs are increasingly used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The survival of patients with advanced prostate cancer is significantly higher than before. Patients should not be trapped by the question of how long they can live after the symptoms of prostate cancer occur and affect their mood for treatment, and they should not casually believe in advertisements that promote how long a certain drug can make patients with advanced prostate cancer live.

I hope that the expert’s explanation can help fellow prostate cancer patients. I hope that fellow patients will not think about death every day, but live happier. Only by maintaining a positive mood can the condition be alleviated and they can live longer.