What factors affect the survival rate of mid-to-late stage prostate cancer

Many men have the habit of smoking, which will increase the incidence of lung cancer. Many men lose their lives to lung cancer every year. In addition to lung cancer, the cancer with the highest mortality rate among men is prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is easy to treat in its early stages, but many patients do not have the habit of regular physical examinations. The symptoms of this disease are not particularly obvious in the early stages, so many patients do not notice the disease until the late stages. So what is the survival rate of prostate cancer in the middle and late stages?

If prostate cancer reaches the middle or late stage, surgical treatment may not be very effective. We can consider chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and endocrine therapy. At this stage, we should try to prolong the patient's survival and improve their quality of life. Some patients may survive for a year, while others may only survive for a few months. The reason for the difference is mainly due to the influence of many factors, such as the following.

1. Related to age and physique

Young and middle-aged men tend to survive longer than older men after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, because young people generally have better physical constitutions, stronger defense capabilities and metabolic capacity, and therefore a stronger ability to resist cancer cells.

2. Related to treatment methods

After the late stage, many patients' diseases are difficult to cure, but we can also take some good treatments to alleviate the symptoms. For example, we can consider endocrine therapy, biological immunotherapy, etc. After the late stage, we should try our best to reduce the patient's pain, improve their quality of life, and control the growth of cancer cells.

3. Family members and relatives need to cooperate

When family members have this disease, they must be encouraged to have an optimistic attitude and not pay too much attention to the disease. They must be distracted and asked to listen to more music to calm their emotions.

Based on the above introduction, you should now know what the survival rate of prostate cancer in the middle and late stages is. If the patient has a good mentality, is relatively young, and has taken positive and effective measures, then the survival period may be longer. However, if the patient is very old, has very poor physical resistance, and is emotionally depressed, then it is very likely that the survival period will be greatly shortened.