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how serious is stage 3 prostate cancer in a 61yr old male and is chemo effective? what does stage three mean? survival? spreading? please advise.

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Prostate CA staging: Stage III means the cancer has spread out of the capsule or into the seminal vesicles, the glands that sit right on top of the prostate.  Treatment would consist of anti androgen therapy, a shot, and radiation.  There is always the chance the cancer could spread so a bone scan and CT is done to check and to also use as a baseline for the future.

Question 2

how bad is stage 3 ovian cancer?

Accepted Answer

Variable prognosis: Stage-3 Ovarian cancer is an advanced stage of disease. It requires extensive surgery followed by chemotherapy. When used together these two treatments can cure 20%-30% of patients but a majority of patients relapse after the initial  response. Once there is relapse, the treatment has limited efficacy, the disease then is largely incurable.But I would look at the positive side of things and be hop

Question 3

how are stage 3 and 4 cancer distinguished from each other?

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Depends: As a rule, stage 4 are "advanced" but it varies depending on the cancer.  Stage 4 breast cancer vs. Lung cancer vs. Head and neck cancer have somewhat different definitions based on the current staging criteria.

Question 4

what's stage 3 rhabdomyosarcoma cancer?

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Worrisome: Every type of cancer has its own system of staging to tell how far it has gotten. Talk with your physician; a stage 3 rhabdomyosarcoma might be more than 5 cm and/or be in a regional lymph node but not clearly spread farther.  "rhabdos" tend to be aggressive and i wish you luck.

Question 5

what is stage 3 rectal cancer recovery?

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Lymph node disease: Stage 3 rectal cancer describes cancer that has spread to lymph nodes. Stage 3 rectal cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotehrpay. The order of these treatments mary vary somewhat. Recovery from surgery generally takes about 4 weeks. The course of chemotherapy and radiation is usually 6 months.

Question 6

how do you treat stage 3 ovarian cancer?

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Chemo: Stage  iii  ovarian cancer is treated with chemotherapy, see your oncologist.

Question 7

how long does ovarian cancer take to develop into stage 3/4?

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This hard question: Ovarian cancer, as well as any other type of cancer, is also graded, apart from staged. The histologic grade of a tumor measures how abnormal or malignant its cells look under the microscope.[42] there are four grades indicating the likelihood of the cancer to spread and the higher the grade, the more likely for this to occur. Grade 0 is used to describe non-invasive tumors.  Read below?

Question 8

what is stage 3 ovarian cancer, how do you stage ovarian cancer?

Accepted Answer

Stages I - IV.: Stage i ovarian cancer means the cancer is only located in the ovaries. Stage ii is when the cancer has spread to other organs in the pelvis, such as the uterus. Stage iii occurs when the cancer spreads beyond the pelvis to other abdominal organs and lymph nodes. Stage iv, the most advanced stage, means the cancer has spread (metastasized) to distant organs like the lungs or liver.

Question 9

what is the cure rate for stage 3 chariocarcinoma testicular cancer?

Accepted Answer

Chemotherapy trial: Chemotherapy may be successful even though the prognosis is not so good as for other testicular carcinomas. The man should be treated at a major cancer center.

Question 10

does stage 3 rectal cancer cause serious longterm effects on continence?

Accepted Answer

Depends: On how low in the rectum the cancer is and what modes of treatment are proposed or undertaken. If it is low it may indeed affect continence and a permanent colostomy may be indicated.

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