A 47-year-old member asked:
Need help when prostate surgery fails and the cancer has spread how long will i live?
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Dr. Sandhya Srinivasanswered
Medical Oncology 37 years experience
Many years: Prostate cancer is a relatively slow growing disease. Patients can live many years with control of their disease with testosterone lowering drugs. There are many additional drugs- both hormonal and chemotherapy drugs that have shown to prolong life
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