>>> It appears that for most men, the correct response to the diagnosis is to watch and do nothing. You are, I think, younger than most at diagnosis, so that may change the recommendation. But my understanding is that, in general, a prostate cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence.
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>>>Tamar, it largely depends on whether it has spread to distant lymph nodes, bones, or other organs. I don't think any of us (except John Ryan?) has a medical degree, but my understanding is that so long as it hasn't spread to distant areas, the survival rate is high. I'll stand correct if I'm wrong.
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>>another way to describe it is that this specific cancer is so slow, that chances are you will die of other causes if the problems begin when you are beyond retirement age.
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>It's not cancer. My reading comprehension was a little lacking there. The talk of lymph nodes should have been a tipoff.

Ah, that's a relief. Yeah, from what I hear, enlarged prostate is one of the aggravations of being an aging man, just as hot flashes are one of the aggravations of being an aging woman.

Tamar