How long can you live with stage 4 prostate cancer

The treatment of prostate cancer is the first thing patients need to do after being diagnosed. If it can be discovered in time and effectively treated in the early stages, the cure of prostate cancer is still very good. The staging of prostate cancer is of great significance, which helps to identify the progress of the disease and formulate a plan. So, how long can a patient with stage 4 prostate cancer live? Can prostate cancer be prevented by chemotherapy?

The main manifestations of advanced prostate cancer are lower urinary tract obstruction symptoms, or hematuria and urinary retention. The most prominent symptom is pain. When there is bone metastasis, there is severe pain in the pelvic area or lumbosacral area. The main manifestations are local nodules and lumps in the prostate. The texture is hard, the normal elasticity is lost and it becomes fixed, and the surrounding of the gland becomes hard and the boundary is unclear.

How long can a patient with stage 4 prostate cancer live? This is a difficult question to answer. Early treatment is very beneficial to the patient's survival time. The presence of metastasis means that the disease is very serious. Prostate cancer metastasis is a manifestation of late-stage prostate cancer, which is very difficult to treat.

The most important factor affecting how long a patient with stage 4 prostate cancer can live is whether the treatment method is appropriate. For stage 4 prostate cancer, surgical resection is unlikely, and the commonly used treatment methods in clinical practice include radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.

Prostate cancer can be prevented by chemo. According to the drug's interference method, chemoprevention can be divided into the following main categories, such as tumorigenesis inhibitors, anti-tumor growth drugs and tumor progression inhibitors. Since the occurrence and development of prostate cancer is a long process, we can use drugs to chemoprevent or inhibit the occurrence and development of prostate cancer. For example, finasteride can inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, which is an active substance with a strong effect on the prostate, so it is possible to inhibit the growth-promoting effect of testosterone on prostate cancer cells.

How long can a patient with stage 4 prostate cancer live? Prostate cancer metastasis should be treated actively and the correct treatment method should be selected. How long a patient with prostate cancer metastasis can live mainly depends on the patient's physical condition, treatment method, severity of the disease and the patient's mentality. Traditional Chinese medicine pure Chinese medicine green therapy is harmless to patients and can effectively help patients prolong their lives and improve their quality of life. There are many examples of triple balance therapy using pure Chinese medicine to enable patients to survive for 5 or 10 years.