I am taking Casodex daily and receive a shot of Lupron once a month. I am also taking Essiac, drinking lots of fresh juices, vitamins, etc. I am not thrilled about having surgery because of what I've read about its complications.
Prostate cancer is the second greatest cause of cancer deaths among men, after lung cancer.
About 30,000 men in the United States alone die from it every year. At the same time, in most cases this cancer grows slowly. Many, many men have survived for decades with low-grade prostate cancer. In fact, it's estimated that four out of ten men over 50 have at least some cancerous cells in their prostate, but most don't develop any symptoms, and only 3 percent of men will die from it. Fortunately, we're learning more and more about prostate cancer.