Looking for a summary of disease progress

By fracturfxr on Sat, 12-31-11, 18:20

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Prostate Cancer

My father was diagnosed with PC about 14 months ago. His gleason scores were 8-10 and he already had mets in all the long bone. He was responsive to hormonal therapy for just 6 months. He started taxotere in April and received 10 cycles. My Dad is now 12 weeks out from taxotere. I am looking for some idea of how this disease progresses from this point. I know that there is no way to predict how long, but I would like to know what to expect.

There are many reasons to get a feel for the progression: my fathers brother is mentally challenged and requires assistance; my mom is in congestive heart failure and I am the only help that any of the family has. I am trying to get a feel for how this disease.

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By CK on Tue, 01-03-12, 09:43

Have you sat down with his oncologist to discuss his prognosis? Due to your parent's and your uncle's health issues would any of them qualify for funded assistance?

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