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The
Second Step is know that there is some
GOOD
NEWS
In
spite of what you may have read, very few men die from Prostate Cancer. Less than
3% of male deaths in the USA are from this disease. Compare this with heart conditions
which cause about 30% of male deaths in the USA.
The latest studies show that about 95% of men diagnosed in the USA today will
not have died from Prostate Cancer in the fifteen or twenty years following diagnosis.
Most of the feelings of fear and panic which you are almost certainly are based
on all the bad things you have heard or read about cancer and Prostate Cancer,
but not all of what you remember or have been told is true. Although
the issue of death or dying is such an important issue and is
the main driver behind all decisions to do with the disease, it
rarely comes up on Lists or Forums for discussion and if it does is greeted with
a hushed silence. I have written up a short piece on
some of the aspects that might be useful.
You
might also find it useful to go to this Chart. It
is in .pdf format, so you will need Adobe Acrobat or similar to open it. The chart
summarises the number of people diagnosed with forty different cancers in the
United States in 2003 and shows the number of people who died from these diseases.
Another column expresses the number of deaths as a percentage of the number of
people diagnosed.
That
is just part of the Good News. But there is some Not So Good News. There are some
down sides you need to be aware of. YANA's mentors can help you to deal with the
negatives. Prostate Cancer need not become a death sentence.
NOT
SO GOOD NEWS
There
is some Not So Good News about Surviving Prostate Cancer. It isn't easy.
It isn't quick. You will be facing a life that changes quite drastically. Relationships
will be strained. You will need all the help you can get, especially in the early
stages of your diagnosis and treatment.
But
that is what we are here for, with our combined experience. Brief details of the
Mentor's diagnosis and treatment are shown on our MENTORS
EXPERIENCES They are listed by treatment chosen, to make it easier
for you to pick one you can relate to but are also accessible by Age
at diagnosis, Initial PSA, Gleason
Score, Year of diagnosis and Country
or State of residence.
Feel
free to email any of our Mentors.They will do all they can to support you on your
way. We will show you how to find these pages on the site, but for now would like
you to go on the the next page, which will help you understand your diagnosis
and some of the terms used.
CLICK
HERE TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP - DIAGNOSIS
