Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.
“How long do I have to live ?”
When I tell a patient he has prostate cancer, this is usually what he asks me first.
With early-stage or low-grade prostate cancer, I can offer strong reassurance: Your life expectancy is good — expect a five-year relative survival rate of greater than 99% with treatment. Simply put, most men will not die from low-grade prostate cancer.
However, once the cancer has spread outside the prostate to the bones and other organs the answer becomes more difficult. Treatment has changed dramatically over the past decade for advanced prostate cancer. New drugs, better imaging and the earlier use of combined therapies are helping men live longer.
