Prostate Cancer Survival Rate

It can be disheartening; with a number of unanswered questions about prostate cancer and what happens afterwards.

How long do you have to live? Will your quality of life be affected? Who will take care of your family if things run poorly?

All good questions and concerns. As with everything there are good and bad news.

Of course the bad news is you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer. However of all the cancers one can get, prostate cancer has one of the best prognosis’s, with most men leading long and happy lives.

Information on Prostate Cancer

- After the age of 60, 17% of men or 1 in 6 will get prostate cancer.

- Only 3%, or 1 in 35 will eventually pass away from prostate cancer.

- Over 5 years, the survival rate of prostate cancer is 100%

- Over 10 years, the rate of survival drops to 92%, which is still quite promising.

- Over 15 years, the rate of survival from prostate cancer is still upwards of 70%.

- Behind skin cancer (#1), prostate cancer is the most common cancer to be diagnosed.

- Behind lung cancer (#1), prostate cancer is the most common cancer to cause death.

- 10% of all deaths from cancer in men are caused by prostate cancer.

- In the United States (2008) 200,000 cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed.

- In the United States (2008) 2,000,000 men currently have prostate cancer.

- In the United States (2008) 30,000 men will pass away from prostate cancer.

A good take home message here is… having prostate cancer does not necessarily mean you will succumb to an early death. Most men with prostate cancer actually die of other causes. If you’re over the age of 60, your survival rate of prostate cancer is exceptionally high at 97%... which should put your mind at ease.