How bad is bone cancer?

95>My dad was diagnosed a few months ago with prostate cancer. They've been treating him with some anti-testosterone shot and it seems to be working. His blood work shows an dramatic improvement in the 3-4 months since that started. But, he was told that although it hadn't spread to any of his organs that it had "affected his bones." He's been having a lot of difficulty and pain that has gotten worse and is going to see an oncologist in a week and a half. He isn't sure that he has bone cancer, but he's pretty sure that was what the doctor meant.





So, while I know that the prognosis for prostate cancer is quite good and that there is an excellent recovery rate for that I know very little about bone cancer. I have the impression that it is much more serious. Is it a pretty fatal disease? How treatable is it???
Reply:have you ever heard of mastasis well it means the cancer has gone to a certain part of the body. I dont know your dad but god does I will pray for him.


Just wait til you see the dr.
Reply:Bone cancer just keeps spreading. I urge you to read up on an herbal combination called "Essiac" that, according to many websites, have cured people of their cancer. The use of herbs once was mainstream medicine but, because there is no great profit to be made from these unpatentable wonder drugs, they have lost their status as mainstream therapies.





Please don't think this is a bunch of malarky. You owe it to your dad and your family to at least read about it.





http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/Unconventi...


http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=10%26amp;i=3


http://www.healthfreedom.info/Cancer%20E...


http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/ca...


http://www.medical-library.net/sites/fra...


http://www.alternative-cancer.net/?hop=0
Reply:talking about cancers,well we all knew that it is a number one man killer disease,so it means it is so bad because a man having this kind of disease will really suffer.
Reply:If the oncologist knew that the cancer had affected his bones, then I will assume that he can run the same tests again and see if there is any change in the bones. Yes, I would consider bone cancer more difficult in general then prostate cancer, but you are not really worried about in general, you are worried about your dad. General answers may not apply.





Will your dad let you go with him to the doctors visit? It is sometimes better if two people hear what the doctor says and have a chance to ask questions, rather then ask your dad for answers that he didn't ask for. Good luck.
Reply:my mom had small cell lung cancer that metastized and spread to her bones. She passed away about a year ago. There was nothing that could be done for her, she was completely cover from head to toe. Good luck, and i'm sorry to hear.
Reply:My husband was treated with radiation it helped with the pain. His cancer was everywhere. The radiation shrunk the tumor on his spine but it is very hard on bone marrow Good luck and God Bless