PS Jen, you're not qualified to comment on this.
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As a prostate cancer survivor, this is great news. I’m still wondering how long it prolongs life with sufficient quality, though.
I may very well die of prostrate cancer, but I will never have another prostrate biopsy. What a nightmare that was. Despite prophylactic antibiotics I still got an infection. I stupidly thought I had the flu so two days before I caught on. Called the urologist who said, “go to the ER right now”. Spent several hours getting massive IV antibiotics. I had never been that sick in my life. I was bad enough that I did not wait in the ER; they took me straight back for treatment.
I have metastatic prostate cancer. Was diagnosed seven years ago.
First and second line androgen deprivation therapy has kept it in check. There is no cure, yet.
This new drug extending life for just four months is hardly worth getting too excited about.