My father was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in Oct. 07, PSA 10 and Gleason 9. They could not do a rad. protastectomy because the cancer had spread too much.( lymph nodes and urethra). His bladder was clean and so were his bones. He was started on Lupron shots in November, and his PSA in FEb was 7. The Dr. recently told us it should have been to 2 by then, and that he didn't think the lupron shots were working. Last week we found out it has spread into the bladder. he had surgery this week to scrape down the tumor for comfort so that he could go to the bathroom more easily, and he could empty his bladder. They are now starting him on Casodex and Lupron as treatment. He will be having a bone scan on Tuesday to see if his bones are clean. The Dr. made a statement to my step mother that the cancer is pretty advanced, but his not sure how much with out the bone scan and possible MRI.
Can anyone tell me if this treatment is a mute point at this stage, or is there a chance it could help prolong his life and the quality he has?