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YANA - YOU ARE NOT ALONE NOW

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT SITE


STRANGE PLACE LINKS: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY : GETTING STARTED - THE FOREST OF FEAR : GETTING STARTED - THE PROCESS

STAGING AND DIAGNOSIS : BEYOND DIAGNOSIS - THE DESERT OF DOUBT : BEYOND TREATMENT - THE PLAINS OF RECOVERY : REMISSION

YANA LINKS: SURVIVOR STORIES : DISCUSSION FORUM : RESOURCES

 

A STRANGE PLACE

AN INFORMATION GUIDE
TO
PROSTATE CANCER

This is part 5 of a 5 part Information Guide. Introduction: Index

REMISSION

Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer finally arrive at Remission defined as "the state of absence of disease activity in patients with a chronic illness, with the possibility of return of disease activity". The journey is a long one and fraught with difficulties, as we have seen. It requires many years before anyone can say with any certainty they have made it free and clear. The risk of recurrence for most local treatments after five years is small and diminishes as time goes by until, at ten years, the risk of recurrence is very small indeed. Unfortunately it is always there.

Most of the people who make it here to Remission - men and their partners - say that the experience has been beneficial. They appreciate life and their loved ones more. They enjoy each day because they have had an intimation of mortality. It seems ironic that we have to be diagnosed with a life-threatening disease before we truly appreciate how wonderful our lives are.


NEVER FORGET: THERE IS LIFE AFTER A PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS.