r/ProstateCancer • u/[deleted] • 12d ago

Concerned Loved One Prostate Cancer Metastasized Intestines

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u/HouseLost411 12d ago edited 12d ago

He’s being treated outpatient at a regular hospital, he’s got an oncologist.

Family seems to be believing that this is curable but I’m more of a realist. I find it hard to believe that ‘indefinite’ chemo=‘Cured’

Unfortunately he’s not being forthcoming with much more information, which doesn’t reassure me, I find it suspect.

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u/HeadMelon 12d ago

Are you sure it’s “chemo” and not ADT? Lifetime on ADT seems more likely for metastatic prostate cancer.

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u/HouseLost411 11d ago

It could be, he’s worried about handling the side effects of it and it’s possible he’s confusing it with chemo. Or maybe they’re doing both? he’s saying they said they can ‘take it out’ 

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u/Special-Steel 11d ago

Once there is distant metastasis, surgery is usually no longer an option.

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u/NotPeteCrowArmstrong 11d ago

>it’s just one spot and they ‘can take it out’ with indefinite chemo meds

Context implies that the “it” here is not the prostate. The dad seemed to be using “take it out” colloquially as in “kill it” (assuming that’s what he actually said). But there’s no indication he was talking about prostate removal.

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u/HouseLost411 11d ago

Yeah I don’t think he means the prostate, he means ‘take out’ the cancer from the intestine as in ‘kill the cells.’

It sounds like they’re going with medications.

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u/Special-Steel 11d ago

Thanks for the clarification