Life expectancy at stage 1

Stage 1 prostate cancer describes a condition in which the cancer is confined to the prostate, less than 50% of one side of the prostate is affected and there is no lymph node involvement or metastases. In addition to the stage, the Gleason score is also important. In this low stage, the assessment of the PSA level plays a role and if surgery has already been performed, the assessment of the resection margins is also important.

If both the Gleason score and the PSA level are low and the resection margins show no remnants of tumor cells, there is a good prognosis for life expectancy. For more detailed information, the present values should be discussed with the treating physician. Besides the stage, the value of the Gleason score is also important.

In this low stage, the assessment of the PSA level plays a role and if surgery has already been performed, the assessment of the resection margins is also important. If both the Gleason score and the PSA level are low and the resection margins show no remnants of tumor cells, there is a good prognosis for life expectancy. For more detailed information, the present values should be discussed with the treating physician.

Life expectancy at stage 2

In stage 2, more than 50% of one side or both sides of the prostate are already affected. However, the tumor is still limited to the prostate, no other organs are affected and there is no infestation of the lymph nodes or metastases. One can still speak of an early stage and there are numerous possibilities for treating prostate cancer.

At this stage, the prostate cancer is still in a locally limited form. The values of the Gleason score, the PSA level and the condition of the resection margins (in case of an already performed surgery) have to be considered again. If these values are low and the resection margins show no signs of remaining tumor cells, there is still a relatively good prognosis for life expectancy.