It is impossible to generalize how long you can live at 72 years old with prostate cancer. If you cooperate with your doctor in the early stages of the disease, you may survive for 5 to 10 years, or even longer. If the patient is in the middle or late stage of the disease, the treatment effect is generally unsatisfactory, and the patient may only survive for 1~3 years.
If the patient is in the early stage of the disease and the cancer cells have not yet spread, he or she may survive for 5~10 years if he or she follows the doctor’s instructions and undergoes surgical treatment in time.
If the patient is in the middle or late stage of the disease and the cancer cells have already spread, it is more difficult to cure the disease and the life expectancy may be shortened, and the patient may only survive for 1~3 years.
Secondly, timely treatment and good daily care after the disease, to a certain extent, can also promote the recovery of the disease and prolong the patient’s life span. If the diagnosis of prostate cancer is delayed and the daily care is not proper, the condition may worsen and the life expectancy may be shortened.
Therefore, it is suggested that prostate cancer patients should go to hospitals for regular treatment in time after diagnosis, which is conducive to prolonging their life span.