What is the life expectancy of a man with prostate cancer?

The life expectancy of a man with prostate cancer is favorable. Most of the aged men detected of prostate cancer die of other comorbidities. The life expectancy is as follows:

• Almost 100% of men who have early-stage prostate cancer will survive more than 5 years after diagnosis.

• Men with advanced prostate cancer or whose cancer has spread to other regions have lesser survival rates. About one-third will survive for 5 years after diagnosis.

The longer-term survival rates (more than 5 years) for early-stage prostate cancer include:

• The relative 10-year survival rate is 98%.

• The relative 15-year survival rate is 96%.