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11 anniversaries since diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer
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I surrender, I can't figure out the difference between 4a and 4b, I guess it really doesn't matter at this point but I am still curious.
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My understanding is 4a is "locally advanced" - spread to pelvic nodes but not evident as distant mets.
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Stage 4b is prostate cancer in the bone only. I know this because I am stage 4b. I'm not sure about 4a. I assume is prostate cancer in lymph or organs (i.e., lung or liver). My understanding is that when prostate cancer goes visceral it likes the lung and liver the most. But, I've heard in rare cases of prostate cancer going other places viscerally such as the brain. But that is very rare. Sorry, everyone should reply as plainly as possible.