Guys prostate gland cancer survival information. Men'survivor's recovery & surviving radiation, impotence side effects experiences. A 10.8 cancer tumor indicator from a PSA blood test screening done during the yearly doctor visit. My doctor directed me to visit a urology doctor. They did a Ultrasound procedure where as tissue samples with a needle probe inserted through the rectum to the prostate gland. The biopsy samples were sent to a pathologist for lab testing. The biopsy tests results indicated it was prostate cancer. The cancer is very slow progressing and with no treatment and could live another 5-10 years. But, to treating the cancer tumor, he suggested a operation (Radical prostatectomy) to remove the prostate gland or not removing the it and using External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy Radioactive seeds implanted in prostate gland for treating.