Is stage 1 prostate cancer serious?

With the right medical attention, the outlook for stage 1 prostate cancer is actually not as serious as might first be assumed. If prostate cancer is caught before it has a chance to spread to other parts of the body, long-term survival rates are extremely favorable, with a 5-year relative survival rate of 100 percent, and most people with the disease living as long as their healthy counterparts. This is due in part to the fact that the disease is often not detected until late in life. With stage 1 of the disease, it's not uncommon for symptoms to have yet to materialize, in which case your doctor may not even want to treat the disease right away.