If you have what they call stage 3 prostate cancer, your cancer has spread just outside the covering of the prostate, but luckily not throughout the body. Everyone is different and it’s impossible to tease out your exact odds of survival. The good news is that there are many people who can live for a very long time after this diagnosis. It’s important to take immediate action and do all the right things to increase your chances. Don’t worry about horror stories. You can bet this. If you want some clinical numbers, which they admit aren’t incredibly accurate but it’s all they have, go to Stage 3 statistics