Is being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer basically a death sentence? I have a buddy who just found out last week that he has Stage 4 cancer in his brain and lungs. Haven't seen him much over the last couple years since he moved. One of the funniest guys I've ever met, though he's one of those guys that if he wasn't your friend, you'd absolutely hate him. He's been using steroids for almost 20 years now, he's divorced twice and has cheated on every girlfriend and wife he's ever had. He also has 2 kids with different mothers, 1 of those kids came from a one night stand when he was 20 and that kid is now 17 and just had a kid with his girlfriend, so my buddy who is 38 years old is also a grandfather. For a while he was body builder and a male stripper, which is why he first got into steroids, but even though hasn't been into body building or stripping for years now, he still would use steroids because he could stand seeing his body get smaller. I can't really think of many endearing qualities he possesses other than the fact that he has always been incredibly loyal to his friends (I can't even count how many fights he got into standing up for his friends) and he was truly hilarious. He told me he's gonna beat the **** out of cancer and survive. But from everything I've heard I think Stage 4 means that the end is near. Also, has there ever been any medical evidence to support that prolonged steroid use can cause cancer?