What are the Treatments for Prostate Cancer once it has been diagnosed? The cancer is said to be present once the diagnosis shows malignant cells in the prostate gland. The gland is situated in the male reproductive organ just below the bladder and in front of the rectum
Most deaths occur in the prostate cancer advanced stages of the disease. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death in men dying of cancer in the US. It is estimated that 1 in 10 men in the US will get this cancer in their lifetime. Approximately 10% to 20% of newly diagnosed cases are [...]
Smoking has a detrimental effect on the body in many ways. However, not many people realize all the harm that it can do. New evidence suggests that it may even cause advance stages of cancer of prostate in men.
Prostate cancer stages are complex. They are dictated by how far the cancer has spread at the time of diagnosis and determine the exact magnitude of the cancer’s spread. The cancer first grows within the prostate, often for many years. After this it will spread beyond the prostate into neighboring tissues, the lymph system and [...]
Prostate Cancer psa stands for a specific antigen which is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. A PSA test will determine the level of the antigen in the blood and this is one of the tests used to help detect cancer of prostate in men of 50 years or more. The [...]
With whatever choice of prostate cancer treatments you make, it is important like in all other medical treatment to be well-informed of the risks and side effects you may have to contend with so as to help you cope with them, and for your necessary psychological well-being.
Once diagnosed to have cancer of the prostate, a patient has several prostate cancer treatments at his disposal. The option taken really depends on several factors like the size of the tumor, how far the tumor has spread, your age and life expectancy. For some men a combination of treatments may be applied.
The thing about symptoms of prostate cancer is that usually there are none in the early stages, and in fact most cases are not detected until the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. Unfortunately the signs of the possible presence of this disease depend on how advanced it is and how far it has spread. [...]
Cancer of prostate is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US after lung cancer. It is also the second most common cancer among men in the US, after skin cancer. Simply put, the prostate is a gland in a man’s reproductive system located below the bladder and in front of the rectum.