In this article to continue from the previous article on the prostate side effects that can be experienced after prostate cancer hormone radiation therapy.
These effects are mainly due to the reduction of male hormones in the body and may include the following:
When prostate side effects are mentioned, they are mostly associated with those that arise from the treatments for prostate cancer. The range is wide, some are mild, some not so mild. But what are they?
What are the different types of prostate therapy on offer? The answer is, there are several. There is more than one way to successfully treat cancer of prostate, and in some men it may even be found that a combination of treatments is the best way. The course of treatment taken depends on factors such [...]
By prostate cancer prognosis we are talking about the likely outcome of prostate cancer. This would include the duration of the disease, probable outcomes, chances of recovery, recovery period, survival rates, death rates and other outcome possibilities. Of course these are probabilities and can thus be unpredictable by their very nature.
by Clarissa Carter
This disease is full of paradoxes. The first is that in its early stages symptoms prostate cancer are virtually non-existent and are not easily detected. And yet early detection is critical for the successful treatment of this cancer.
There are 3 good reasons why men of 45 years of age and above should undergo a prostate test :
1. To be assured that their prostate is in health
2. To find any cancer cells before they develop
3. To get early treatment for any condition or conditions found to be present.
Seeing the doctor is the first [...]
There are still no hard and fast rules that will positively lead to total prostate cancer prevention, and research is ongoing to find strategies that are safe and effective in order to check this disease. This arises from the fact that cancer of prostate is a complicated disease whose full range of factors even as [...]
If you’ve ever had the faintest concern about your prostate and the possibility of cancer, you’ve probably turned to the internet to do some research. What you’ve immediately run into has been a confusing assortment of contradictory claims. Some articles maintain that Vitamin E will protect you. Others recommend multivitamins. Yet others, zinc or beta-carotene. [...]
To answer the question what is prostate cancer, let us simply say that it is the malignant growth of cells found in the prostate gland. The prostate gland is susceptible to the disease when malignant cells form in its tissues, and here, malignant means cancerous.
It is important to note right from the outset that not always are symptoms prostate cancer an indication of the disease. Many times symptoms could be as a result of the presence of some other non-cancerous disease or disorder. Sometimes the prostrate gland may be enlarged and this may not necessarily be indication of cancer. [...]