Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths among men. More than 120,000 new cases are reported in the United States each year. Despite many available treatment options, many men still die of the condition and life expectancy of men having with prostate cancer do not have improvements. In this article, I will provide you some relevant information on the prostate treatments, procedures and its side-effects that is usually not given by most of the doctors.
Because the prostate cancer is a slow growing cancer, clients are faced with many treatment options. Prostate cancer can be managed through surgical or non-surgical treatment. For the surgical, some doctors may prescribe prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) as a standard treatment which involves the complete removal of the prostate gland along with the prostatic capsule and its surrounding parts such as the seminal vessels, regional lymphnodes and the cuff urinary bladder. Prostate ablation may also be prescribed which involves freezing/burning the tumor causing cell death. It is an alternative to prostatectomy. Some doctors will also prescribe orchiectomy which involves removal of both testes to stop the testosterone level in the body. The non-surgical management for prostate cancer is usually an adjunct to surgery but it can also serve as an alternative. The modalities include radiation therapy, drug therapy consisted by hormonal therapy or chemotherapy and lastly the targeted therapy. In radiation therapy, the tumor is killed through a seed implant or makes use of an external beam to directly burn/kill and stop the tumor growth. In hormonal therapy, clients is usually managed by androgen deprivation. For the chemotherapy, it makes use of systemic cytotoxic drugs to kill the tumor thereby to prevent rapid multiplication of more cancer cells. For the targeted therapy, patients are supplied with antibiotic agents that specifically targets the tumor.
All treatments as being mentioned are invasive and damaging. A side-effect is always common after any treatment. Complications are always a possibility. Quality life may be definitely be decreased. Unfortunately, most men fail to get good and right decisions with regards to prostate cancer treatments because most often doctors do not inform everything to their clients including the comprehensive step by step of the procedures, the side-effects, the whole process and its complications.
Urieashashlu Ul is an experienced prostate health expert who has been educating people about the dangers of prostate cancer treatments. You can visit his site to learn more about the prostate cancer treatments.
