Treating Prostate Cancer - What You Really Need To Know

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Treating Prostate Cancer - What You Really Need To Know

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According to the National Cancer Society, prostate cancer is

a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the

prostate. Since the disease affects only men, and usually

those who are older in age, the disease can cause trouble

urinating, back and hip pain, blood in the urine and sexual

malfunctions as well, like pain when releasing sperm. There

are treatments for prostate cancer, however, and they're

not all as invasive as chemotherapy.

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Treating Prostate Cancer - What You Really Need To Know

Copyright © 2009 Eamon Greville

Prostate News UK

http://www.prostatenews.co.uk/

According to the National Cancer Society, prostate cancer is a

disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the

prostate. Since the disease affects only men, and usually those

who are older in age, the disease can cause trouble urinating,

back and hip pain, blood in the urine and sexual malfunctions as

well, like pain when releasing sperm. There are treatments for

prostate cancer, however, and they're not all as invasive as

chemotherapy.

Surgery is a common option for treatment, as it can remove either

the pelvic lymph nodes, which can hold cancerous tissue, or the

entire prostate and the cancerous tissue that surrounds it. If

there are cancer cells in the tissue of the lymph nodes, then

there's no need to remove the entire prostate, but treatment is

still needed to eradicate the cancer cells completely.

Radiation is another form of prostate cancer treatment, using

x-rays and other forms of radiation to kill off the cancer cells

to keep them from growing and coming back. Whether used

internally or externally, radiation therapy can cause urination

and sexual problems in men receiving this form of treatment. This

option is only viable if the tumor is still inside the lymph

nodes or prostate altogether, and isn't necessary if the tumor

has spread its way out of the prostate. For that type of prostate

cancer, hormone therapy can be used to slow down or stop the

production of male hormones, which are mainly found in the

testicles. The testicles, either one or both, may also be removed

during hormone therapy to rid the body of the androgens that

create the male hormone.

For older men in the early stages of prostate cancer, watchful

waiting might also be used. This entails watching the tumor's

growth and rapidity to monitor whether treatment will be

necessary. Some cancerous prostate tumors grow slowly, which

means the risks of cancer treatment might not be beneficial at

the end-of-life stage, when a man might be more susceptible to

the side effects of treatment. New therapies are being developed,

such as cryotherapy, to freeze the cancer cells and destroy them.

In the end, the treatment chosen is what's right for each

individual.

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