Now The Truth About Prostate Cancer Treatments
Now The Truth About Prostate Cancer Treatments
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In North America (US and Canada) almost 1 in 6 men will get some form of prostate cancer treatment. This is shockingly high. Not to worry though, if you are the 1 in 6 diagnosed with a prostate malignancy you now have more than a 98% chance of living more than 5 years after treatment. We will discuss some of the current treatment options later.
This article is not intended as medical advice, nor should it be taken as medical advice. It is for informational purposes only. With a physical illness you should consult your personal doctor.
Even with the high survival rate when compared to other types of cancer, prostate cancer is a very serious illness. Make sure that if you are told that you have prostate cancer, you discuss it with your doctor fully. Your doctor may refer you to a specialist for more testing and treatment.
After more advanced testing results have been received, your doctors will know in which of the 5 stages of development your cancer is in. Your treatment options will depend on what stage of development the tumor is in.
Stage One: Malignancy found within the prostate only
Stage Two: More advanced cancer but still contained within the prostate
Stage Three: More advanced and spread outside the prostate to surrounding tissue
Stage Five: Cancer has metastasized (spread) to other parts of body
Recurrent: Cancer has returned after treatments
Prostate cancer is a very slow growing type of cancer. This gives you and your doctor a wider variety of options if your cancer is in an early stage.
Stage 1: Often referred to as localized, the physician may suggest the following treatments:
• Wait and see. (Closely monitored)
• Radiotherapy
• Radical prostatectomy (full removal of the prostate)
• Hormone therapy
Stage 2: More advanced but still localized within the prostate only:
• Watchful waiting (with increased monitoring activity)
• Radiotherapy (may or may not be with hormone therapy)
• Radical prostatectomy (perhaps hormone therapy or not)
• Hormone therapy
Stage 3: Cancer advanced outside the prostate to nearby tissue:
• External-beam radiotherapy (Hormone Therapy or not)
• Increased monitoring by the doctors
• Hormone Therapy
• Radical removal of prostate (possible hormone therapy or not)
Stage 5: Prostate cancer metastasized (spread through out body and bones):
• Chemotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• External-beam radiotherapy (with or without hormone therapy)
• Very closely monitored
Reoccurrence of Prostate Cancer:
• Close monitoring
• Possibly all of the above treatments
There are many options for men with prostate cancer. Your treatment will be chosen by you and your doctor. If you have more questions on the treatment than your doctor can answer or would like confirmation on which course to take, get a second opinion.
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