The Truth About A Prostate Cancer Cure
The Truth About A Prostate Cancer Cure
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Every year in the United States more than 192,000 men, just diagnosed with a malignancy of the prostate, are hoping there is a prostate cancer cure. These one hundred and ninety two thousand men join an exclusive club of approximately 5 million others in the U.S. with prostate cancer. Out of that five million, approximately 27,500 will die each year from the disease of prostate cancer. Thousands of others with a malignant prostate will die from other diseases and natural causes, but not from the effects of prostate cancer.
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 physician.
Right now there is no cure for prostate cancer. No combination of treatments have been found to be 100% effective in stopping a malignant tumor of the prostate. Hope is not lost however. Most patients can receive treatments that have been found to slow or stop the growth of cancer for more than 5 years.
98% of all men with cancer of the prostate acheive total remission after being treated for this disease. Many will live for over ten years. Some doctors have gone as far as to tell their patients they have experienced “a prostate cancer cure” when they have lived 10 years or longer. Medical professionals continue to advise these men to be screened on a regular basis.
There is a risk of the same type of cancer returning and/or hidden cancer cells that were not destroyed by the treatments. These cells may have moved into the bloodstream and could possibly cause problems in other parts of the body. Because this cancer is slow growing, it may take years for it to show up elsewhere.
The medical community believes that a prostate cancer cure is close. This is because of the high success rate of treatments and further research into the genetics of the cancer cell. Other studies are looking for a vaccine that may prevent the prostate cancer. It is hoped that these studies may also lead to a possible cure for the cancer.
With the great strides that have been made over the last two decades in research and technology, it is not difficult to forsee a cure in the future. There is new technology being developed which will advance the overall treatment of prostate cancer.
So there is great hope that a cure can be developed before it is too late for the 192,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer this year.
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