Types of Radiotherapy and

Treatment For Prostate Cancer

Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can cause a person and his or her family an unimaginable amount of stress. As prostate cancer is not commonly detected until it has advanced to more serious stages, the discovery of it will no doubt come as a shock to anybody.

The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that is situated below the bladder. The bladder is the organ that collects and disposes of urine.The prostate gland mainly produces fluid that makes up components of the semen. It is not that big in size, roughly the size of a walnut.

Green Light Laser Prostate Cancer Treatment

The symptoms of prostate cancer are quite similar to those of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Which are based around the difficulty in urinating and a feeling of pain in the surrounding organs.Do not feel alarmed if you start experiencing these symptoms as it may just be a case of benign prostatic hyperplasia in which case surgery may be needed to correct the condition.

However do not rely on guesswork when it comes to your own health.As soon as these signs begin to manifest themselves, seek help from your doctor. Special tests are required to examine a man's prostate and blood samples are tested to determine if there is the presence of prostate cancer.The most widely used test is the digital rectal examination, known as the DRE.

This examination is to perform a physical assessment of the rectum. The doctor normally inserts a gloved finger which has been well-lubricated beforehand into the man's rectum and feels the prostate through the rectal channel, looking for signs of any abnormal enlarged growth or lumps.

Outline Of Enlarged Prostate Treatment

Another procedure known as the transrectal ultrasound can also be used to check the condition of the prostate. The prostate-specific antigen test, known as the PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood samples. If the PSA is found in high concentration in a man's blood, this could indicate the presence of prostate cancer.

A pathologist could also examine removed prostatic cells or tissues under the microscope to determine the Gleason score through a procedure called a biopsy to find out if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Once it has been determined whether it was in fact prostate cancer and whether it has spread in the body.

The next step is to determine where in the body the cancer is spreading through. This could be through the blood which allows the cancer to invade the vein and capillaries, it could be through the lymph system and it could be through the tissue which allows the cancer to invade the surrounding healthy tissues.

The Importance of Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Treatment options are normally dependent on the stage that the prostate cancer is at. The more advanced the cancer, the more radical the treatment becomes. Treatment methods of stage one of prostate cancer may include radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy, a high-intensity focuses ultrasound and excision.Stage two may include the same methods as stage.

One as well as ultrasound guided cryosurgery, proton beam radiation therapy, hormone therapy and implant radiation therapy.Stage three may include the same methods of stages one and two, as well as pelvic lymphadenectomy and palliative therapy. Stage four may include radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy or palliative therapy to relieve symptoms of prostate cancer rather than curing it.