Prostate Cancer

For a prostate specific antigen blood test, approximately 3 viles of blood will be necessary. A doctor may choose to check other levels at this time as well.

The idea behind prostate cancer cryo treatment is to freeze the cancer cells and kills the cancerous tumor. When your procedure begins, you will be under local or general anesthesia. About six cyroprobes are inserted near the area and liquid argon is passed through the probes. This freezes the area where the cancer is located and the cancer is frozen, causing it to die.

No. That is not at all related to Prostate Cancer. That can be a sign of hemorrhoids or polyps or tumors in the intestines.

There is a symbol and color for every kind of cancer.

Regular exercise is an essential ingredient for good health; it helps our immune systems, cardiovascular systems and joints. It can help to prevent chronic disease and has well-known benefits for our mental health. An increasing body of evidence also shows us that regular exercise has an important role to play during, and after, prostate cancer treatment, and is also a vital part of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) – a popular, and highly effective treatment of prostate cancer.

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It is remotely possible but highly unlikely that sterility would be caused through removal of the prostate gland. Far more often, prostatectomy results in impotence (inability to achieve or maintain erection) and/or incontinence (Inability to control urination). If you are faced with the prostatectomy decision, be sure you completely understand the potential unintended consequences and how they will affect your quality of life before agreeing to the procedure. There are many options.

It depends. If you have your prostate removed without having radiation or chemotherapy you can still produce healthy sperm, but without the prostate you are unable to produce the fluid that is ejaculated during sex that nourishes the sperm as it makes its journey to fertilize an egg. To get pregnant, a fertility doctor will remove sperm and either implant in the female, or via IVF, the eggs will also be removed and fertilized them implanted back in the female's uterus. If you have chemo or radiation due to prostate cancer, it is possible to rendered sterile, so have sperm removed and frozen before cancer treatment, so healthy sperm can be used to fertilize an egg.

This is what The National Cancer Institute has to say about the sexually related side effects of prostate cancer treatments. There are also other side effects aside from sexual ones, visit the site to learn more.

to remove the prostate may cause long-term problems, including incontinence. After surgery, some men are unable to control the flow of urine from the bladder (urinary incontinence). If the rectum is injured, men may be unable to prevent the escape of stool from the body (fecal incontinence).

Some men may become impotent. Nerve-sparing surgery is an attempt to avoid the problem of impotence. When the doctor can use nerve-sparing surgery and the operation is fully successful, impotence may be only temporary. In some cases, however, even men who have this procedure become permanently impotent. Men can talk with their doctor about medicine and other ways to help manage the sexual effects of cancer treatment.

Men who have a prostatectomy no longer produce semen, so they have dry orgasms. Men who wish to father children may consider sperm banking or a sperm retrieval procedure.

Both internal and external can cause nerve damage that results in impotence. However, internal radiation therapy is not as likely to have this effect.

Internal radiation therapy may cause temporary incontinence. Long-term side effects from internal radiation therapy are uncommon.

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-- Orchiectomy and LH-RH agonists are likely to affect a man's quality of life. They often cause side effects such as impotence, hot flashes, loss of sexual desire, and weaker bones. When first taken, an LH-RH agonist may make a patient's symptoms worse for a short time. This temporary problem is called "flare." Gradually, however, the treatment causes a man's testosterone level to fall. Without testosterone, tumor growth slows down and the patient's condition improves. (To prevent flare, the doctor may give the man an antiandrogen for a while along with the LH-RH agonist.)

[From What You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer at the National Cancer Institute website]

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Prostate problems often show up in the form of frequent night time urination. It can be helped with medication that your family doctor can subscribe.

Every case is different depending on the patient. But it normally takes several years before it causes death. My father died 7 years after his diagnosis.

you can find your answers in this site. http://tcmdiscovery.com/webtool/inwebresult.asp?keyword=prostate The condition of an enlarged prostate gland as a man ages is called benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). In BPH the prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the gland to press against the urethra. Symptoms commonly seen with BPH are:

a hesitant, interrupted, weak stream

urgency and leaking or dribbling

more frequent urination, especially at night These conditions, if left untreated, could lead to more serious conditions such as prostate cancer, urine retention, urinary tract infections, bladder or kidney damage, bladder stones, and incontinence. BPH according to Chinese Medicine is categorized into diseases relating to urination. Historically there was no mention of an enlarged prostate. The Chinese had no way of knowing that a mans prostate was enlarged, but they were aware of the symptoms it caused. These symptoms of frequent nighttime urination, painful urination, and difficult urination were observed and thus categorized as disease categories which are used today to diagnose and treat BPH.

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The areas typically affected are the bladder and the urethra. However, as the cancer progresses, it will spread to other organs which will vary depending on the person. Eventually it will spread to the bones, this is late stage cancer.

[Found at Mass.gov - The Official Web Site of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] If you don't fully understand what the doctor is saying, ask him or her to explain further. Many men find it helpful to write down their questions ahead of time. Below is a list of some common questions that men have. You may have others. Jot them down as you think of them and take the list with you when you see your doctor. What is causing my prostate symptoms? Are they a sign of cancer? What tests do you recommend? Why? If I don't have cancer, what can I do about my symptoms? What if they get worse? If I do have prostate cancer, where can I get information about my treatment options?

Men with no history of prostate problems in their family are advised to get a checkup once a year starting at age 50. Men who have a history, are to get checked starting at age 40.

Prostate cancer is very common in men, that is why it is recommended that men get a regular checkup . It often has no symptoms until it has progressed to an untreatable stage. Early detection is the key.

it is serious but it can be cured easy with surgery but if you are the victim get surgery fast or go through therapy but i would go with the surgery.

It is a blood test. Not a semen test.

It alldepends on you, you have to take of yourslef so can live love

they take a sample of the tumor's cells and do what's called a biopsy. i think it involves using a microscope to determine cancer cells, since they look very different than normal cells and are therefore, easy to spot.

Prostatic Hyperplasia

A normal healthy prostate gland is about the size of a walnut.

After surgery, emotions are very moody due to the hormones and radiation ridding the body.

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