Treating Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a deadly disease that more men tend to die with, rather than dying from. This is due to the hardships involved in diagnosing and detecting the cancer when it is in its earliest forms and stages of growth. However, when prostate cancer has been successfully diagnosed, there are a number of ways that it can be treated. This article will look at both clinical and nature ways of treating prostate cancer, giving you a degree of peace of mind in knowing that this deadly cancer is indeed treatable once detected.
How can prostate cancer be treated?
Depending upon the stage and nature of the cancer, this disease can be treated by undergoing the processes of hormone therapy, physical tumor surgery or radiotherapy. All of these treatments have their specific advantages; let’s take a closer look at them in turn.
Hormone Therapy – As hormones are the body’s control agents for the functioning and division of healthy and ordinary body cells, imbalances or a high level of hormones such as testosterone may also lead to cell division malfunction and therefore the growth of cancerous…show more content… Surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer will vary depending on the spread of the tumor and cancer. The prostate gland may be removed as a whole, through a surgical operation that exits at the abdomen, through the back or with a process known as keyhole surgery, which uses much smaller, less noticeable cuts to remove the gland. This surgery can be effective if the tumor is isolated within the prostate gland. Another form of surgery is the removal of the testicles. By undergoing this operation, the patient is no longer able to form testosterone and thus the growth and further damage caused by the cancer is limited. Although this surgery does not fully cure the disease, it can slow down further developments and advancements, prolonging the life of the
