“It depends where you are in the treatment process," Pisick says. "Guys who are having radiation treatments can work out. If you’re a man who has just had prostate surgery, then you may not be able to do pelvic floor training or ride a bicycle at first, because you might pee your...
Prostate cancer that has spread beyond its original site is, unfortunately,incurablein most circumstances. Treatments for this stage of disease are aimed at suppressing or controlling the cancer for as long as possible. However,studieshave shown stereotactic radiation therapy can be used to target dis...
prostate carcinomaradiotherapie conformationnellethree dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3d-crt) in prostate carcinoma: for whom and how?doi:info:doi/10.1016/S1278-3218(02)00159-2P. BeyV. BeckendorfP. AlettiV. MarchesiCancer Radiotherapie...
SpaceOAR Hydrogel, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) based hydrogel is designed to help reduce the radiation dose delivered to the rectum during prostate cancer radiation treatments1–3 When treating prostate cancer patients with radiation therapy, the goal is to destroy the cancer cells while avoiding dama...
The risk assessment tool helps determine whether a prostate biopsy is necessary when PSA screening is ambiguous.
Dose to the inferior rectum is strongly associated with patient reported bowel quality of life after radiation therapy for prostate cancer PurposeTo evaluate rectal dose and post-treatment patient-reported bowel quality of life (QOL) following radiation therapy for prostate cancer.MethodsPatie... Matthe...
The reference ranges for free T3 and free T4 are usually expressed in pmol/L or ng/dL, and the standard reference ranges can vary depending on the lab. Some labs even break them down by age. Ideally, you should be getting both of these tests and looking at them together, to see if ...
Both cancer and fibrosis are diseases involving dysregulation of cell signaling pathways resulting in an altered cellular microenvironment which ultimately leads to progression of the condition. The two disease entities share common molecular pathophysio
Talk to your healthcare provider: Ask the healthcare provider who found or suspects your cancer for recommendations. Ask for two or three names and what their specialties are. Don't be afraid to ask, "If you or someone you loved were in my situation, whom would you go to for treatment...
Semen production is a very specific process. Your body secretes sperm when your testicles are stimulated by the hormone called testosterone. The testicles, the prostate, the seminal vesicles, and the bulbourethral glands, also called Cowper's Gland, all contribute to the creation of sperm. ...