Treatment for Prostate Cancer A urology doctor in Kuwait may employ different strategies to treat prostate issues. Consistent surveillance is a fail-safe strategy for low-risk, slow-growing cancer, that involves regular check-ups to check the condition. Surgery, like radical prosta...
Costello LC et al (2004) Role of zinc in the pathogenesis and treatment of prostate cancer: critical issues to resolve. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 7:111–117 CentralRole of zinc in the pathogenesis and treatment of prostate cancer: critical issues to resolve. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis -...
Surgery for prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy) involves removing theprostate glandand seminal vesicles (sacks attached to the prostate which store seminal fluid). Based on the patient’s risk the surgeon may remove somelymph nodesfrom the pelvis as well. Patients having a radicalprostatectomyspend...
"His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure" for enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said of King Charles III.
The aetiology of this cancer is multifactorial and no practical measures for primary prevention are known. The number of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer is increasing steadily. The age-adjusted mortality, however, has increased only slightly. In its early stages, prostate cancer is often ...
Conditions requiring medication that lowers testosterone, depression, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), pain, and prostate cancer What are the risk factors for erectile dysfunction? The risk factors for erectile dysfunction include: Obesity Smoking Diabetes High blood pressure High cholesterol Cardiovascular...
and 200 doctors actively involved in the treatment of prostate cancer, were involved in the study.Almost half of the prostate cancer patients surveyed (48%) were diagnosed with the disease between the ages of 60 and 69; almost one-third were over the age of 70 (31%), and one-fifth (21...
Most doctors agree that hormone therapy is the most effective treatment available for patients with advanced prostate cancer. However, there is disagreement on exactly how and when hormone therapy should be used. Here are a few issues regarding standards of care: Timing of cancer treatment The disa...
Treatment options for prostate cancer range from surgery and radiation to endocrine manipulation and chemotherapy. Choice of treatment is dependent on the stage of the disease and cost-benefit ratio, costs being assessed in both medical and economic terms. The evaluation of chemotherapy in prostatic ...
Center for Outcomes Research, MGH Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdCancerChen RC, Clark JA, Manola J, Talcott JA. Treatment `mismatch' in early prostate cancer: do treatment choices take patient ...