Prostate Cancer
It is one of the most common types of cancer that grows slowly in the prostate gland.
Symptoms
- Trouble urinating
- Decreased force in the stream of urine
- Blood in the urine
- Blood in the semen
- Bone pain
- Losing weight without trying
- Erectile dysfunction
Risk factors
- Older age
- Family history
- Obesity
Complications
- Cancer that spreads (metastasizes) – Prostate cancer can spread to other organs through blood circulation or the lymphatic system.
- Incontinence – Prostate cancer & its treatment can cause urinary incontinence.
- Erectile dysfunction – It can result from prostate cancer or its treatment.
Treatment
- Surgery to remove the prostate
- By making several small incisions in the abdomen, the damaged prostate is removed.
- By making one long incision in the abdomen, the prostate gland is removed.
- Radiation therapy
- External beam radiation therapy is used to kill cancer cells in those cases in which cancer is only limited to the prostate. It can also be used either to slow cancer’s growth or after surgery to reduce the risk of its reoccurrence.
- Radiation is placed inside the body by placing radioactive sources in the prostate gland. It is one option for treating cancer that hasn’t spread beyond the prostate.
- Freezing or heating prostate tissue
- Cryoablation or cryotherapy for prostate cancer involves using a very cold gas to freeze and kill the prostate cancerous tissues.
- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment uses concentrated ultrasound energy to heat the prostate tissue and cause it to die.
- Hormone therapy
- Certain medicines are used to stop the testicles from producing testosterone.
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill rapidly growing cells, including cancer cells.
- Chemotherapy may be a treatment option for treating prostate cancer that has spread to other areas of the body
- Immunotherapy
- Immunotherapy uses the immune system to fight cancer.
- Targeted drug therapy
- Targeted drug treatments focus on specific abnormalities present within cancer cells.
- By blocking these abnormalities, targeted drug treatments can cause cancer cells to die.
Prevention
- Eat a healthy diet
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Regular exercise
Role of Parishay Healthcare in Planning Prostate Cancer Treatment!
After you contact us, a relationship manager is allocated to you who arranges a teleconsultation with an excellent healthcare provider according to your need. After your consent, we move forward with your untroubled travel arrangements, treatment plan, and follow-up care.
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