Prostate Medicine: Choosing the Best Treatment Regimen
For the patient with prostate cancer there is no one
way to treat the disease. Each person will have there own set of needs
depending on the grade and stage of the cancer. If the cancer is caught
early enough aggressive treatment may not be necessary and chances of a
successful outcome are high. The prostate medicine treatment options for
a man whose cancer has metastasized are much more aggressive then
someone with early stage disease. Unfortunately once prostate cancer has
metastasized chances of successful treatment and recovery are greatly
diminished.
For a man with prostate cancer treating and managing the disease can be
an overwhelming task. There will normally be more than one doctor
involved and his team of doctors can include an Urologist who
specializes in prostate medicine, a Radiation oncologist, a medical
Oncologist, and if surgery is needed a surgeon who specializes in
prostate surgery. These group of doctors would work closely with the
patient to watch the progression of his cancer and treatment and
determine whether or not new treatments need to be used if the current
regimen is not working up to their standards.
If a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer or benign prostatic
hyperplasia it is in his best interest to learn as much about either
condition as possible so that he can make informed decisions when it
comes to the different treatment options available for prostate disease.
Listening to his doctors and other specialists is key to obtaining the
treatment that is right for each individual.
Prostate medicine is a specialized field where there are many fields of
thought when it comes to diagnosing and treating the different diseases
that affect the prostate gland. While this gives men more options to
choose from it can also get confusing trying to decide which option is
best for each individual man. Finding a doctor or specialist that one
can trust is important with this or any other type of medical condition.
The therapy options for prostate cancer are many and varied and can be
used alone or in conjunction with one another. Removal of the prostate
with surgery is the first option; radiation therapy can also be used to
kill cancerous prostate cells and any metastasized cells in the
surrounding area; Chemotherapy can be used to kill cancer cells and keep
them from metastasizing. There are also hormone therapies that can be
used with these for mentioned treatments. Again, it will come down to
the stage and grade of the cancer and how far it has metastasized that
will determine which regimen of treatments will work best. |
| Health Risk Behaviors Associated With Lower Prostate Specific ... - Science Daily (press release) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:56:48 GMT Health Risk Behaviors Associated With Lower Prostate Specific ...Science Daily (press release) - 12 hours agoThese risk behaviors are linked with higher prostate cancer morbidity and mortality," said Firas S. Ahmed, MD, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, ...
| | | Drug trial halted; Cell Genesys shares plummet - San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:09:48 GMT Drug trial halted; Cell Genesys shares plummetSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 7 hours agoOf the 408 subjects with metastatic prostate cancer enrolled in the trial, 114 had died. Of those, 67 had received GVAX with the chemotherapy drug Taxotere. ...Cell Genesys Halts VITAL-2 GVAX Trial in Advanced Prostate Cancer PharmaLive.com (press release)Cell Genesys says higher deaths gag trial HealthCentral.comall 86 news articles
| | | CANCER, RISK, PROSTATE, BREAST, IMMIGRANTS, DIET, MEDICAL, HEALTH ... - Newswise (press release) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:45:46 GMT CANCER, RISK, PROSTATE, BREAST, IMMIGRANTS, DIET, MEDICAL, HEALTH ...Newswise (press release) - 17 hours ago“Breast cancer and prostate cancer develop due to many reasons, but environmental factors and lifestyle play a major role in these cancers,” said Jame ...
| | | ORLive Presents: Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center ... - MarketWatch Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:26:17 GMT ORLive Presents: Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center ...MarketWatch - Aug 27, 2008Also, the latest findings in the genetics of prostate cancer and prostate cancer screening guidelines will be discussed. The second most common cancer in ...
| | | Health Care’s New Entrepreneurs - City Journal Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:20 GMT City JournalHealth Care’s New EntrepreneursCity Journal, NY - 16 hours agoAnother company, Navigenics, offers a $2500 test called Health Compass that screens consumers for 20 conditions, including diabetes, prostate cancer, ...
| | | Health Winners & Losers: Cell Genesys - TheStreet.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:56:32 GMT Health Winners & Losers: Cell GenesysTheStreet.com - 17 hours agoThe big mover Wednesday, Cell Genesys CEGE, took a beating after the company said it ended a late stage trial because more patients taking its prostate ...
| | | Health notes - Baltimore Sun Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:25:08 GMT Health notesBaltimore Sun, United States - 7 hours ago•"Man-to-Man," a monthly education and support group for men and their significant others to learn about prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and management ...
| | | Cigarette Smoking and Health-Related Quality of Life in Medicare ... - RedOrbit Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:26:58 GMT Cigarette Smoking and Health-Related Quality of Life in Medicare ...RedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoAs shown in Table 5, among those with breast cancer or prostate cancer, current smokers reported significantly worse physical health than never smokers. ...Overview of the SEER-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Linked Dataset RedOrbitall 2 news articles
| | | Prince Philip in prostate health scare - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:09:34 GMT Times OnlinePrince Philip in prostate health scareTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 6, 2008The Duke of Edinburgh is determined to continue with all his official engagements despite suffering from a prostate condition. By Andrew Pierce The Prince, ...Buckingham Palace denies report that Prince Philip has prostate cancer The Canadian PressPhilip defies prostate scare This is LondonRoyal health fears as Prince Philip goes month without gaffe NewsBiscuit (satire)CNN International - Stuff.co.nzall 246 news articles
| | | Prostate Health for Men - Corsavoo.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:06:02 GMT Prostate Health for MenCorsavoo.com, France - Aug 20, 2008The foods that a man can eat to support the health of your prostate actually have multiple health upholstery cleaning company in addition to prostate health ...
| |
|
|
|
