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Prostate cancer refers to the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland. Prostate is basically a gland that is found in males and it makes the seminal fluid which nourishes & transports sperm.<br><br>
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ProstateCancerSurgeryinIndia • Prostate cancer refers to the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland. Prostate is basically a gland that is found in males and it makes the seminal fluid which nourishes & transports sperm. • Prostate cancerifdetectedin anearlystage (whenitislimited to the prostategland only)hasthebestchanceforsuccessful treatment,saysoneofthebestprostate cancer specialists in India,Dr.AshishSabharwal. • CommonSymptoms ofProstateCancer: • Problemisurinating, • Lesser force in urinestream, • Erectiledysfunction, • Bloodin theurineorsemen, • Weight loss,and • Painthebone. • Diagnosis&Stagingof ProstateCancer: • Mentioned beloware thevariouswaysofdiagnosingProstate cancer– • Medicalhistory&examiningphysically–Yoururologistwillfirsttakeyour complete medicalhistory andalso enquireifyouhavefamily historyof prostate diseases.Hewill then physicallyexaminethe prostate through digital rectalexamination. • PSA Blood Test – The PSA blood test is done primarily done primarily to screen forprostatecancerinmenwhodonothaveprominentsymptoms. Itis also oneoftheinitialtestsdone formenwhodohavesymptomswhichmight bedue toprostatecancer. • Biopsy – Themostaccurate diagnosisofprostate cancerismadethrough a prostatebiopsy whichwillbedonebyyoururologist. Ifprostate canceris • detectedin abiopsyexamination,itwill thenbeassigned agrade. Thisgrading ofthecancerwill bebasedonhowabnormalthecancerappearstobeunderthe • microscopicstudy.Highergradecancersappearmore abnormal,andhavemore chances to growand spread rapidly. • ClinicalStagesofProstateCancer: • Followingarethe 4 Clinicalstagesofprostate cancer–
T 1: In this stage, tumor is not detected during digital rectal examination. It is justdiscoveredaccidentallyduringsurgicalinterventionforsomeothermedical condition. • T2:In the T2stage, tumorappears to be confined inthe prostate gland. The sizeofthetumorcanbe feltduringDRE andalsogetsscreenedinimaging tests. • T3:Thisisthestagewhentumorhasspread to the seminalvesicles, outside prostate gland. • T4:The isthe advancedstage ofprostate cancerinwhich cancerouscells spread to the rectumarea, pelvicwall, bladderandalsothe urethralsphincter. • ProstateCancerSurgeryinIndia • Prostate cancersurgeryisthemostcommon treatmentforprostate cancer.Super SpecialityCare offersprostate cancersurgeryinIndiawiththelatesttechnologyand world-classfacilities.Wehaveateamofexperiencedoncologistswho are trainedin thelatestsurgicaltechniquesto treatprostatecancer.Ourstate-of-the-artoperating theatresare equipped withthelatesttechnologyto provide the bestpossible care for ourpatients.Weofferacomprehensiverangeofservicesforprostatecancerpatients, fromdiagnosisto treatmentand post-operative care. Ourgoalis to provideour patientswiththebestpossibleoutcomesfromtheirsurgeryand tohelpthemreturnto theirnormallivesassoon aspossible. • Ifyou orsomeoneyouknowhasbeendiagnosedwithprostate cancer, please don’t hesitateto contactus. • Costof Prostate Cancer SurgeryinIndia • The costofprostate cancersurgerycanvary from Rs. 1lakhtoRs.10 lakhs, dependingon thetype ofsurgeryand thehospitalwhere itisperformed.The costof robotic surgeryforprostate cancercan beashigh asRs.20 lakhs. • Thereare anumberoffactorsthatcontributeto thehighcostofprostate cancer • surgeryinIndia. The firstisthecostofthe procedureitself.Second, there are often manycomplicationsassociatedwith thistypeofsurgery,whichcanadd to theoverall cost. • TAG-Prostate CancerSurgeryinIndia,CostOfProstate CancerSurgeryinIndia