Prostate Cancer Symptoms and Treatment

1. Prostate Cancer Symptoms andTreatment • Forpatientswithprostatecancer,itmightbeconfusinginchoosingtheprocedurebestProstate Cancer treatmentthat can be done. Every treatment has risks and also benefits of each. The treatment of prostate cancer depends on severalfactors: • The stage of thecancer • The size of thecancer • Age and life expectancy of thepatient • How extensive the spread of cancer hasoccurred • The health condition of thepatient For patients with prostate cancer in the early stages, they can choose to wait and monitor the development of cancer. There are some cases of prostate cancer that requires no treatment at all, and this needs to be considered because there are side effects of treatment are quite significant. If you choose to keep an eye on prostate cancer, then during the period of supervision, additional information can be collected to help determine the appropriatetreatment. ThesupervisionoftheprostatethismayrequireYoutoundergothePSAtestandalsoabiopsy procedure on a regular basis. This is done to ensure as early as possible whether there is a growthofcancercells.Aseriesofproceduresisdonetodeterminethetreatmentinaccordance with the stages of cancer, especially when prostate cancer has spread out of the prostategland. Here are some ways of handling prostate cancer are recommended:

2. Surgery For ProstateCancer • Here are some of the ways and also the surgery procedures that can be done to overcome prostate cancer. • TURP or trans-urethralresection • TURP is a surgical procedure in cutting part of the prostate gland. TURP is done by way of generalanesthesiaoranesthesiaofthespine,soYoudonotfeelpainduringthesurgerylasted. The goal of surgery is to relieve or eliminate the Prostate Cancer symptomsof urination is impaired due to prostate cancer • Thesurgeonwillinserttheironwirewithacircularsectionontheendintotheurethratowards the prostate. The electric current used to heat the circular section which serves to cut the prostate cancer. • Radical prostatectomy • Radical prostatectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the prostate gland and surrounding tissue. Radical prostatectomy can cure prostate cancer in men if the cancer has not spread out of the prostate gland. But there is a small chance that not all cancer cells can be lifted. Thereis a possibility of cancer cells will return after theoperation. • Some of the potential complications of the procedure of radical prostatectomy are: • Urinary incontinence, i.e. inability to controlurination. • Erectiledysfunction.Betterknownbythetermimpotence.Theinabilityto achieveand maintain an erection. • Can no longer ejaculate so that can't have children throughintercourse. • Kryoterapi • Kryoterapi sometimes performed to treat cancer of the prostate early stages. However, most doctors will not choose this handling as the initial step oftreatment. • Inthisprocedure,thedoctorwilluseagustofverycoldtemperaturestofreezeandkillprostate cancer cells. Some of the side effects of this action are: • Mostpatientswillexperiencebloodmixedintheurineduringadayuptotwodaysafter the action kryoterapi. • Kryoterapi effect on the anus and bladder, which makes the appearance of the pain,the pain, and the frequent urge to urinate. • Erectile dysfunction or impotence, because kryoterapi risk damaging thenerves around the prostate that control erection. • Difficulty to controlurination. • Radiotherapy • Radiotherapyusesradiationenergytokillcancercellsincaseswherethecancerhasnotspread out of the prostate. Radiotherapy can also be used after surgery to kill cancer cellsremaining.

3. In addition, radiotherapy is also done to relieve symptoms Prostate Canceror the pain and slow down the rate of development of cancer in cases ofcancer. • The patient does not need to undergo hospitalization for the procedure of radiotherapy. Here are some of the side effects of radiotherapy in prostatecancer: • Pubic hair loss • Feel fatigue • Feel uncomfortable around the anus andrectum • Inflammation of thebladder • The inability to anerection • Urinaryincontinence • Problems with bowel movements, such as diaredanbleeding • Chemotherapy • On these measures, patients will be prescribed anti-cancer drugs by a doctor. This action is very appropriate if the condition of the cancer has spread to organs outside the prostate gland. Some of the side effects of chemotherapyare: • Hair loss. • Thrush. • Nausea andvomiting. • Diarrhea. • The increased risk of infection, due to reduced number of white bloodcells. • Easy bruising orbleeding. • Fatigue. • HormoneTherapy • Hormonetherapyisusuallycombinedwiththeprocedureofradiotherapy. Hormonetherapyis conducted before radiotherapy aims to improve the success of Prostate Cancer treatment. Whilethehormonetherapythatisgivenafterradiotherapyisintendedtoreducethepossibility of the return of cancer cells. • In addition to the functions above, hormone therapy can also be used to slow the progression of prostate cancer late-stage and relieve symptoms or the pain thatappears. • Side effects of hormone therapy on prostate cancerare: • Loss of sexual arousal • Erectile dysfunction orimpotence • Weight gain • Swelling of thechest • Hot flush or the condition in which the body suddenly felt hot, which could cause sweating in excess and bodychills. • Sweating • Steroid tablets can be used if hormone therapy is no longer successful because the cancer is resistant to hormone. Steroids can be used to shrink tumors and inhibit tumorgrowth.

4. CancerVaccination • Thedoctorcouldgiveacancervaccineforpatientswithprostatecancer.Cancervaccines work by encouraging the immune system to attack prostate cancercells. • Cancer vaccine for each patient can be different, because the vaccine is made based on the white blood cells of the patient. However, these vaccines are consumed instead to prevent developing cancer, but prolongs life patients severalmonths. • Treatment on thebone • If prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, then most likely it will spread to the bone first. Spread to the bone will make sufferers feel pain, occur bone fractures, or calcium levels in theblood. • This action aims to prevent or slow the spread of cancer to the bone. There are several steps commonly performed the doctor for the procedure the treatment of Prostate Canceron the part of the bone, namely: • Give drugs such as bisphosphonates and denosumab, to inhibit the spread ofcancer. • Administration of corticosteroids or pain medication to relieve pain in thebones. • External radiation therapy that serves to relieve pain of thebones. • Aradioactivedrug.Thisisadrugthatcontainsaradioactiveelementthatisusedtokill cancer cells. • Treat Late-Stage Cancer • If prostate cancer has already entered the final stage, then the condition is no longer curable. The treatment is carried out only to slow the progression, extend life, and relievesymptoms.

5. To cope with prostate cancer end stage, treatment that can be done is radiotherapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy.