Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy - How It’s Used and Why it Works
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Prostate cancer hormone therapy is also known as androgen suppression therapy and its purpose is to remove or block hormones from the body that might cause the growth of existing cancer cells.
Hormones are chemical substances produced by glands in the body. These hormones enter the bloodstream and affect other bodily tissues. The purpose of this type of therapy is twofold: 1. Delay the cancer’s progression and 2. Maximize the quality of life. It is not a cure for prostate cancer, however.
Prostate cancer is known to grow when exposed to a group of male hormones… Continue reading
Read More..>>Why Obesity May Lead To Poorer Prostate Cancer Outcomes
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Most people are aware of the negative health effects of being overweight or obese.
Now, it appears that obese patients may have poorer outcomes if diagnosed with prostate cancer for at least two distinct reasons.
It appears that obese men tend to be diagnosed with more aggressive forms of the disease as compared to non-obese men. The reason for this is that it appears that the PSA blood test is not as reliable in obese men as a predictor of prostate cancer.
In a recent study of 3400 men who had PSA testing, researchers found that the risk of an aggressive cancer diagnosed… Continue reading
Read More..>>Don’t Ignore Your Yearly PSA Test, it Could Save Your Life Someday - Benefits of Taking the PSA Test
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The prostate-specific antigen test is normally used by doctors in order to test the protein that the prostate gland produces in its cells. This protein is usually referred to as prostate-specific antigen or PSA. This test is a quick procedure only involving a doctor taking a sample of your blood in order to measure the amount of PSA in a laboratory.
Although simple in nature, this test can be life saving because the PSA produced within your body can be used to identify diseases. Consider it an early detection or warning device. Chemicals such as this are sometimes called tumor markers… Continue reading
Read More..>>After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis - The Facts
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Prostate cancer is considered to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in the United States and men’s second leading cause of death to cancer. While the disease claims nearly 30,000 deaths a year, there is growing evidence that educational efforts leading for its early detection and diagnosis are resulting in lower mortality. This cancer is somewhat unusual from other types of cancer, in that in its advanced form, metastatic prostate cancer can often be successfully treated, with the person surviving in excellent health for many years.
Prostate cancer staging is a complex process, where it usually metastasizes first to… Continue reading
Read More..>>Prostate Cancer and Its Dangers
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Prostate cancer is a malignant (cancerous) tumor (growth) that is made up of cells from the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men and the second highest cause of deaths from cancer, after lung cancer. It is a complex disease that predominantly affects older men and is normally one of the more slowly growing cancers.
Cancer is most frequently caused by injury to one or more of a cell’s genes. Cancer cells that get to be very abnormal can break off from a tumor and spread (also known as metastasize). Cancer cells… Continue reading
Read More..>>Sex After Prostate Cancer and Sexual Frustrations With Erectile Dysfunction - A Few Ideas
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What happens when a survivor of Prostate Cancer cannot function sexually like in the past. It’s more than just aging that’s the problem, it’s the body parts that just don’t want to cooperate when you want them to and the reactions and responses that you have and those of any sexual partners that take their toll. A natural response for many people is frustration and/or depression. Depression and frustration aren’t going to put your bedroom activities in the spotlight. The key to improving our lives is not to stay frustrated or depressed. We have to take actions and do something… Continue reading
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