Symptoms, diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
The abnormal division of cells in a prostate gland may give birth of malignant tumor or cancerous tissues. Major symptoms occur like weakness, weight loss or fatigue body, pain in back, hip, pelvic bone, blood in urine or semen and difficulties at the time of ejaculation. A patient can go through many screening tests for diagnosis like Biopsy, digital rectal test PSA (prostate specific antigen) test. After being diagnosed form the prostate cancer, a patient needs best health care treatment under experienced oncologists in a cancer care center.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
There are different Prostate Cancer Treatments available in cancer care clinics but the healing process is depend on whether cancerous cells are localized in a gland (primary stage) or moved to the other parts of body (in advanced stage ). The general health condition, age and other issues of a patient also matters for proper cure. A dedicated team of surgeons, oncologists or other medical professionals may advice for Surgery, Radiotherapy, Cryotherapy Hormonal Balance Therapy and new Targeted Drug Therapy depending on the size, grade and position of cancerous cells in gland.
Surgery involves complete removal of prostate gland which is commonly known as Radical Prostatectomy; this is used for removal of localized prostate cancer cells and is a very common treatment in USA. Radiotherapy is used to damage the cancerous cells or to stop growth of cells and it really works as dividing cells may spread to other parts of the body. Hormone treatment therapy is also effective treatment which decreases the stimulation of Testosterone hormone which is an androgenic hormone in male that fuels the growth of cancerous cells in prostate gland.
Role of cancer care clinics in treatment