Thursday, March 20, 2008

What is the diagnosis of a person who have a prostate cancer

what is the diagnosis of a person who have a prostate cancer?

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Prostate cancer IS the diagnosis. Are you asking about prognosis?
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I think it is prognosis that u r asking becoz prostatic cancer itself is dignosis. Prognosis is that this cancer is usually not very aggressive & if dignosed in earlier stage & proper surgery ( orchiectomy ) & hormone thery & chemotherypy statrd the 5 yr survival rate is quite ggod.
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Do you mean the prognosis? Because the diagnosis is prostate cancer. The prognosis varies by case but is generally pretty good. It is one of the best cancers to have if you're going to get it.
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I think zoya's answer is the best. If you mean the prognosis, then if it has been discovered and treated in time, it's quite good actually. There are two ways that I know of that it is treated, one is through surgery, where the prostate is removed, or a non invasive (relatively speaking) procedure is to insert a tiny radioactive particle into the prostate, which destroys it and the cancer from the inside out. It is a slow moving cancer, and as zoya said, not aggressive, but like all cancers, it must be found and killed in the early stage. I knew a man who waited too long, and it's spread into his kidneys and spinal column. This was over a year ago, and he's likely deceased by now.
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Prostate cancer is usually adenocarcinoma. Symptoms are rare until urethral obstruction occurs. Diagnosis is suggested by digital rectal examination or prostate-specific antigen measurement and confirmed by biopsy. Prognosis for most patients with prostate cancer, especially when it is localized or regional, is very good; more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Treatment is with prostatectomy, radiation therapy, or, for some elderly patients, watchful waiting. Please see the web pages for more details on Prostate cancer.
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Perhaps you mean how is prostate cancer diagnosed? Interestingly there is a very poor link between men who have prostate symptoms and cancer. The majority of patients who present to GPs with the typical symptoms of prostate disease, frequency, urgency, nocturea, hesitancy and dribbling, have BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy. A few will have prostate cancer, but not many more than a control group of similar age with few prostatic symptoms. A PSA blood test ( Prostatic specific antigen) is checked, in USA it is performed as a screen test from age 45 years, but not in UK. And a rectal examination is performed. If the PSA is elevated and the rectal normal, the PSA blood test is repeated. If the rectal exam is abnormal as well biopsy is performed. 20% of those with a raised PSA have prastatic cancer on biopsy.
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It depends on how advanced the cancer is. Early detection and treatment will increase the survival rate. The diagnosis is Prostate Cancer. The prognosis depends upon what I mentioned above. Prostate cancer is usually a slow process, which is fortunate. As with most cancers, if a person survives 5 years after treatment, they are considered cured. I hope that this helps. Try this website: www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/prostate

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