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Can you have your prostate removed if you have prostate cancer

Can you have your prostate removed if you have prostate cancer?

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Yes you can, and you can survive it... and it will not affect your mind, your life, I've seen it and heard it from http://www.askdrnerenberg.com/prostatecancer/
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Yes. The surgery is called a prostatectomy. It is a common procedure, but it is major surgery. Some men opt for other treatments such as radioactive seed implantation (brachytherapy) or external beam radiation. Surgery, seeds, and radiation are comparable in terms of cancer control. Surgery seems to have a slight edge over the other modalities for younger men. If the cancer is localized, a prostatectomy (or seeds, or external radiation) has a very good chance of curing the cancer--in fact, it's close to 100%. But the cancer is not always contained completely to the the prostate capsule. If it has spread locally, the man may still be cured after surgery by a course of radiation. If it has spread outside the immediate area, and is systemic, then a cure is not possible, and the treatment then consists of hormone therapy and chemotherapy, in an effort to stall the cancer and maintain quality of life as long as possible.





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