hi, im 13 and my dad who is 73 has prostate cancer. im very scared, and i would like to know more about it. if its found in only one part of the prostate is it better(safer) to remove the whole prostate of just part of it? my dad does need surgery. is it safe, and will he be okay?he had a transrectal biopsy and one of the cores came back positive. please help!
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they do not remove part of a prostate its all or nothing I believe. If it has not spread past the confines of the prostate there are several options that are less radical. A good urologist knows all the options and will advise your dad. One option on a 73 year old is to just watch the progress of the ca.
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If cancer was only found in one core it is a pretty early cancer. Prostate cancer is diffuse so the whole prostate is removed if he chooses surgery. Every surgery has a risk and none is 100% safe, but this surgery is particularly dangerous. Prostate cancer is usually slow growing and it’s not unusual to see men with it for 10-15 years with little or no treatment. I’m sure your dad will chose the best treatment for him.
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I have prostate cancer. I was diagnosed last June. I also had one of twelve needles come back positive for cancer. I am 62 years old. I did not have surgery, I chose to have radioactive seed implants. It is known as Brachy therapy. If you google it you will find lots of information. It is a much easier treatment than surgery. I was back at work in 48 hours. That was 5 months ago. I feel fine now. I will get another PSA test this week and should find out that my PSA has dropped. Good luck, your dad will be fine. Here is a great website for men who have PC. http://www.yananow.net/
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Prostate Cancer Treatments For Early And Advanced Prostate Cancer http://howtotreatcancer.com/   There is a wide range of prostate cancer treatments available today for both early and late stage prostate cancer and this article outlines the choices open to patients. There is a wide range of prostate cancer treatments available today and the treatment that your doctor recommends will depend to a very large extent upon the progression of the disease. Thereafter it is a matter of discussing each treatment option with your doctor and of considering the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as of course looking carefully at the risks which all prostate cancer treatments carry. Prostrate cancer treatments fall into two broad categories - those that are recommended for early (Stage I and Stage II) cancer which is confined to the prostate gland and those used to treat advanced (Stage III and Stage IV) cancer which has spread to other areas of the body. Early stage cancer treatments are designed to remove the prostate or to destroy it and thus to stop the cancer cells before they have a chance to spread to other areas of the body. http://www.cancertruth.info/ The surgical removal of the prostate gland (prostatectomy) will normally be carried out as either traditional open surgery or using a less invasive laparoscopic approach. One recent development is the introduction of robotic surgery (using the da Vinci system) which has the advantage of preserving nerves, muscles and other structures in the area of the prostate. Robotic surgery is extremely effective but should be carried out by a highly skilled surgeon in a centre with considerable experience in using this technique. Radiation therapy may also be used to kill the cancer cells within the prostate gland. A variety of different radiation therapy techniques may be used and treatment will normally be carried out over a period of several weeks. A relatively new technique, which is still being evaluated, is known as cryosurgery. During cryosurgery, which is carried out under anesthesia, cooling probes are guided into the prostate using ultrasound and the cancer cells are killed by freezing them. The final form of treatment used for early stage cancer is high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). This procedure is again carried out under anesthesia (or using a local spinal anesthetic) and a probe is placed into the prostate gland through the rectum. A beam of high intensity focused ultrasound is them used to raise the temperature in the area of focus and thus to kill the cancer cells. For late stage prostate cancer hormone therapy is used and this is designed not to attack the cancer itself but to target the male hormones (in particular testosterone) which the cancer cells need to grow. Late stage treatments will include orchiectomy (the removal of the testicles), which is designed to remove the source of the body's main production of testosterone, or a variety of hormone treatments aimed at either reducing the level of testosterone and other male hormones in the body or of blocking their action. In cases where hormone therapy proves ineffective, systematic radiation therapy or chemotherapy may be recommended. Whatever the stage of your cancer it is important to consider all of the options carefully and weigh the advantages, disadvantages and risks of each carefully before choosing the treatment that is best for you. For more information on prostate cancer treatments please visit ProstateCancerExplained.com today. Other Blog Comments Prostate Cancer Treatment and its Effects on Sexual Performance Prostate cancer drug gives new hope « eFitnessNow A new vaccine produced by Dendreon Corp. of Seattle seems to improve survival rates in men with othe...   Read more... Prostate Cancer Vaccine Meets Goal Provenge, an experimental treatment vaccine for advanced prostate cancer, met researchers'...   Read more... Company Body Slams Prostate Cancer - Stock Goes Through the Roof ... Imagine the huge smiles on the faces of executives and scientists at Dendreon Corp as their stock so...   Read more... Dendreon PROSTATE CANCER VACCINE Improves Survival
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http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/ good site also has a message board where you and your family can get support from others in the same position
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