Wednesday, January 28, 2009

If are being treated for prostate cancer with radiation can you still have sex

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Prostate cancer - side effects of radiation therapy

Prostate cancer - side effects of radiation therapy?
My husbane started radiation therapy today to treat prostate cancer. His doctors have advised him that there will be no side effects apart from perhaps some fatigue towards the end of the course of treatment. He has a stressful job and is concerned that the therapy may affect his ability to work at some stage. Has anyone reading this had this treatment? What, if any, side effects did you experience and how were they treated? He is 60 and the cancer was detected in its very early stages.
Men's Health - 1 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Everyone responds differently as their bodies are different. However, the doctors probably are your best source for the side effects of his therapy. If he is experiencing fatigue, he should limit the amount of activity outside of work, and rest more on his off work hours. A lot of people have develop some anemia and other vitamin and mineral deficiency problems during radiation and or chemo. Ask his doctor if taking a multi vitamin/mineral supplement would be beneficial. Fuzzy

Read more discussions :

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Why do African-Americans have the highest risk of getting Prostate Cancer

Why do African-Americans have the highest risk of getting Prostate Cancer?

Biology - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :

1 :
I hate to say it but it's because a lot of people in the culture do not get regular check ups. Meaning it could be prevent but it's less likely for them to check. Not that they are prone to this awful affliction but because less people stop it from getting that far.
2 :
There was a study conducted that suggets obesity may be a part of the reason. Obesity tends to be more common in African American men than men of other ethnic backgrounds.
3 :
The above is correct by Kay O in addition to the fact they are more prone to cancer as well as high blood pressure and diabetes. Just as those of the Mediterranean sect are more prone to taysachs.
4 :
It's a combination of factors, as many causes of disease are. Just like most other cancers, prostate cancer can be affected by nutrition, genetics and medical care. In the African-American community, prostate cancer has been linked to poor eating habits (and thereby also correlates with obesity). It has also been linked to mutations in genes involved in normal cell death (bcl-2 gene, for one) that would fight cancer. And lastly, African-American men (of all ethnic groups) are less likely to go in for diagnostic testing, especially before symptoms appear (when it already may be too late). It's the combination of all of these factors that make them an "at-risk" population.
5 :
It may be due to sensitivity to testosterone. Testosterone has an impact on the growth of prostate cancer, which is why those with this cancer have their testosterone chemically blocked to prevent the cancer growing. Anyway, recent research has shown that testosterone sensitivity may be related to the repeated appearance of specific trinucleotides (CAG) bundled up together on the androgen receptor gene. The lower the number of repeats , the more sensitive to testosterone the man is. This bundling & therefore sensitivity is more common in men of African origin &, hey presto, so is prostate cancer. Seems a remarkable coincidence & no doubt one being investigated as you read this.

Read more discussions :