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Other Prostate Cancer Treatments

Prostate exams are a simple and
straightforward procedure and can beBrachytherapy is another form of radiation
conducted in a doctors office without anytherapy, albeit one that involves actually
need for medical equipment or urine or bloodinserting objects into the body. Radioactive
testing. Since every year an average of twopellets or seeds are injected into the
hundred fifty thousand men are diagnosed withprostate, and the radiation that they emit
prostate cancer, it is very important thatkills the cancer-infected cells. After a
all men receive regular prostate exams. Theperiod of time, the radioactivity of these
necessity of receiving prostate exams alsoseeds fades, and the leftover pellets are
increases  as  one  ages.completely  harmless.
This first form of prostate cancer treatmentAnother prostate cancer treatment is called
is called Active Surveillance. It is thehormone therapy, and involves restricting the
medical term for watching a patients cancer,amount of testosterone that the body produces
but not taking action until the conditionor that is directed to help the prostate
worsens or expands. Active Surveillance isgland grow. The most extreme version of this
used when a patient may not be able toprocedure is called orchiectomy, and involves
undergo treatment because of complicationsactually removing the testicles. Since they
from other conditions, or is otherwise unableproduce ninety-percent of the bodys
to  receive  cancer  treatment.testosterone, this method is very effective,
but considering that the testicles must be
The most direct route form of prostate cancerremoved, most men opt for another procedure.
treatment is to remove the entire prostate, aThere are also drugs that halt production of
procedure known as a prostatectomy. Antestosterone derivatives, but these are not
incision is made behind the pubic bone and aas effective as an orchiectomy, and some may
portion of the prostate or the entire glandhave to be administered in frequent
itself is removed. The urethra is theninjections.
connected directly to the bladder, but a
catheter is often necessary in order to allowAs with other forms of cancer, chemotherapy
the patients body time to adapt to the newis also an option. However, up until fairly
setup  of  its  urinary  system.recently, chemotherapy was considered only as
an option for men who have stopped responding
Another form of prostate cancer treatment isto other prostate cancer treatments. New
radiation therapy, which can treat prostatestudies are being conducted using
cancer from the outside. An MRI or CAT scanchemotherapy drugs. These drugs have been
is used to plot the exact location of theapproved by the Food and Drug Administration.
tumor or affected cells, and intense burstsThis new form of chemotherapy is used
of x-rays are used to destroy these cells.specifically  to  fight  prostate  cancer.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy, or
IMRT, is a form of radiation that can be usedBeing diagnosed with prostate cancer is by no
to full effect on the majority of the cancermeans a small matter, but with modern
cells, but can be toned back to lessen theprostate cancer treatments, there are many
danger to cells in proximity to the bladderdifferent options, and ones chances for
or  rectum.survival are extremely high.



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