Prostate Cancer – Symptoms and Preventions Treatment
Prostate Cancer is the cancer of the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system that produces and stores seminal fluid. Prostate is located in the pelvis, in front of the rectum and below the urinary bladder. Cancer in the prostate happens when the cells in the gland grow uncontrollably thus forming tumors. Prostate cancer is usually seen in men who are older than fifty years.
Prostate cancer is very difficult to diagnose as the progress of the cancer is very slow compared to other types of cancers. In most cases the symptoms show up very slowly and sometimes they don’t show up at all, some may even die without even knowing that they had prostate cancer. A biopsy is always the best test to detect prostate cancer.
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer: A few or all of the following symptoms are usually seen in prostate cancer.
- Pain or difficulty in urination.
- Traces of blood in the urine.
- Erectile dysfunction or problems during sexual intercourse.
- Pain in the bones of spine, ribs and pelvis.
- Urinary or fecal incontinence.
Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Though the treatment for prostate cancer changes according to the individual, the following treatments methods are used.
- Removal of all the parts of the prostate through surgery. This is usually done in the initial stages.
- Using Radiation therapy to destroy cancer cells and the surrounding tissues of the prostate.
- Using chemotherapy where chemicals are used to kill and stop the growth and spread of cancer cells.
- Using hormone therapy to stop the release of the hormone testosterone which triggers the growth of cancer cells in the prostate.
Prevention of Prostate Cancer: Various lifestyle and food habits play a very important role in preventing prostate cancer.
- Foods rich in Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Selenium, lycopene and other soy foods are found to be preventing the growth of cancer cells in the prostate.
- Green Tea is also found out to be very effective in preventing prostate cancer.
- A healthy lifestyle and regular exercise routine is found out to prevent many diseases including prostate cancer.
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Posted by Kranthi on 29th March, 2010
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