10 ways to outlive prostate cancer

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10 Ways To Outlive Prostate Cancer
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• The diagnosis of prostate cancer is something no
  man wants to hear from his doctor. If there is a
  chance the disease will occur, there are
  proactive measures men can take to lower the
  odds.

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• If a diagnosis has already been confirmed,
  options exist to help fight the disease and ease
  symptoms to improve the quality of life of
  patients. The choices, whether natural or
  traditional medicinal methods are determined by
  each patient and his in-depth discussion with his
  doctor.

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Surgery

• Several options exist for surgical removal of
  tumors. This is best done before it spreads
  outside the prostate. A radical prostatectomy is
  a procedure in which the entire prostate and
  seminal vesicles are removed.

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• The risks include problems with sexual functions
  and urinary incontinence. Robotic or laparoscopic
  prostatectomy uses a camera as a less invasive
  surgery. Cryosurgery is less common and involves
  freezing the cancer cells. The success rate and
  risk factors are not yet well-known.

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Chemotherapy

• Drugs used in chemotherapy are widely used in
  treating many forms of cancer. They are typically
  administered by injection in the veins or orally.
  Mainly used after the cancer has spread,
  chemotherapy is considered particularly if
  hormone therapy has failed.

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• Sometimes to two are used hand-in-hand. Usually,
  side effects are experienced, including hair
  loss, sores on the mouth, loss of appetite,
  nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, infections, bruising,
  and fatigue. The good thing is they usually
  disappear when therapy is complete.

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Radiation Therapy

• There are numerous methods of treating prostate
  cancer with radiation therapy. External-beam
  radiation therapy directs x-rays on the affected
  area from outside the body. Proton therapy uses
  protons instead of x-rays.

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• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
  creates 3D images of the prostate and
  Brachytherapy uses instruments to project
  radiation inside the prostate. Radium-223
  dichloride hits bone tumors, sparing the healthy
  surrounding tissue. This has been a successful
  method of improving survival rates.

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Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)

• Lowering the levels of androgens, the male sex
  hormones has been linked to slowing down the
  growth of prostate cancer. This is done by
  removing the testicles surgically or through the
  use of drugs.

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• There are a number of different methods, and side
  effects include impotence, loss of sex drive, hot
  flashes, the growth of breast tissue, depression,
  weight gain, muscle loss, and thinning of the
  bones. Some side effects clear up following
  treatment.

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Vaccine Therapy

• Like most vaccines, they are administered in
  order to combat illness and boost the bodys
  immune system and natural defense mechanisms.
  Immunotherapy, using Sipuleucel-T, is designed to
  do this by taking a blood sample to artificially
  modify a patients blood before it is returned to
  his system.

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• Research continues to check the success rate of
  lowering PSA levels and the shrinking of tumors.
  It has been beneficial in men with
  castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.

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Relief of Urinary Blockage

• Relieving symptoms of prostate cancer helps with
  those living with the disease. If a urinary
  blockage occurs, transurethral resection of the
  prostate (TURP) is a common practice used. Rather
  than a treatment per say, it alleviates symptoms
  through an anesthetic-induced procedure in which
  a snipper attached to a tube is inserted into the
  urethra to cut a piece of prostate tissue.

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Bone Health

• Maintaining strong bones is often a challenge for
  men with prostate cancer. They can also
  experience bone pain. Strontium and samarium are
  the radioactive material used to relieve pain.
  Similarly, Radium-223 reduces pain but targets
  the bone itself, rather than the surrounding area
  like strontium and samarium. Bone-building drugs,
  like denosumab and zoledronic acid, can help
  strengthen and repair them. A risk is side
  effects to the jaw including pain, swelling, and
  infection.

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Biopsy

• Undergoing a biopsy is an important way of
  mitigating serious problems down the road. If any
  abnormalities are detected during a DRE or
  through a PSA test, a doctor will probably
  conduct a biopsy. This is a fifteen to
  twenty-minute procedure done under local
  anesthetic. A needle is used with the help of an
  ultrasound probe, both of which are inserted into
  the rectum and a few samples of suspicious tissue
  are removed.

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PSA Test

• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening has
  been recognized as a factor in reducing the
  number of deaths from prostate cancer over the
  past ten years. This is especially now with
  longer life expectancies and younger men being
  proactive with their health. With a PSA test,
  cancer can be found early, even before any
  symptoms are noticed. It is accomplished by
  examining the amount of PSA in a mans blood.
  Another option is a DRE or digital rectal exam.

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Active Surveillance And Watchful Waiting

• Men who have been diagnosed early with
  slow-growing prostate cancer have options if
  immediate treatment would cause more harm than
  good. Active surveillance carefully monitors the
  disease using regular PSA tests, an annual DRE
  and biopsies.

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• Watchful waiting is for older men nearing the end
  of their lives and rather than the above tests
  treatments are considered if painful symptoms
  develop. Patient backgrounds are studied to
  determine the appropriate use of both methods.

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