Cancer Resources

If you want to make even the most confident, competent man feel uncomfortable just mention cancer of the prostate. Those two words have shattered the lives of many a man. One of the first sign of potential prostate problems is when a man begins to have urinary problems. Men over age fifty should immediately have their prostate checked. It may be a sign of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and not cancer of the prostate. BPH simply means the prostate is enlarged. This condition is fairly common in older men, particularly those in their mid-seventies. Early detection is key. Both BPH and prostate cancer have better outcomes if they are detected and treated early enough.

If the doctor determines it is prostate cancer the man has several options. Cancer of the prostate need not be a death sentence. Recovery rates have improved dramatically within the last few decades. Prostate cancer can be successfully treated and have a positive outcome. Some men opt for surgery. Early stages of it can be handled using laparoscopic prostatectomy. If the prostate cancer is discovered in an advanced stage the treatments are more radical and can have devastating side effects. Continue reading ‘Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Prostate Cancer Surgery: One Of Many Treatment Options’ »

Prostate cancer is a cancerous growth which forms in the reproductive gland of the male called the prostate. It is possible for the cancer cells to spread to the lymph nodes and into bones. This type of cancer can cause pain whilst urinating and may cause erectile dysfunction. Prostate disease is usually slow growing, but there are the cases of rapidly growing prostate cancer cells which develop faster and are cause for concern. Many cases of prostrate cancer go unnoticed as in most cases the cancer is symptom free. Prostrate cancer is usually detected by a biopsy with a cat scan to see if the cancer has spread.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the medical term used for an enlarged prostrate gland by way of individual discreet nodules of growths forming in the prostate gland causing an inability to urinate. Prostate cancer surgery is used to cut out the cancerous growth and is classed as a major surgery. Radical prostatectomy as the surgery is called, may not be carried out if the patient has other diseases which may affect the outcome. An MRI scan will evaluate each patient prior to any prostate cancer surgery being recommended. Continue reading ‘Prostate Cancer – Is Prostate Cancer Surgery the Cure?’ »

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — More than 40 percent of cancer survivors experience pain, and the risk is highest among black and female patients, finds a new study.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System surveyed nearly 200 U.S. cancer survivors and found that 43 percent had experienced pain since their diagnosis, and 20 percent suffered chronic cancer-related pain at least two years later.

Among white patients, the most significant source of pain was cancer surgery (53.8 percent), and among black patients the greatest source of pain was cancer treatment (46.2 percent), according to the report. Continue reading ‘1 in 5 Cancer Survivors Suffers Chronic Pain, Study Finds’ »

Medical tourism, which is the practice of traveling from one place to another for medical care, is no longer limited to patients seeking conventional treatments such as hip resurfacing, spine fusion, knee replacement, heart bypass, lap band, cosmetic surgeries, or dental treatments. Today, many are going overseas to seek “unconventional” medical tourism treatments such as those for cancer.

Cancer patients may be driven abroad by low prices but what remains the prime motivator is the easy accessibility to the latest technology at overseas cancer hospitals. Continue reading ‘Medical Tourism and Cancer Treatments’ »