Tag Archive for Prostate
14
May 2012
Helpful Guide To Prostate Cancer Treatments
The prostate gland is located directly beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum. Like other cancers, the cause of prostate cancer is not known; it appears to be more common in African American men and men with a family history of the disease. At an advanced age, the risks of surgery for prostate cancer or other more radical treatments may actually be worse than the disease.
The main job of the prostate gland is to make seminal fluid read more
13
May 2012
Prostate Cancer in African American Genes
There is clear evidence that the African American male is nearly twice as likely to develop prostate cancer compared to the white male. Indeed the highest rate of prostate cancer in the United States is found in African American men.
Additionally, African American men are also most likely to suffer from drug side effects from prostate cancer treatment than seen in white men such as incontinence. It has also been documented that African Amer read more
12
May 2012
Prostate Cancer Information: Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate Gland
In my clinic, American Diseases of the Prostate, as in any clinic that sees a large number of prostate cancer patients, I’ve encountered prostate cancers that deviate from the well-established behavior of the common adenocarcinoma. One of those unusual forms of prostate cancer is neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Neuroendocrine cells are found in the normal prostate gland, where they have been shown to produce a range of hormones including seroton read more
11
May 2012
All About Prostate Cancer
Cancer can occur in any part of the body – lungs, intestine, rectum, breast or prostate. Prostate cancer develops as a malignant tumor that starts in the prostate gland. There is a possibility of the cancer spreading from the prostate to the lymph nodes, other organs or bones through metastasis.
This is the second most common type of cancer in men, which can lead to death. However, with the improvement of medicine, survival rates in patien read more
10
May 2012
Homeopathy Treatment for Prostate Cancer by Dr Harshad Raval Md Homeopathy India
Prostate cancer and homeopathy treatment.
Prostate cancer is an abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells that results in the formation of a tumor in the prostate gland. Prostate, the walnut sized gland, is a part of the reproductive system which lies deep in the pelvis. It is located in front of the rectum and underneath the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra, (the urine tube running from the bladder, through the prostate and the penis) read more
10
May 2012
Living With Prostate Cancer
The baby boomer population bubble has now reached 60 years old. This means that many of us are going to need to face illness and diseases that come with surviving six decades. Prostate cancer is one such disease that is expected to grow in number over the next few decades.
Statistically 180,000 new prostate cancer cases are being diagnosed in the United States every year with about 32,000 men dying from this disease annually. Although th read more
09
May 2012
Prostate Cancer What you Don't Know Can Kill you
You won’t believe it but it is true. Prostate cancer is one of the top leading causes of death among men and many of the industrialized countries of the world. This information is based on continued monitoring of data that suggests men and ignore prostate health until cancer situations become critical.
Here’s some more information:
The statistics now have it that one in every ten men will eventually develop significant p read more
08
May 2012
How a Prostate Cancer Test Can Save your Life
Although prostate cancer is considered a disease of the elderly man, it has been known to inflict its damage on men in their early 30s. Heredity seems to play a factor especially in younger patients.
If you’re a man over 50, you should consider a yearly Prostate cancer PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test. It’s a simple a blood test that can help doctors catch the very early cases of prostate cancer. This is a great way to pr read more
07
May 2012
Alternative Cancer Prostate Treatment
cancer is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth, called a tumor, of abnormal cells. Prostate cancer is any type of malignant growth in the prostate. The prostate is one of the male sex glands, located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate is about the size of a walnut and it surrounds part of the urethra the prostate makes fluid that becomes part of the semen. In the U.S. prostate cancer is the most common c read more
07
May 2012
Why you Should Consider a Prostate Cancer Psa Test Today
Prostate Cancer kills if allowed to grow. If ever there was a good reason to have a simple blood test, this is it. The Prostate cancer PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test is one of the tests given to determine if cancer cells are present in an otherwise healthy prostate. It is a simple blood test to help doctors diagnose and identify the existence of prostate cancer.
The PSA test, although considered a prostate specific test is not real read more