If your prostate cancer has spread these are your treatment options
August 12th, 2009
If your cancer has spread, there are still prostate treatment options available for you. The prostate cancer treatment that is right for you will depend on the extent that your cancer has spread. If your tumor has expanded beyond the edge of the prostate, prostate Surgery is no longer a viable option. Neither is radiation. Cancer that has spread to this extent can only be treated with hormones.
If your tumor has not expanded beyond the prostate gland, you have two options for prostate cancer treatment: prostate Surgery and radiation therapy. Radical Prostatectomy is the most certain form of prostate cancer treatment. This is where the surgeon removes the whole prostate gland and the nearby lymph nodes. This surgery is performed under general anesthesia. There is a risk of impotence and massive blood loss during prostate Surgery.
The other option for prostate treatment is radiation therapy. There are two main types of radiation therapy. The first is external beam radiation. In this treatment a machine is used to deliver the radiation. This prostate treatment is given 5 days a week over seven weeks. The second form of radiation treatment is “seed” treatment. In this treatment, pellets, referred to as seeds, are injected directly into the prostate. This prostate cancer treatment can be done in one visit, but there is more radiation involved. Therefore, there is more risk of discomfort.
The ten year cure rate is near the same for both radiation and prostate Surgery. You should carefully weigh the pros and cons of each type of treatment before deciding which is right for you.
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