Description
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This guide was last updated in 2007 and covers important topics for anyone facing a diagnosis of prostate cancer, including:
Information About Prostate Cancer
- The prostate gland and changes after age 40
- Likely causes of prostate cancer
- Who is more likely to get prostate cancer
- Symptoms of prostate cancer
- Prostate tests and diagnosis, including:
- Which men should get a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test
- A potentially lifesaving test that some doctors neglect to tell patients about
- The probability of prostate cancer based on test results
- What besides prostate cancer can cause an abnormal reading
- How often tests should be performed
- What happens during a biopsy
- What CAT scans, MRIs, and PET scans can tell
- The stages of prostate cancer
- Measuring the potential aggressiveness or rate of growth of prostate cancer
- What anyone diagnosed with prostate cancer should insist on knowing
“A cancer specialist who is consulted in one’s own community will have a natural inclination to feel that his specialty or interest is the best treatment option – a surgeon will tend to favor surgery, a radiologist to favor radiology, etc.”
Prostate Cancer Treatments
Because some doctors have a bias about which prostate cancer treatment to recommend, this part of the guide explains various options for prostate cancer treatment to help you make an informed decision. This guide was last updated in 2007, so you might use it as a starting point for your own further research.
Descriptions of prostate cancer treatments:
- Radical prostatectomy (radical surgery)
- Conventional external beam radiation therapy
- Conformal proton beam radiation therapy
- Combined proton and photon treatments
- Brachytherapy
- Cryosurgery
- Watchful waiting
- Interstitial microwave therapy
- Hormonal therapy
- Orchiectomy
- Complementary medicine
- High intensity focused ultrasound
- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
Which prostate cancer treatments you should beware of, including:
- Which prostate cancer treatments are likely to cause horrendous side effects such as incontinence, impotence, nausea, depression, numb penis, enlarged breasts, etc.
- A form of medical castration which patients with early stage prostate cancer should not use
- Which prostate cancer treatment has been compared to playing Russian roulette
- Which treatment requires you to avoid contact with pregnant women and young children for up to 12 months after treatment because emissions from your body could harm them
A detailed description of the recommended prostate cancer treatment (proton beam therapy) which…
- allows you to continue enjoying your usual activities including spending time with loved ones, work and recreation
- has minimal side effects
- is painless
- is accepted by the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Medicare program
- is fully covered by many U.S. health insurance plans and HMOs
- is likely to save your life if you have early stage prostate cancer or could prolong your life if your prostate cancer is advanced
- is not well known and therefore may not even be mentioned as a possible treatment by your doctor
A step-by-step description of what happens during proton beam therapy, including the author’s personal experiences with the treatment.
“Almost invariably the patient is able to continue with his usual affairs before and after treatment each day including working, golfing, hiking, touring, and other activities.”
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PLUS, you will discover:
- A condition that can appear to be prostate cancer
- A condition that some physicians believe is a possible sign of future prostate cancer
- Two things that can make PSA levels appears to be much lower than they actually are
- What you should know before agreeing to participate in a prostate cancer clinical trial (an experimental study)
- Top resources for further research about prostate cancer (books, websites, articles, pamphlets, tapes, agencies, and cancer associations)
- Potential biases in medical journals and news stories about prostate cancer
- A glossary of prostate related terms to help you communicate with medical professionals
- Diet and lifestyle matters that can contribute to the onset of prostate cancer and have an impact on healing prostate cancer
- Finding a prostate cancer support group
- Prostate cancer treatment (proton beam therapy) that will allow you to continue with a normal sex life
- And much more
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This guide was last updated in 2007, so you might use it as a starting point for your own further research.
