prostate cancer treatment
prostatectomy in Iran

During prostate cancer treatment

prostate cancer stages

Knowing the stage of prostate cancer can help both the patient and the doctor. To the patient to predict the difficulty of the treatment process and to the doctor to decide on the best treatment method. The stages of various types of cancer, including prostate cancer, are as follows:

. Stage 0: It has grown slowly and there are actually pre-cancerous cells and they only affect a small area.

. Localized (stage 1): The cancer is only in the prostate gland. Effective treatment is possible at this stage.

. Regional (stages 2-3): The cancer has spread to nearby tissues. Metastasis occurs in nearby areas.

. Distant (stage 4): The cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs or bones. It has metastasized to more distant areas.

types of prostate cancer

Most cases of prostate cancer are of the type of cancer called adenocarcinoma. This is a cancer that grows in the tissue of the prostate gland.

Prostate cancer, like most classifications and nomenclature of cancers, is classified based on its growth rate. There are two types of growth:

. Aggressive, or fast growing

. Non-aggressive, or slow-growing

With non-invasive prostate cancer, the tumor grows at a very slow rate of invasion and spread and grows very little over time, and immediate treatment may not be necessary.

 But in aggressive prostate cancer, the tumor can grow quickly and can spread to other areas of the body such as bones.

prostate cancer survival rate

Rectal examination and prostate biopsy, regular blood tests may be done to monitor the progress of your cancer. If the tests show that the tumor and cancer in your body is spreading and progressing, the specialist may start prostate cancer treatment for you, such as surgery or radiation therapy.

Active surveillance may be an option for treating cancer that does not cause symptoms, is expected to grow very slowly, and is confined to a small area of the prostate. Active surveillance may also be considered for someone who has another serious illness or is of an advanced age that makes cancer treatment more difficult or inappropriate.

prostate removal side effects

Surgery (which is the main treatment for prostate cancer) for prostate cancer includes removal of the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy), even in some cases some tissue adjacent to the prostate gland and several lymph nodes.

Surgery is an adequate and appropriate option for the treatment of prostate cancer that is limited to the prostate. It is sometimes used in combination with other treatments to treat advanced prostate cancer.

prostate removal

To access the prostate, surgeons may use a technique that includes:

. Making several relatively small incisions in the abdomen: During laparoscopic prostatectomy, with the help of various instruments, mechanical devices and robots, surgical instruments are connected to a mechanical device (robot) and inserted through several small incisions in your abdomen. . The surgeon uses hand controls to direct the robots to move the instruments. Most prostate cancer operations are performed using laparoscopic techniques.

. Making a long incision in the lower abdomen During retropubic surgery, the surgeon makes a long incision in your abdomen to access and remove the prostate gland. This approach is much less common, but may be necessary in certain circumstances.

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treatment

Talk to your doctor and surgeon about which type of surgery is the best choice for your condition.

radiotherapy prostate cancer

prostate radiation side effects

Radiation therapy uses high-power energy to shrink and destroy cancer cells. Radiation treatments for prostate cancer may include:

– External radiation that shines on your body from outside.

– Brachytherapy: a ray shines inside your body: Brachytherapy involves placing radioactive sources in the patient’s prostate area.

In certain situations, doctors may recommend both types of radiation therapy.

There are many doctors and specialists and even researchers who are investigating whether cryotherapy or HIFU to treat part of the prostate may be an option for cancer that is confined to the prostate. This type of treatment, known as focal therapy, identifies the area of the organ called the prostate that contains the most aggressive cancer cells and targets and treats only that area. Studies have shown that focal therapy reduces the risk of side effects compared to other treatments. However, it is not clear whether this method has the same survival benefits as treatment for the entire prostate.

Hormone Therapy for  prostate cancer

In the hormone therapy method, it is tried to prevent the production and secretion of testosterone hormone in men. Cancer cells in the prostate rely on testosterone to help them grow. Stopping the secretion and distribution of testosterone may cause cancer cells to die or grow more slowly.

. Surgery to remove the testicle (orchiectomy). Removal of the testicles reduces the level of testosterone in the body quickly and to a great extent. But unlike medical options, surgery to remove the testicles cannot be changed or reversed, and after removing this organ, you will no longer have it.

Hormone therapy is mostly used for high stages of prostate cancer or advanced prostate cancer.

Radiation therapy is often used initially to shrink the gland or tumor, but sometimes hormone therapy is used for prostate cancer that has not progressed. This helps shrink the cancer and increases the effectiveness of the radiation therapy.

chemo for prostate cancer

Chemotherapy is another important and fundamental method in the treatment of prostate cancer, which often uses drugs to destroy all types of rapidly growing and dividing cells, including cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be administered in the form of pills or injections.

Chemotherapy may be an appropriate treatment option for prostate cancer that has spread to other areas of the body. Chemotherapy can also be the right choice for cancers that do not respond to hormone therapy.

immunotherapy prostate cancer

In the immunotherapy method, we use the cells of the body’s immune system to fight prostate cancer. Your disease-fighting immune system may not attack your cancer because cancer cells produce proteins that act as a covering for them and help them hide from immune system cells. Immunotherapy works by interfering with this process.

. Helping and identifying the cells of the body’s immune system to identify cancer cells better and more accurately. The drugs used in the immunotherapy method help the active cells in the immune system to accurately identify and attack cancer cells, they are a suitable option for the treatment of advanced prostate cancers that no longer respond to hormone therapy. do not give

Targeted drug therapy prostate cancer

Targeted drug treatments work on specific abnormalities that focus on cancer cells, and by stopping this process, they can prevent the existence of these abnormalities and cause cancer cells to die.

If hormone therapy is not effective, targeted therapy drugs may be given to the patient to treat advanced or recurrent prostate cancer.

There are some types of targeted therapies that work only for people whose cancer cells have certain genetic mutations. Your cancer cells may be tested in the laboratory to see the effect of this drug and treatment.

Alternative Medicine

No complementary or alternative therapy can properly cure prostate cancer. However, complementary and alternative treatments for prostate cancer may be able to help the patient cope with the side effects of cancer and make the treatment work better.

Almost everyone who is diagnosed with cancer experiences anxiety or distress at some point. You should not constantly think about this disease and its complications. You can remove these stresses by choosing a professional and expert treatment staff.

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Several techniques to make you more relaxed during the treatment:

. exercise (of course, according to the instructions and without pressure)

. Dance or movement therapy

. music therapy

. art therapy

. Relaxation techniques

. meditation

. spirituality

Share your feelings and concerns with your doctor or specialist. In some cases, treating your stress may require medication.

After prostate cancer treatment

After prostate surgery

After the operation, you will wake up in the recovery room. When all the checks are done you usually go back to the section.