Once multiple doctors become involved in the care a patient it may be very important for the physicians to relay urgent diagnostic results as well as follow-up and treatment suggestions to the patient and to the other physicians. When the patient is informed of each doctors conclusions and the rationale behind those conclusions the the patient can reach an informed decision based on his or her level of risk tolerance. It gets more complex,...more
Prostate cancer is a frightening disease. Even though not perfect there are diagnostic tests that assist doctors to establish whether a patient has the cancer. But as a consequence of the chance of false negatives (a negative test result although the patient in reality has cancer) doctors should follow up and redo tests as appropriate if patient complaints and screening tests keep showing the possibility of cancer. Not doing so may reslt in a...more
Once a person is already diagnosed with a certain type of disease the immediate response is to seek for medication. Cancer nowadays has strongly held the reputation of being the most dangerous type of disease that has been known by the public. Almost all individuals in the society regardless of their age have something to share about the horrible impact of cancer to its victims. One of the most complicated parts of having cancer is that its cure has not been discovered yet by doctors and scientists. Another problem about cancer is that it is very difficult to diagnose its symptoms. It is also true that the roots or causes of cancer have not been known yet. Unfortunately there are multiple kinds of cancer that have been proven to destroy the lives of its victims. Cancer is indeed a very serious type of disease. It is also difficult to predict the occurrence of cancer. There are already multiple patients who died because of cancer. Although cancer is a dangerous disease you can still do something to prevent it from destroying your entire life. If you really want to live a longer life without the pain of cancer you must agree with the advice of your doctor. You should be also kind...more
A way to treat the prostate cancer is by means of cutting off the quantity of the testosterone along with its related hormones that are circulating to the body and slow the growth of the tumor or minimize the prostate tumor. The same with the other treatments, hormonal therapy has a disadvantage that includes the possibility of the bone...more
Every time we feel like we are suffering from a certain type of ailment we immediately drink our medicines because we believe that it is the exact move for us to feel comfortable again. Medicines are proven effective because it reduces the pain that we are suffering. However there are types of medicines that have some sort of side effects....more
Prostate cancer is one of the elite cancers since it only occurs in men. Remember that the prostate is a gland that constitutes the man's reproductive organ. Well, reproductive is very important which is parallel to the importance of other systems of the body. When a cancer hit the prostate, two things is predicted to happen, it will stay there and be stagnant, or it will spread all throughout other systems and create greater risks and complications.When we say complications it has no limit. It might attack other organs, the bones, or other systems, which no one know yet. Since prostate cancer might be discovered earlier, there are some times that the cancer will not be discovered until the cancer cells are starting to spread and attack other healthy cells.There are Prostate Cancer Theraphy surgeries and therapies using chemicals and radiation. However, what are at stake if the person will undergo therapies? There are some instances wherein experts have to perform a mix and match of the therapies to kill the cancer cells and stop it from spreading and infecting other body systems. In this article, we will be focused on what are at stake if a patient will decide to try all...more
Nowadays it is without a doubt difficult to be diagnosed with any types of disease. Almost all of the people consider ailments as a big problem. It is because medicines at the present moment are all expensive. It could be an additional burden to...more
Cancer is one of the dreaded diseases that take millions of lives every year. Cancer is characterized by an uncontrolled growth of the body cells, and basically invading each body cell that come its way. Cancer is categorized in many ways.They could...more
Prostate cancer support is important for sufferers of the disease and their loved ones. Prostate Cancer Insight is deeply committed to providing clear and concise facts on prostate cancer that gives everyone access to straightforward, easy to...more
Over 200,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year. More than 32,000 men die from prostate cancer annually. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among men in the United States, just behind lung cancer. Prevention,...more
Receiving the diagnosis of prostate cancer can be overwhelming. Thankfully though there are many different options for prostate cancer treatment . These range from active surveillance to prostate surgery . Active surveillance is advised for people...more
Men often have a bad knowledge of prostate cancer, their own chances for the cancer, and how to determine whether they have prostate cancer. Many men have minimal, if any, knowledge of the value of testing for prostate cancer or of the guidelines for...more