Everything You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer Treatment

Symptoms

There may not be obvious symptoms in the early stages of the disease, but as the stages of prostate cancer progress, symptoms appear. There are many symptoms that you can feel if you have prostate cancer.

These could be signs of urination problems:

• Frequent urination, especially at night.
• Difficulty in urination.
• Urination starts and stops more than once during urination.
• Increased pressure in urine flow.
• Blood in the urine, if there is blood in the urine, it may be dark red or pink.
• The appearance of blood in the semen.
• Feeling that your bladder has not emptied completely.
• Weak urine flow and dripping after urinating.

Prostate cancer, if it spreads to the lymph nodes, may lead to the following:

• Swelling in the legs.
• A feeling of discomfort in the pelvis.

The spread of prostate cancer to the bones can lead to the following symptoms:

• Continuous pain in the bones.
• The appearance of fractures in the bones.

Unexplained weight loss: If prostate cancer spreads to other areas of the body, it may cause unexplained weight loss.

Causes and factors

Age: Prostate cancer depends on age. The risk of prostate cancer increases when you are over 50 years of age.

Family history: Men who have first-degree relatives who have prostate cancer are more likely to get the disease than men who don't.

Diet: Men who eat a diet rich in fat and men who are overweight are at increased risk of developing prostate cancer.

Lifestyle: There is evidence to show that the environment and lifestyle may influence the risk of prostate cancer.

Treatment

Surgery for prostate cancer

It is a general option for trying to treat prostate cancer if it has not spread outside the prostate gland. In this procedure, the surgeon removes the entire prostate gland as well as some surrounding tissues, including the seminal vesicles.

Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to kill cancer cells. Depending on the stage of prostate cancer and other factors, radiotherapy may be used at the first stage if the cancer is in the prostate gland only and is of a low grade.

Cryotherapy for prostate cancer

In order to kill the cancer cells, Cryotherapy is used to freeze the prostate tissue.

When is cryotherapy used?

Cryotherapy is sometimes used if cancer returns after radiation therapy. It may be an option for men with early, low-stage prostate cancer who can't have surgery or radiation therapy. However, most doctors do not use cryotherapy as the first treatment for prostate cancer.

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

Transurethral resection of the prostate is a surgical operation that includes removing a portion of the prostate.

A resectoscope is used for the procedure; it is a narrow metal tube that contains a light, camera, and wire loop. There is no need for a skin incision because this is transmitted through your urethra to your prostate. After that, a catheter is put into your urethra to pump fluid into your bladder and remove any remaining fragments of your prostate.

Thulium Laser Vaporization of the Prostate (ThuVARP)

It is a procedure similar to laser prostatectomy, but a high-energy thulium laser is used instead. The laser vaporizes the prostate tissue, which leads to less bleeding and faster healing. The patient can be discharged from the hospital the next day after the operation. Currently, this procedure is the best surgical treatment for an enlarged prostate.