Prostate cancer will affect more than 200,000 men this year alone. Prostate is the muscular gland about the size of a walnut, it is the part of the urethra that send urine and sperm out of the body. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men, more common in African American men. Basically, prostate cancer is a malignant tumor found in the prostate. Most men won’t know that they have the disease because it is so slow moving. If caught early enough the cancer will stay solely in the prostate and it won’t spread making treatment most effective.
This type of cancer is diagnosed in stages and grades. The stage is used to mark the location of the cancer and the grade is to determine the progression of the cancer by the size of the prostate. In addition to your primary doctor, a Urologist will be the doctor you will see to get tested or for treatment if you do have the disease. A Urologist is a doctor who specializes in the Urinary track and male reproductive system .
There are also two kinds of prostate disease in addition to prostate cancer. They are Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Prostatitis . The Benign Prostate Hyperplasia is a no cancerous enlargement of the prostate, it is very common and it does not show any kind of systems. Prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate , this is caused by an infection.
Each of these including prostate cancer has basically the same symptoms. Common in all three are difficulty in urinating, frequent pain while urinating and pain and burning. In Benign Prostate Hyperplasia a symptom also includes a weak urine flow . In Prostatitis includes chills and a fever. Prostate cancer has additional symptoms such as weak urine flow, painful ejaculation, blood in either the sperm or urine and pain the back, hips or thighs.
Once you are diagnosed there are several different treatments available all depending on the grade and stage that you are at. There is Chemotherapy, Radiation, Radical Prostatectomy ( removal of the prostate ), Surgery and Hormone Therapy.
You can overcome prostate cancer with treatment and with proper diet and exercise and most importantly early detection you can lead a normal cancer free life.
This type of cancer is diagnosed in stages and grades. The stage is used to mark the location of the cancer and the grade is to determine the progression of the cancer by the size of the prostate. In addition to your primary doctor, a Urologist will be the doctor you will see to get tested or for treatment if you do have the disease. A Urologist is a doctor who specializes in the Urinary track and male reproductive system .
There are also two kinds of prostate disease in addition to prostate cancer. They are Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Prostatitis . The Benign Prostate Hyperplasia is a no cancerous enlargement of the prostate, it is very common and it does not show any kind of systems. Prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate , this is caused by an infection.
Each of these including prostate cancer has basically the same symptoms. Common in all three are difficulty in urinating, frequent pain while urinating and pain and burning. In Benign Prostate Hyperplasia a symptom also includes a weak urine flow . In Prostatitis includes chills and a fever. Prostate cancer has additional symptoms such as weak urine flow, painful ejaculation, blood in either the sperm or urine and pain the back, hips or thighs.
Once you are diagnosed there are several different treatments available all depending on the grade and stage that you are at. There is Chemotherapy, Radiation, Radical Prostatectomy ( removal of the prostate ), Surgery and Hormone Therapy.
You can overcome prostate cancer with treatment and with proper diet and exercise and most importantly early detection you can lead a normal cancer free life.
