| Prostate cancer is the most common | | | | the more common prostate cancer |
| occurring cancer in men worldwide, and | | | | treatments, and it is one that is more |
| thus is an incredibly serious issue. | | | | readily available, and in which beams of |
| Prostate cancer is a cancer that occurs | | | | high-energy radiation are directed from |
| in the prostate gland, which is part of | | | | outside the body towards a target inside |
| the male reproductive system. The | | | | of the body. Hormone therapy is yet |
| prostate gland is the size of a large | | | | another of the most popular prostate |
| walnut, and it is located just below the | | | | cancer treatments, and is actually one |
| bladder and next to the urethra. | | | | of the oldest means of treating prostate |
| Prostate cancer starts in the glandular | | | | cancer as well. |
| tissue of the prostate gland, and | | | | Hormone therapy is also known as |
| although the exact cause of this cancer | | | | androgen deprivation therapy, and the |
| is unknown, what is known is that the | | | | point or goal of it is to reduce levels |
| cancer most often occurs in men over the | | | | of the male hormones, or androgens, in |
| age of fifty, with married men for some | | | | the body, as these can actually be |
| reason being at much higher risk than | | | | responsible for helping the disease to |
| single men. | | | | spread. Therefore, lowering the levels |
| Prostate Cancer Treatments | | | | of these androgens will often make the |
| Although as of yet there is no cure for | | | | prostate cancer shrink or at least grow |
| prostate cancer, there are various | | | | more slowly. |
| prostate cancer treatments that are | | | | Hormone therapy is typically used in the |
| available to help you. One of the most | | | | following situations: if your prostate |
| common prostate cancer treatments is | | | | cancer remains or comes back after |
| surgery, and surgical removal of the | | | | treatment with surgery or radiation |
| prostate, also known as radical | | | | therapy, as an addition to radiation |
| prostatectomy, is available to many men | | | | therapy as initial treatment if you are |
| who are suffering from localized | | | | at high risk for cancer recurrence, |
| prostate cancer. | | | | before surgery or radiation to try and |
| This surgery involves the removal of the | | | | shrink the cancer to make other |
| prostate and as well the surrounding | | | | treatments more effective, and if you |
| tissues, a specified portion of the | | | | are not able to have surgery or |
| urethra, and the seminal vesicles. | | | | radiation treatments. |
| During the surgery when the prostate is | | | | The particular type of treatment that |
| being removed, the surgeon will attempt | | | | you should use for your prostate cancer |
| to save the nerves that are surrounding | | | | will be decided by your doctor, and you |
| the prostate, those which are | | | | should never attempt getting involved |
| responsible for erections. This however | | | | with any method of treatment without |
| is not guaranteed. | | | | referral from your physician first. |
| External beam radiation is another of | | | | |