| In order to prevent prostate cancer scientists are | | | | replacement of those nerves with the Sural nerve |
| trying to find abnormal genes that are related to this | | | | but they are not positive about the usefulness of this |
| disease and so identify those who are at risk of | | | | technique. |
| developing prostate cancer. | | | | Radiation therapy is also possible. If using conformal |
| For these people special treatment will be instituted | | | | radiation therapy (CRT) and intensity modulated |
| earlier in order to stop the disease from occurring. | | | | radiation therapy (IMRT) the radiation will be directed |
| Nowadays the scientists use the DNA micro-array | | | | straight to the prostate gland and affect less other |
| technology for studying many genes at the same | | | | normal tissues. |
| time and discover those that are related to prostate | | | | Chemotherapy seems to be effective in prostate |
| cancer. This screening could save a lot of time and | | | | cancer too. Chemotherapy drugs can be successfully |
| could replace the currently used PSA blood test. | | | | used in combination with other drugs like: Taxotere |
| DNA micro-array identified a product of one gene | | | | associated with Calcitriol, a form of vitamin D. |
| (named EZH2) that seems to appear more frequently | | | | A vaccine has also been tested with amazing results |
| in advanced prostate cancers than in early staged | | | | on prostate cancer patients. This vaccine is not like |
| cancers. Scientists want to find out if this gene | | | | the others that are designed to prevent a disease. |
| product signalizes that the cancer is more aggressive | | | | This is made to treat advanced prostate cancer by |
| or not. This could help doctors decide whether that | | | | increasing the immune system's response to cancer |
| form of cancer needs treatment or must only be | | | | cells. The vaccine has been made out of a genetically |
| supervised carefully. | | | | engineered protein and a dendritic cell provided from |
| Researchers have discovered that tomato and | | | | the patient's bloodstream. Three shots of the vaccine |
| soybeans contain some substances that are useful in | | | | (Provenge) were made over the course of a month. |
| preventing prostate cancer (lycopenes and | | | | The immune system will react and will activate |
| isoflavones). Vitamins are also useful: vitamin D, E and | | | | immune T-cells to find and destroy the cancer cells. |
| selenium decrease the risk of prostate cancer. | | | | Monoclonal antibody treatment can also be applied in |
| A new clinical trial has been developed in order to see | | | | this case. They stimulate the body's natural cell-killing |
| if patients with prostate cancer respond to | | | | mechanism or they carry a radioactive molecule that |
| medication that decreases the level of the androgen | | | | will destroy the cancerous cell. |
| hormone called DHT. These drugs (Finasteride and | | | | Another treatment is using angiogenesis inhibitors. |
| dutasteride) have been used until now only for | | | | These drugs prevent the growth of blood vessels |
| treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). | | | | and so, the tumor cells will not be nourished any |
| Staging prostate cancer is very important for doctors | | | | more. |
| because it helps them institute the most proper | | | | Sometimes the prostate cancer spreads in the body |
| treatment. CT and MRI are not so efficient in this | | | | and affects the bones. For stopping the bone pain |
| case. Instead, enhanced MRI is quite helpful because | | | | doctors use radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and CT. |
| it detects the possible cancer cells in the lymph | | | | with this technique they will destroy the tumor by |
| nodes. | | | | heating it. |
| As a possibility of treatment is surgery. The radical | | | | For recovering patients are advised to adopt a |
| prostatectomy could have some risks. If the nerves | | | | certain lifestyle. They must not eat meat, fish, eggs, |
| that control erection have to be removed the man | | | | or dairy products, keep an active lifestyle and even |
| will end up being impotent. Doctors are testing a | | | | perform yoga. |