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What Are the Different types of prostate cancer?
A: The prostrate gland is a small component of the male reproductive system involved in manufacturing seminal fluid, a substance which has the function of transporting sperm. Although many types of prostate cancer exist, 95% of them are of the adenocarcinoma variety. Other forms include small cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The remaining types are more rare, and include sarcomas and transitional cell carcinoma.. Adenocarcinoma, which is the most common of the types of
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What Are the Different types of prostate cancer Support?
A: There are many different types of prostate cancer support available but each patient will select the options that are most effective for him. Some types of support involve connecting with other prostate cancer patients and survivors or with family and friends. The patient may also consider lifestyle and dietary changes that will decrease stress and improve overall health. Education about the disease and its treatment options can be empowering for patients. The most effective type of prostate cancer support depends on...
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What Are the Different types of prostate cancer Treatments?
A: prostate cancer is a disease where the cells in the prostate gland divide more rapidly than normal. There are several treatment methods used to treat this type of cancer. Some prostate cancer treatments include watchful waiting, surgery, hormone therapy, radiation, and chemotherapy. The use and combination of these prostate cancer treatments depend on the advancement of the disease as well as the age and health of the patient. prostate cancer...
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Treatment for small cell prostate cancer
A: This page tells you about small cell cancer of the prostate gland. There is information on What small cell prostate cancer isTreatment for small cell prostate cancerResearch into treatment for small cell prostate cancerMore information about prostate cancer What small cell prostate cancer isSmall cell prostate cancer is a very rare type of prostate
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prostate cancer??
A: Here is a site of some people who had cancer of various types. Read their stories of what helped them. www.viabenefits.com Let me know if it helps? OK listen the term cancer usually strikes fear in to the common persons heart and so they believe the worst. This should not be the case with prostate cancer as most are not aggressive at all and aggressive treatments are not necessary. Some people are "waiting" to see if there cancer shows signs of futility. Once cancer has spread it is just like any other
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Is there any prostate cancer Symptoms?
A: There will be no any symptoms in the early prostate cancer.and it can be detected only when the cancer bladder neck and posterior urethral obstruction.The clinical symptoms of prostate cancer is related with the clinical staging of prostate cancer and the type of prostate cancer.usually only occuring in the pathological examination. 1.bladder outlet obstruction symptoms It’s almost the same with benign prostatic hyperplasia,with frequent urination, each little urine, urinary frequency...
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HRT patches for prostate cancer
A: Some early research has taken place into hormone replacement therapy patches as a treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. These patches are normally worn by women to relieve menopausal symptoms and contain the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The treatment is still under research and not available as a standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer. A small pilot study in 2003 used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches to treat 20 men for advanced prostate cancer. The researchers reported that all the men in the study who were treated with HRT patches felt that they had an improvement in their quality
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Family history of prostate cancer
A: There is now some evidence that suggests that prostate cancer can run in families. Generally speaking, if you have a relative diagnosed with prostate cancer you are at double the risk of getting the disease yourself, compared to the average man. If you have a brother with prostate cancer, your risk is higher, at just under 3 times the average risk. The age your relative is diagnosed with prostate cancer is also a factor. If they were diagnosed before the age of 60, this increases your risk by about 4 times the average. And if you have more than...
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prostate cancer - More Info Needed?
A: I am 48 yo. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in july. of the 12 biopsy samples taken, 7 came back positive for cancer, so more than half the prostate was cancerous. The gleason score (mine was 7) and the cancer staging (mine is stage II) help determine how aggressive the cancer is and how likely it is that it has spread beyond the prostate. My Dr. recommended surgery. I sought a second opinion and decided on surgery, but decided on a new procedure that is less invasive and easier to heal from with fewer chances of the side effects...
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What type of disease is prostate cancer?
A: ... prostate cancer originating in the prostate gland . The cause of prostate cancer is unknown, but the incidence varies markedly by geographic region, an indication that there are environmental factors that may trigger the disease. prostate tumors ar ......
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