Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Published on Mar 29 2010, in the categories: Heredity Issues, Signs of disease, Test Info, Useful Info, Ways of detection, prevention, support, surgery, symptoms
The prostate cancer is a common type of cancer affecting a serious number of men from all over the world.
Its early symptoms don’t exist, so the best medical advice to detect the prostate cancer at an early stage is to regularly have screening tests.
The most common manifestations of a prostate disorder are frequent and painful urination, problems of sexual function or blood found in the urine.
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If we talk about an advanced stage we encounter symptoms such as weakness in the legs, fecal an urinary incontinence, bone pain; if the cancer had spread to the lungs and liver it will cause breathing problems, chest and abdomen pains; if the spinal cord is affected it can cause the compression of the spine. If we are talking about metastatic cancer the most affected parts of the body will be the pelvis, ribs and vertebrae.
An early diagnosis of the exact disorder which affects the prostate can be obtained by using the screening procedure, done on a regular basis, the results being either normal when cancerous cells are not detected and abnormal, suggesting cancer.
Screening tests include two procedures: the digital rectal exam or DRE, when the doctor searches for hardness or lumps on the surface of the prostate gland by inserting a gloved finger into the rectum and the prostate specific antigen blood tests or PSA using as an indicator for the spreading of the cancer the prostate-specific antigen.
If the PSA test result indicates under four nanograms per milliliter of blood then it is considered as a normal result, the result between four and ten is at the borderline, depending on the patients age, genetic inheritance, symptoms and even race, a result higher than ten is abnormal, as also if the values are between thirty and forty which definitely indicate the existence of a prostate cancer.
In this last case the doctor has to inquire further medical investigations to reach for an exact diagnosis. A biopsy is the best procedure used in this case and is described as the withdrawing of one or two small pieces of the prostate tissue, using a needle trans-rectally, all this is done with the guidance of ultrasound images of the prostate area.
Biopsies can also be performed near the lymph nodes, the urinary bladder or the rectum. If the cancer has spread to the bones, radionuclide bone scans can confirm that, if we are talking about affected surrounding organs coaxial tomography or CAT scans and magnetic resonance imaging or MRIs can tell how much the cancer has spread in these areas.
If cancer is diagnosed, a pathologist uses the Gleason scale to classify the stages of the cancer: scores of two to four indicate a slow growing tumor, scores of five to six indicate an intermediate aggressiveness of the tumor while scores from seven to ten indicate the rapid growth of the cancerous tumor.
There is also the staging process which indicates how spread is the disease, and there are usually four stages: stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV.
The next step is to start treating this disease under the guidance of a doctor and to start caring about what foods you consume. For that a doctor’s advices are imperative.
Its early symptoms don’t exist, so the best medical advice to detect the prostate cancer at an early stage is to regularly have screening tests.
The most common manifestations of a prostate disorder are frequent and painful urination, problems of sexual function or blood found in the urine.
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If we talk about an advanced stage we encounter symptoms such as weakness in the legs, fecal an urinary incontinence, bone pain; if the cancer had spread to the lungs and liver it will cause breathing problems, chest and abdomen pains; if the spinal cord is affected it can cause the compression of the spine. If we are talking about metastatic cancer the most affected parts of the body will be the pelvis, ribs and vertebrae.
An early diagnosis of the exact disorder which affects the prostate can be obtained by using the screening procedure, done on a regular basis, the results being either normal when cancerous cells are not detected and abnormal, suggesting cancer.
Screening tests include two procedures: the digital rectal exam or DRE, when the doctor searches for hardness or lumps on the surface of the prostate gland by inserting a gloved finger into the rectum and the prostate specific antigen blood tests or PSA using as an indicator for the spreading of the cancer the prostate-specific antigen.
If the PSA test result indicates under four nanograms per milliliter of blood then it is considered as a normal result, the result between four and ten is at the borderline, depending on the patients age, genetic inheritance, symptoms and even race, a result higher than ten is abnormal, as also if the values are between thirty and forty which definitely indicate the existence of a prostate cancer.
In this last case the doctor has to inquire further medical investigations to reach for an exact diagnosis. A biopsy is the best procedure used in this case and is described as the withdrawing of one or two small pieces of the prostate tissue, using a needle trans-rectally, all this is done with the guidance of ultrasound images of the prostate area.
Biopsies can also be performed near the lymph nodes, the urinary bladder or the rectum. If the cancer has spread to the bones, radionuclide bone scans can confirm that, if we are talking about affected surrounding organs coaxial tomography or CAT scans and magnetic resonance imaging or MRIs can tell how much the cancer has spread in these areas.
If cancer is diagnosed, a pathologist uses the Gleason scale to classify the stages of the cancer: scores of two to four indicate a slow growing tumor, scores of five to six indicate an intermediate aggressiveness of the tumor while scores from seven to ten indicate the rapid growth of the cancerous tumor.
There is also the staging process which indicates how spread is the disease, and there are usually four stages: stage I, stage II, stage III and stage IV.
The next step is to start treating this disease under the guidance of a doctor and to start caring about what foods you consume. For that a doctor’s advices are imperative.
Wife Support Prostate Cancer
Published on Mar 08 2010, in the categories: Useful Info, support
The prostate cancer diagnose can break or strengthen a marriage. In fact any chronically disease can have a strong impact on couple lives. Advanced medical research and medical equipment today can make from prostate cancer a less worrying disease. The wife of the prostate cancer patient can be a real moral support throughout the nightmare of the treatment. Although as women nothing has prepared her for dealing with such situation she can go to support groups for prostate cancer.
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Most women feel discouraged, frightened or overwhelmed when they hear that their family member, partner or husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. On the web there are support sites for women where they can go to find answers how to deal with this situation. There is nothing in the worlds that can prepare a person for a situation like this one.
Women can take part in the process of early detecting the prostate cancer and in the treatment phase. Recent studies have proved that there is hope in the treatment of prostate cancer if is detected early. According to American Cancer Society there is 100% survival rate in the first 5 years of early detection. That's why the wife can suggest a prostate screening to his partners.
After the diagnose women can give a great support by attending the doctor appointments with his partners and going together in group meetings. Both partners can work as a team researching way of treatment because there are several possible treatments depending on each individual. Frequent communication with your doctor can give you a great solution. There are many treatments to choose from such as hormone therapy, active surveillance, prostatectomy, radiation therapy.
Wives can seek support from other women facing the same problem sometimes knowing the personal experience of one person can boost the search for finding the good solution. Both partners will experience a couple diseases because sex life will be negatively influenced and without strong couple communication that couple will suffer strong side effects such breaking up.
Both partners will have to discover how to deal with the new situation. They will have to find new ways to enjoy the life together. Both will have to find ways how to deal with bill when there will be no income if the man was the only one working and because of the pain from the prostate cancer had to give up his job. There is a great stress factor in the case of prostate cancer.
In a marriage husband will be concerned about his wife wouldn't get as much affection and pleasure from their moments of intimacy and the wife will be concerned about same thing but without proper communication there will be no good solution. When both come out and tell what they are feeling about that situation they will learn to appreciate what they have and continue to live the life at a new level.
Another aspect in coping with wife support prostate cancer is how to tell others and what to tell them. There are societies that can be a great support and can have a great resource of information. For professional and reliable advice the doctors remains the main source.
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Most women feel discouraged, frightened or overwhelmed when they hear that their family member, partner or husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. On the web there are support sites for women where they can go to find answers how to deal with this situation. There is nothing in the worlds that can prepare a person for a situation like this one.
Women can take part in the process of early detecting the prostate cancer and in the treatment phase. Recent studies have proved that there is hope in the treatment of prostate cancer if is detected early. According to American Cancer Society there is 100% survival rate in the first 5 years of early detection. That's why the wife can suggest a prostate screening to his partners.
After the diagnose women can give a great support by attending the doctor appointments with his partners and going together in group meetings. Both partners can work as a team researching way of treatment because there are several possible treatments depending on each individual. Frequent communication with your doctor can give you a great solution. There are many treatments to choose from such as hormone therapy, active surveillance, prostatectomy, radiation therapy.
Wives can seek support from other women facing the same problem sometimes knowing the personal experience of one person can boost the search for finding the good solution. Both partners will experience a couple diseases because sex life will be negatively influenced and without strong couple communication that couple will suffer strong side effects such breaking up.
Both partners will have to discover how to deal with the new situation. They will have to find new ways to enjoy the life together. Both will have to find ways how to deal with bill when there will be no income if the man was the only one working and because of the pain from the prostate cancer had to give up his job. There is a great stress factor in the case of prostate cancer.
In a marriage husband will be concerned about his wife wouldn't get as much affection and pleasure from their moments of intimacy and the wife will be concerned about same thing but without proper communication there will be no good solution. When both come out and tell what they are feeling about that situation they will learn to appreciate what they have and continue to live the life at a new level.
Another aspect in coping with wife support prostate cancer is how to tell others and what to tell them. There are societies that can be a great support and can have a great resource of information. For professional and reliable advice the doctors remains the main source.