Terminal Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Published on Apr 15 2010, in the categories: Stages of disease
To all men over forty doctors usually recommend the screening tests because at this age the level of estrogen, the female hormone and that of the dihydrotestosterone increases: the result is the growth in size of the prostate organ, while the level of testosterone declines.
If the screening tests or the biopsy confirm any existence of a tumor confined in the organ or a locally advanced one and it is left untreated then it is a great possibility that this cancer will progressively evolve becoming metastatic and eventually leading to death.
The prostate cancer is a type of cancer affecting only the prostate gland and is described as an abnormal condition when the body cells experience an uncontrollable and fast growth while the cancerous cells tend to multiply; the spreading process is a rapid one, done by invading the neighboring tissues, the cancerous cells traveling through the lymph vessels or through the bloodstream to far away tissues so the tumor is categorized as organ-confined, locally advanced or, in the final stage, metastatic.
When the surrounding organs are affected , the coaxial tomography or the magnetic resonance imaging will show just how far advanced is the cancer in these areas; radionuclide bone scans can confirm if the tumor has spread to the bones.
A recent developed method of biopsy, the prostate mapping, combines the template-guided multiple biopsies with the multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging scans, done under general anesthetic while taking thirty to fifty biopsies.
Unfortunately no early symptoms can indicate the existence of the cancerous cells in the prostate and when you start to feel strange that basically means that the tumor began its spreading in the surrounding areas of the gland. Here are some common symptoms: weak or frequent urine stream, burning while urinating, painful ejaculation, pain while urinating, back pains, stiffness, blood in urine or semen, ache or abdomen and bone pain, compression of the spine, leg weakness or incontinence.
In this case the TNM system or the Whitmore-Jewett staging system will indicate exactly just how far advanced is the cancer and what treatment should be recommended.
The end stage is a painful one because the cancer is normally metastasized and has spread to the bones, liver, lungs and the lymph nodes; the symptoms we often encounter in this late stage are chest pains or cough if the lungs are affected, yellow skin and unbearable pains in the abdomen if the malignant tumor has spread to the liver and it can also cause a compression of the spine, resulting in muscle weakness and incontinence. Metastatic cancer will affect the vertebrae, the pelvis and the ribs, and untreated it will eventually lead to death.
Even with a proper treatment we can’t say for certainty that the cancer will stop from spreading or it will be cured because in this late stage the treatment results are rather discouraging. Prevention measures should always be taken in consideration because you know the saying: it is better to prevent than to treat.
If the screening tests or the biopsy confirm any existence of a tumor confined in the organ or a locally advanced one and it is left untreated then it is a great possibility that this cancer will progressively evolve becoming metastatic and eventually leading to death.
The prostate cancer is a type of cancer affecting only the prostate gland and is described as an abnormal condition when the body cells experience an uncontrollable and fast growth while the cancerous cells tend to multiply; the spreading process is a rapid one, done by invading the neighboring tissues, the cancerous cells traveling through the lymph vessels or through the bloodstream to far away tissues so the tumor is categorized as organ-confined, locally advanced or, in the final stage, metastatic.
When the surrounding organs are affected , the coaxial tomography or the magnetic resonance imaging will show just how far advanced is the cancer in these areas; radionuclide bone scans can confirm if the tumor has spread to the bones.
A recent developed method of biopsy, the prostate mapping, combines the template-guided multiple biopsies with the multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging scans, done under general anesthetic while taking thirty to fifty biopsies.
Unfortunately no early symptoms can indicate the existence of the cancerous cells in the prostate and when you start to feel strange that basically means that the tumor began its spreading in the surrounding areas of the gland. Here are some common symptoms: weak or frequent urine stream, burning while urinating, painful ejaculation, pain while urinating, back pains, stiffness, blood in urine or semen, ache or abdomen and bone pain, compression of the spine, leg weakness or incontinence.
In this case the TNM system or the Whitmore-Jewett staging system will indicate exactly just how far advanced is the cancer and what treatment should be recommended.
The end stage is a painful one because the cancer is normally metastasized and has spread to the bones, liver, lungs and the lymph nodes; the symptoms we often encounter in this late stage are chest pains or cough if the lungs are affected, yellow skin and unbearable pains in the abdomen if the malignant tumor has spread to the liver and it can also cause a compression of the spine, resulting in muscle weakness and incontinence. Metastatic cancer will affect the vertebrae, the pelvis and the ribs, and untreated it will eventually lead to death.
Even with a proper treatment we can’t say for certainty that the cancer will stop from spreading or it will be cured because in this late stage the treatment results are rather discouraging. Prevention measures should always be taken in consideration because you know the saying: it is better to prevent than to treat.
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