Prostate Health

I spend time being concerned about all sorts of things. My finances are always a worry and my job prospects concern me but the most important thing is my health. We may disregard our health when we are young but as we get older we become more aware of our bodies and the problems thay can suffer. For men of a certain age, the prostate is, or should be, a concern.

Prostate cancer is not a typical topic of conversation for men. Most men know nothing about the prostate and unlike women who are usually aware of breast cancer men seem to want to continue in blissful ignorance of the possible problems with the prostate even though early diagnosis and treatment can often lead to a successful conclusion.

For some reason men do not seem to discus medical matters in the same way that women do. Why that is, is difficult to understand since discussion of just this one subject of the prostate gland would no doubt save lives by making men more aware of potential prostate health problems.

They say that ignorance is no defence and that certainly applies to prostate health problems. Ignoring it will not make it all go away and being ignorant of possible symptoms leaves you open to the chances of far greater health problems later. Learning about your prostate and possible symptoms of prostate related health issues can help you together with your doctor in overcoming those difficulties.

For most men the prostate presents no problems before they are in their fifties. Once they reach that age the most common problem to occur seems to be growth of the prostate gland which can put pressure on the other parts of the body which it is adjacent to. Growth of the prostate is quite common in older men and does not always present a problem.

There is a one in six chance of a man developing prostate cancer in his lifetime in the US. Treatment is usually effective and the success rate following early diagnosis is very high. This clearly shows that early diagnosis is very important and men should be aware of the risks.

Since early diagnosis can make such an important difference to the effectiveness of treatment you should consult with your doctor and ask about regular examinations and checks. Early treatment is said to be around 99% effective so it is clear that regular checkups can make an important difference.

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by Kim and Charles Petty

Introduction:-

Prostate is a glandular organ present only in males. It surrounds the neck of bladder & the first part of urethra and condributes a secretion to the semen. The gland is conical in shape and measures 3 cm in vertical diameter and 4 cm in transverse diameter.It has got five lobes anterior,posterior,two lateral and a median lobe.Since the first part of the urethra pass through it any lesion in the prostate will produce difficulty in passing urine.

Diseases of the prostate gland:-

1) Prostatitis:-

This is the inflamation of the prostate gland due to bacterial infection.

2) Benign enlargement of the prostate:-

This is a non cancerous tumour of the prostate seen after the age of 50. 3,Cancer of the prostate:-This is the 4th most common cause of death from malignant diseases in males.

Cancer of the prostate.

Cancer of the prostate is directly linked with the male sex hormones(androgens).If the levels of sex hormone increases the growth rate of cancer also increases.It is found that after the removel of testes there is marked reduction in the size of tumour.

Site of tumour:-

Prostate cancer is seen mainly in the posterior lobe.Non cancerous enlargement is seen in other lobes.

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The latest on T3 prostate cancer is that patients who have to go through radical prostate surgery can still get good outcomes for the long term. Published in the Journal of Urology (August 2006), the report came from research at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and tackled the latest on T3 prostate cancer by testing 176 male subjects.

The Latest on T3 Prostate Cancer - Surgery vs. Hormones

The patients had regional or locally advance T3 prostate cancer and so were undergoing radiotherapy combined with androgen deprivation. They had also had radical prostrate surgery, from 1983?2003.

Out of all the patients, 64 were given Neoadjuvant hormonal treatment, while the rest had radical prostate surgery as their only therapy.

The Latest on T3 Prostate Cancer - PSA Tests

The patients who got the hormonal treatment had higher PSA levels before treatment. They also had more cases of semen invasion.

Men with high levels of prostate-specific antigen or PSA have been shown to develop prostate cancer. But the test is not 100% accurate.

PSA is currently being tested in the hopes of providing some sort of early warning device for prostate cancer diagnosis in its first stage.

The Latest on T3 Prostate Cancer - Short Term Results

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Metastasis transforms cancer of the prostate to bone marrow cancer. When prostate cancer metastasizes, the cancer leaves the prostate gland and adjacent organs. Metastasis from prostate to bone marrow cancer usually occurs in advance stage prostate cancer.

During metastasis, cancer cells spread outward. They may spread nearby or they may migrate to distant organs.

Prostate to Bone Marrow Cancer ? Does It Follow A Pattern?

So far, clinical research hasn?t pinpointed any exact way cancer cells spread. However, scientific research has documented distinct patterns in the way certain types of cancer spread.

Also, that certain cancer cell types have a ?preference? for settling in some parts of the body more than others.

So what?s the likelihood of prostate to bone marrow cancer metastasis? Although the reasons behind the pattern are unclear, studies have shown that prostate cancer cells have a preference for settling in bone tissue.

What?s more, prostate cancer cells have a tendency to settle in bone tissue after spreading to the area of the pelvis.

When prostate cancer cells settle into the bone, it becomes known as prostate cancer bone metastasis.

Prostate to Bone Marrow Cancer ? Are Both Treated in the Same Way?

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