Prostate Cancer Treatment
Consult a urologist, a radiation oncologist and a medical oncologist for treatments and outcomes when dealing with Prostate cancer
Active Surveillance
Prostatectomy-removal of prostate, either whole or part of it
Radiation therapy-direct radioactive exposure to kill the cancerous cells
hormone therapy-
Prostate cancer feeds on testerone. Stopping hormone production will remove a large part of cancer cells, but not those which does not feed on testerone
two types of hormone therapy are
orchiectomy-
removal of testes and LHRH agonists-
blocking the production of luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone so that testosterone will not be produced from LHRH
chemotherapy-
Usage of Drugs to kill or halt the growth of cancer cells Eg.docetaxel (Taxotere)
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy, also known as cryosurgery or cryoablation was rarely used. With this approach, probes are inserted into the prostate through the perineum (the space between the scrotum and the anus), and delivers argon gas or liquid nitrogen , "freezing" to death the prostate cells and any tumors.
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
High-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, is the opposite of cryotherapy: with HIFU, the prostate cells are "heated" to death. A probe is inserted into the rectum and high-intensity ultrasound waves are delivered to the cancerous area
Consult a urologist, a radiation oncologist and a medical oncologist for treatments and outcomes when dealing with Prostate cancer
Active Surveillance
Prostatectomy-removal of prostate, either whole or part of it
Radiation therapy-direct radioactive exposure to kill the cancerous cells
hormone therapy-
Prostate cancer feeds on testerone. Stopping hormone production will remove a large part of cancer cells, but not those which does not feed on testerone
two types of hormone therapy are
orchiectomy-
removal of testes and LHRH agonists-
blocking the production of luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone so that testosterone will not be produced from LHRH
chemotherapy-
Usage of Drugs to kill or halt the growth of cancer cells Eg.docetaxel (Taxotere)
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy, also known as cryosurgery or cryoablation was rarely used. With this approach, probes are inserted into the prostate through the perineum (the space between the scrotum and the anus), and delivers argon gas or liquid nitrogen , "freezing" to death the prostate cells and any tumors.
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
High-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, is the opposite of cryotherapy: with HIFU, the prostate cells are "heated" to death. A probe is inserted into the rectum and high-intensity ultrasound waves are delivered to the cancerous area
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