Questions about male prostate cancer.......?

What is prostate cancer??


How do you get it??


how do u no u have it??


is there any cures for it??


what should males do to protect themselves or have a chance of not getting prostate cancer??

Questions about male prostate cancer.......?
My dad had it, - he had to have it cut out, and dripped for the next 8 years. Can you say pampers?





All you can really do is get regular checkups after the age of 40.





Men have a prostate down at their urine bladder, - it's one of those "gender specific" thingys.
Reply:Powerful new evidence is coming out from research scientists that show there is a link between the prevention of prostate cancer caused by free radicals and the use of antioxidents. Antioxidents seem to supply a one-two punch in preventing the effects of cancerous cell growth.


Antioxidents also show a potent ability to partially block the free radical production stimulated by androgens, and to slow the growth of cancer cells by as much as 44%. Imagine that! The Mangosteen xanthones have the capability to reduce prostate conditions and slow the growth of cancer cells by 44%!


The xanthones of the Mangosteen are one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful antioxidents.





By drinking the Mangosteen juice on a daily basis, you may be helping prevent disease that you never knew you were in danger of contracting such as some cancers. Some of these cancers have been studied at Tokyo University where xanthones of the Mangosteen eredicated cancer cultures grown in a Petri dish. How's that for a good reason for men to drink the Mangosteen juice?





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Reply:Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among American men. It is a slow-growing disease that mostly affects older men. In fact, more than 75 percent of all prostate cancers are found in men over the age of 65. The disease rarely occurs in men younger than 40 years of age.


Sometimes, cancer cells break away from a malignant tumor in the prostate and enter the bloodstream or the lymphatic system and travel to other organs in the body.





Scientists don't know exactly what causes prostate cancer. They cannot explain why one man gets prostate cancer and another does not. However, they have been able to identify some risk factors that are associated with the disease. A risk factor is anything that increases your chances of getting a disease.


Age is the most important risk factor for prostate cancer. The disease is extremely rare in men under age 40, but the risk increases greatly with age. More than 75 percent of cases are diagnosed in men over age 65. The average age at the time of diagnosis is 70.


Race is another major risk factor. In the United States, this disease is much more common in African American men than in any other group of men. It is least common in Asian and American Indian men.


A man's risk for developing prostate cancer is higher if his father or brother has had the disease.


Diet also may play a role. There is some evidence that a diet high in animal fat may increase the risk of prostate cancer and a diet high in fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk. Studies to find out whether men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer by taking certain dietary supplements are ongoing.


Scientists have wondered whether an enlarged prostate, a condition also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH, might increase the risk for prostate cancer. They have also studied obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, radiation exposure, and a sexually transmitted virus to see if they might increase risk. But at this time, there is little evidence that any of these factors contribute to an increased risk.





Most cancers in their early, most treatable stages don't cause any symptoms. Early prostate cancer usually does not cause symptoms.


However, if prostate cancer develops and is not treated, it can cause these symptoms:





a need to urinate frequently, especially at night


difficulty starting urination or holding back urine


inability to urinate


weak or interrupted flow of urine


painful or burning urination


difficulty in having an erection


painful ejaculation


blood in urine or semen


pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.





Treatment for prostate cancer may involve watchful waiting, surgery, radiation therapy, or hormonal therapy. Some men receive a combination of therapies. A cure is the goal for men whose prostate cancer is diagnosed early.


Surgery is used to remove the cancer. It is a common treatment for early stage prostate cancer. The surgeon may remove the entire prostate with a type of surgery called radical prostatectomy or, in a few cases, remove only part of it.


Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Doctors may recommend it instead of surgery or after surgery to destroy any cancer cells that may remain in the area.


Hormonal therapy deprives cancer cells of the male hormones they need to grow and survive. This treatment is often used for prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Reply:What is prostate cancer?? Cancer of the prostate gland (only men have it)





How do you get it?? Age. There is some evidence that all men over the age of 80 have prostate CA.





how do u no u have it?? Your primary care doctor can give you a DRE (digital rectal exam) **the dreaded "finger wave" and a simple blood test to check for the presence of PSA (prostate specific antigen). Normal range is 0.0 to 4.0 Anything over 5 (especially with a family history) will get you a referral to a urologist for further testing. This test suggested for any man over the age of 50.





is there any cures for it?? YES! Thankfully, prostate cancer is a usually a very slow growing cancer. There are many different treatment modalities, including radiation (internal, external or both). This is a decision to be made with your oncologist and yourself. In many cases men live for many years after treatment.





what should males do to protect themselves or have a chance of not getting prostate cancer?? There is really nothing. It is an age and gender specific disease. There is some talk about antioxidants, there are worth a try, but I would never use them in place of a good doc.
Reply:Hey hey just take a minute to take a long breathe. Actually Prostrate cancer is a kind of cancer in which the malignant cells or the cancer cells are formed in the tissue of the prostrate.


The prostrate is a gland which is fund in the male reproductive system and it is located below the bladder, an organ which collects and empties the urine. You just visit the link to get more informations about prostate cancer. It will answer all your questions. Just check it out.





http://www.canceronline.biz/typesofcance...


http://www.canceronline.biz/treatment.ht...

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