What Is Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer is A cancer in a man’s prostate, a small walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid. A man’s prostate produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Early warning signs to look for burning or pain during urination, difficulty urinating, or trouble starting and stopping while urinating, more frequent urges to urinate at night, loss of bladder control, decreased flow or velocity of urine stream, blood in urine (hematuria), and blood in semen. The 5-year survival rate for most men with local or regional prostate cancer is nearly 100%. For men diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, the 5-year survival rate is 30%.
Symptoms
- Can have no symptoms
- Bone Pain
- Lower abdomen pain
- Urinary: difficulty starting and maintaining a steady stream of urine, dribbling of urine, excessive urination at night, frequent urination, urge to urinate and leaking, urinary retention, or weak urinary stream
Treatments
- Bone health
- Brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Common drugs
- Hormone Associated Therapy
- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Monitoring for changes or improvement
- Palliative care
- Prostatectomy
- Radiation therapy
- Supportive care
