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- Surgical treatment for prostate cancer involves removing the entire prostate as well as the seminal vesicles, a procedure called radical prostatectomy. There are two prostate cancer treatments classified as radical prostatectomy, open radical retropubic prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
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Prostate Cancer These drugs are frequently utilized for the symptoms of prostate enlargement in men without prostate cancer and appear to reduce the risk of development of prostate cancer. Their side effects are limited.
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Treatment for Prostate Cancer 1 There are a few types doctors can use for cancer that’s only in the prostate, and others for when it spreads to other parts of the body. 2  Hormone therapy. 3  Some of the hormones your body makes can fuel the growth of prostate cancer cells.
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- Side effects of hormone therapies for prostate cancer may include: 1  Impotence, inability to get or maintain an erection. 2  Loss of libido (sex drive) 3  Hot flashes.  Growth of breast tissue and tenderness of 1  breasts. Loss of muscle mass, weakness.  Decreased bone mass 1  (osteoporosis) Shrunken testicles.  Depression.
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- Several types of radiation can be used to treat most stages of prostate cancer. These include external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), brachytherapy and now CyberKnife. Many patients with early-stage prostate cancer are candidates for CyberKnife therapy. Patients with more advanced prostate cancer may be eligible for combined treatments of five weeks of external beam irradiation and two CyberKnife treatments.
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Medications to Treat BPH Currently, several alpha-blockers are used to treat BPH. These include alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and terazosin (Hytrin). One advantage of alpha-blockers over 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors is that they work almost immediately.
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Options For Advanced Prostate Cancer. Advanced prostate cancer occurs when a tumor that develops in the prostate gland spreads outside the prostate. The most common sites of prostate cancer spread are to the lymph nodes and bones. This is also called metastatic prostate cancer. Currently, no treatments can cure advanced/metastatic prostate cancer.
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Prostate Cancer Drug Zytiga May Extend Life May 25, 2011 -- The newly approved prostate cancer pill Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) may extend life by up to four months in men with spreading cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy, a study shows.
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Common Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer This means you'll have the drugs for a while, then go off, then go on again. This can improve your quality of life and make the hormone therapy more effective. Newer types of hormone therapy include: Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga), a pill that stops prostate cancer cells (and other cells) from making androgens.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQÂ®)âPatient Version Treatment to control cancer that is in the prostate and lessen urinary symptoms may include the following: External radiation therapy. Internal radiation therapy with radioactive seeds. Hormone therapy. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). A clinical trial of new types of radiation therapy.
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Prostate Cancer Prevention One group received 5 mg/day of finasteride and the other a placebo (Thompson 2003). This study was initiated based on multiple lines of evidence available in the early 1990s that suggested that treatment with finasteride (Proscar®) would reduce a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer.
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Medication Finasteride (Proscar) Finasteride is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic BPH in men with an enlarged prostate. When combined with doxazosin, it can also reduce the risk of symptomatic progression of BPH. Finasteride inhibits conversion of testosterone to DHT, causing serum DHT levels to decrease.
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- Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after skin cancer. Hormone therapy. is a type of treatment sometimes used to treat prostate cancer, although not all men with prostate. cancer need hormone therapy. Hormone therapy works by reducing the production of testosterone. Testosterone feeds prostate cancer cells; starving them often prevents and controls growth. In. selected patients it also improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy. The purpose of this booklet. is to explain hormone therapy to men who may be considering or have started hormone therapy and. their partners.
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- Androgen ablation remains the most effective treatment for metastatic prostate cancer and it is one of the only therapies proven to prolong survival. Even as metastatic tumors progress in men with castrate levels of circulating testosterone, the importance of androgen receptor (AR) signaling remains central.3.
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Hormonal Drug Boosts Survival After Prostate Cancer's Return: Study In a nearly 20-year study, researchers found that the combination therapy cut the risk of death from prostate cancer in half, compared to radiation alone. And that translated into better overall survival, the researchers reported in the Feb. 2 New England Journal of Medicine. After 12 years, just over 76 percent of men who'd received radiation and the hormonal drug bicalutamide were still alive.
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Advanced Prostate Cancer: Frequently Asked Questions Only a few chemotherapy medications have been shown to work for advanced prostate cancer. The chemotherapy drug Taxotere, when taken with the steroid prednisone, can help extend survival in some men. When Taxotere stops working, the chemotherapy drug called Jevtana (cabazitaxel) can help extend survival in some men.
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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Radiation oncologists are specialists who use ionizing radiation to treat cancer. For prostate cancer, radiation therapy may be given as a curative treatment after initial diagnosis, or may be given after radical prostatectomy to either prevent or treat a recurrence. In certain cases, radiation therapy is combined with hormonal therapy to improve the chance for cure. At the University of Chicago Medicine, our radiation oncologists are part of the multidisciplinary care team that helps you decide on the best treatment for your prostate cancer.
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Treatment of Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Well Proscar, Avodart and Flomax drugs are used to treat enlarged prostate problems, also known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Proscar and Avodart actually work the same way. They blocked the conversion of testosterone into a more dangerous type of testosterone called DHT dihydrotestosterone.
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What types of hormone therapy are there? There are three main ways to have hormone therapy for prostate. cancer. These are: • injections or implants to stop your testicles making testosterone. • surgery, called an orchidectomy, to remove the testicles or the. parts of the testicles that make testosterone. • tablets to block the effects of testosterone.
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What medications should I avoid if I have an enlarged prostate? Medications that may cause or worsen urinary symptoms in men with an enlarged prostate include antihistamines such as benadryl, or decongestants such as pseudophedrine. Diuretics, or medications that increase urination, can also worsen symptoms.
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Your Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD. The outlook for men diagnosed with prostate cancer has never been brighter. Doctors now have a variety of ways to treat prostate cancer, including surgery, radiation, and drugs that slow the growth of cancer cells. Both the safety and effectiveness of prostate cancer treatments has been steadily improving.
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How Is Prostate Cancer Treated? Different types of treatment are available for prostate cancer. You and your doctor will decide which treatment is right for you. Active surveillance. Closely monitoring the prostate cancer by performing prostate specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal exam (DRE) tests regularly, and treating the cancer only if it grows or causes symptoms.
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Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options This is known as adjuvant therapy. Hormone therapy. Because prostate cancer growth is driven by male sex hormones called androgens, lowering levels of these hormones can help slow the growth of the cancer. Hormone treatment is also called androgen ablation, androgen-deprivation therapy, or castration.
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Male & Female Urinary Problem Treatments For BPH (enlarged prostates), there are currently two classes of effective drugs: 1  Alpha-andrenergic receptor blockers (Hytrin, Cardura and Flomax) relax the muscles and blood vessels within the prostate and bladder, potentially increasing urinary flow and decreasing urinary frequency.
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How Is Prostate Cancer Treated? A prostatectomy is an operation where doctors remove the prostate. Radical prostatectomy removes the prostate as well as the surrounding tissue. Radiation therapy. Using high-energy rays (similar to X-rays) to kill the cancer. There are two types of radiation therapy— External radiation therapy.
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- 1 LUPRON DEPOT 7.5 mg for 1-month, 22.5 mg for 3-month, 30 mg for 4-month, and 45 mg for 6-month administration are prescribed for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. 2  LUPRON DEPOT is a prescription medication that must be administered in your doctor’s office.