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Understanding Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis and Stages

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Being told that you have prostate cancer can be a frightening experience. When you are told of your condition, it's common to be so overwhelmed that you neglect to ask important questions, only to think of them once you've gotten home. Understanding your illness is often the first step on the road to recovery. Here's what you need to know about your diagnosis and how the cancer is staged: 1.Diagnosing Stages Once a man has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his physician will perform one or more additional tests to determine the stage of cancer. These tests may include a digital rectal examination, a blood test, an MRI of the prostate or skeleton, a CT of the pelvis and abdomen, or a surgical procedure to examine lymph nodes. While not all men will need each test, most men will undergo at least one of these tests in order for their physician to better stage the cancer. 2.Stage I If you are diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer, this means that your cancer is mi...

Fat men die of prostate cancer

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Adipose tissue surrounding the prostate gland of men with obesity, creates favorable conditions for the progression of prostate cancer. What is the prostate gland The prostate gland - is musculo-glandular organ located below the bladder and surrounding the initial portion of the urethra. The main function of the prostate is to produce secretions, which is part of semen. Ducts of the prostate glands open into the urethra. Prostate cancer In the early stages of prostate cancer does not manifest itself. Complaints are associated with tumor spread and metastasis. At the stage the only manifestation of the lack of symptoms, allowing the disease to suspect, is to increase blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA). As prevention of prostate cancer for all men should conduct an annual PSA test beginning at age 45. By increasing the size of the tumor shows the following symptoms: Frequent urination Difficulty urinating Urinary incontinence urge to urinate. The essence of ...

Healthy sleep reduces the risk of prostate cancer

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High levels of the hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles - melatonin - reduces the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer at 75%, has established a group of researchers of the department of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health (Boston). The results of the scientists were presented at the conference of cancer, according to Medical Xpress . Melatonin is produced exclusively in the dark and is an important regulatory component of human circadian rhythms. "Insomnia and other sleep disorders can affect the amount of melatonin or completely stop its production in the body," - explained Sara Markt (Sarah Markt), one of the co-operation. The study, which lasted for seven years, attended 928 Icelandic men. Volunteers were asked to answer questions related to the regime of sleep and wakefulness, as well as urine test, in which scientists determined the level of one of the decay products of melatonin. It turned out that every eight volunteers had troub...

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

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In early stage of Prostate Cancer, there's no special clinical manifestation, whereas as time goes by, Prostate Cancer shall manifest several varieties of symptoms and these symptoms would exacerbate step by step. To sum up, there area unit in the main 3 aspects as follows: Symptoms of Prostate Cancer Urination obstruction: as a result of the tumor's volume will increase step by step therefore on squeeze duct, therefore patients with Prostate Cancercan suffer from more and more getting-worse symptoms like upset, frequent voiding or voiding urgency, or different stimulation symptoms like odynuria. a part of advanced stage Prostate Cancer patients would suffer from retention as a result of they're utterly unable to urinate. Other tissues to be concerned in: once Prostate Cancer invades adjacent or encircled tissues or organs, a series of native infiltration symptoms shall be caused, for instance, neoplasm offensive nerve and cavitas pelvis would cause pain in lower ab...