Cancer as a disease itself is not contagious. Whether it is through intimate contact like kissing, intercourse or oral sex. So the answer to the question “If having sex with a person with prostate cancer risky” is in negative. By being in a sexual relationship with a person diagnosed with prostate cancer does not add to the risk. Prostate cancer cannot be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
Scientists have done detailed research and reported that even though the prostate gland is responsible in making semen, cancer cells cannot be transmitted with the help of semen. There is a possibility that some specific types of sexually transmitted viral infections do increase the risk of certain types of cancer but catching it as such from another person is not possible. Read the rest of this entry »
Prostrate cancer is a type of cancer that attacks prostrate. Prostrate is a male organ responsible for seminal fluid, which is used to transport and support sperm. Any male can develop prostate cancer. But there are specific risk factors, which increase a person’s chances of developing the disease. We will discuss those risk factors, symptoms and treatments of prostrate cancer in this article.
Men who are above the age of 50 are at a greater risk of developing prostate cancer than their young counterparts. But it hardly goes to prove that young men won’t or cannot be diagnosed with prostrate cancer. But the likelihood of young male being affected with it is substantially lower. Read the rest of this entry »
About one-third of American men have microscopic signs of
prostate cancer by the time they hit fifty. When they are 75, approximately 50% to 75% of men undergo some changes in their prostate glands that may be cancerous. In spite of this dreadful statistic NOT all these men would eventually die from prostate cancer. A report says that about 16 percent of American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime but only 8 percent develop significant symptoms; and only 3 percent die of the disease.
Many men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, but they have no idea that if they do not treat the symptoms on time it may grow deadly. Experts have not yet confirmed research about which prostate cancers will prove deadly and which won’t. There are some types of prostate cancer, which won’t prove dangerous and will simply exist. They won’t be life threatening in anyway. At research institutes they are still working on it and trying to find more about prostate cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Many men are now aware of the risk of prostate cancer but they should also know that even though some factors increase their chances of getting this disease they may not necessarily cause it. It can happen that some men with these risk factors never even develop the condition while those with the disease don’t have the risk factors. So while the causes of prostate cancer have not yet been clearly established, studies have found quite a few factors that are time and again linked with an increasing risk of developing this condition.
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When a person is diagnosed with cancer a process called staging is carried out. Stages refer to the marking of the cancer from I to IV to determine how far the cancer has spread. The international system used to classify cancer is called TNM staging, which refers to the tumor, node, and metastases.
Staging prostate cancer correctly is very essential as the stage of the disease determines the treatment. Once prostate cancer has been diagnosed the physician will establish how far the disease has progressed. In the first stage PSA tests and the biopsy would have identified the existence of the cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
More American men die of prostate cancer than do men in, say, China or Japan. This is because of the differences in diet and lifestyle. The fat intake for Americans is higher than that of Asian men as their diet consists of more convenience rather than fresh food and includes more animal fat. Asians on the other hand have a diet full of vegetables, soy, fruits, fiber, and fish.
The incidence of prostate cancer has been directly linked to the intake of fat. So as the latter increases in the form of diets with increased use of butter and other fats and red meat, so the number of cases of prostate cancer has also increased. So dairy products and red meat that are saturated fats should be off your food list or else in smaller proportions, and this includes turkey or chicken, which will have hidden saturated fats.
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The answer to this question is ‘Yes the cancer can recur.’ This is unfortunate, especially as it has been a difficult time for you going through the diagnosis and the treatment. You may still be on drugs as part of the treatment. There is a risk that all the tumors were not destroyed during the therapy and so the cancerous cells are still there. A doctor should have warned you that the chances of prostate cancer recurring are high and therefore you should be watchful and treat the symptoms quickly.
If the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate then it can be cured. However, it cannot be determined with certainty as to how far the cancer has spread to other parts of the body and whether all the cells have been eliminated. There should generally be a process of monitoring even after you finish with the treatment and it seems that the cancer has been removed.
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As with any major surgery there are certain risks people need to be aware of, and which need to be considered and talked about with your physician prior to undergoing the knife.
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Urinary dysfunction occurs in many men who undergo any of the forms of treatment available for prostate cancer. Some men only suffer mild irritation that may last a very short period of time, while others suffer with urinary incontinence that may last for years following certain procedures. Some forms of treatments side effects can be less severe and will usually resolve themselves with little treatment.
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A radical prostatectomy is the surgical treatment option for patients suffering for prostate cancer. This form of treatment is usually used in younger patients where there is good potential for curing the disease. When the cancer is contained entirely within the prostate, or has yet to spread far into the surrounding tissues or lymph nodes an otherwise healthy patient’s best option may be the radical prostatectomy. This form of treatment has yielded more positive results than normal radiation treatments.
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