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Cancer > The Prostate A muscular gland somewhat bigger than a walnut that adds seminal fluid to the sperm before it is expelled during ejaculation - is the second leading site of cancer in men. This condition affects many men in the 40 - 60 year age group. It is suspected that the cause in part, lies with an inability to express emotionally and the stresses involved with performance anxiety and inadequate nutrition. There are many health product formula's available which are very effective in both prevention and treatment. As a last resort, treatment is the operation feared the most. Having a cancerous prostate gland removed means enduring a large incision in the lower abdomen so that surgeons can work deep in the pelvis. Patients may bleed a lot, usually requiring several weeks to recover their strength. And a great many are left impotent when doctors, cutting and stitching by touch at times, inadvertently damage nerves. Some are even left incontinent. Yet, tens of thousands undergo radical prostatectomy every year because it's got the best track record for beating a disease that kills nearly 40,000 men annually in the USA. Now, surgeons are using a surgical procedure called "laparoscopic prostatectomy," that avoids large incisions and reduces blood loss - and gets patients back on their feet quicker. It's carried out using slender tubes tipped with cameras, miniature scalpels and tweezers, and inserted through five small holes in the abdomen. "It allows us to see in these deep areas of the male pelvis and do a more careful operation," said Dr. Douglas M. Dahl, a urologist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center, while performing a "lap prostate," as it's termed. "And the patients have less pain." However, there are other choices. Older or unhealthy men often receive the less-invasive external beam radiation, which seeks to contain the cancer rather than eliminate it. It requires weeks of daily treatments and can cause urinary and rectal problems. Radioactive seed implants, tiny pellets of radioactive metal inserted into the prostate gland, have become an increasingly popular alternative to surgery. The implants are relatively painless and quick, but they remain controversial because their long-term effectiveness is not known. Moreover, the implants, once thought to have minimal side effects, are proving to affect potency and continence as well. |
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