Prostate cancer ranks as the most prevalent cancer, excluding skin cancers, affecting men in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), about 165,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It accounts for nearly ten percent of all cancer diagnoses. Each year, about 30,000 deaths are attributed to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
By itself, cancer confined mostly to the prostate gland has a five-year survival rate of nearly 100 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, if cancer has already spread to other areas when first detected, the five-year survival rate is much lower – roughly 30 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCI<\/a> has published a general overview of prostate cancer as well as details on the scope of treatments for it. (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n As with most cancers, prostate cancer has multiple treatment options. Each option has a range of side effects that may affect a man in different ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some men might find the potential side effects of a particular treatment acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Others may have great dismay about one or more side effects. Today, a man diagnosed with prostate cancer<\/a> has more options for treatment than ever before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Each individual should carefully assess their options and select a treatment that aligns best with their personal needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the NCI, the most common treatments are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Several other procedures are being evaluated or tested in clinical trials. Each man should carefully consider all options before submitting to treatment. Prostate cancer is typically slow-growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Time spent reviewing all options, getting second opinions, or employing an independent consultant can often prevent mountains of future heartache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excepting the watchful waiting option, all treatments for prostate cancer have side effects. Some may be debilitating, especially to a man that is highly sexually active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that the watchful waiting option is only available for low level (stage 1) early prostate cancer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second option, surgery, is the most commonly used. This article is specifically about the surgical option. (See the NCI article referenced above for other options.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Types of Prostate Cancer treatments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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