As part of nasopharyngeal cancer incidence than concealed, early symptoms are mild and often do not arouse people’s attention, but there are still some early performance of some reference value.

1. The most common phenomenon is that patients swallow from the rear Blood-streaked phlegm with cough aspiration of the sputum, known as the aspiration of Xue Tan, Xue Tan This is the Blood-streaked phlegm with nasopharyngeal secretions can also be found in the nose of the Blood-streaked phlegm , The small blood clots or bloody discharge, or more to get up in the morning or after Lo Chu Xing to the nose, if the nose Road, was found bleeding site, and no chronic cough, such symptoms, certain to arouse the attention . Since no other symptoms of patients, are often mistaken for a respiratory inflammation, or Feibujihuan.

2. Nose plug the flu is one of the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer, for the initial swelling, often in the neck mastoid muscle deep, found that unilateral, painless, gradually increasing the rigid mass.

3. Nasopharyngeal cancer patients in the early, there may also be tinnitus, headache or migraine, often for unilateral tinnitus, the tone sounds like cicadas or treble beating pulse of sound, with intermittent headaches may develop into a continuing.

If the above symptoms of unknown causes, no effects after treatment, they should go to the hospital specialist out-patient, as with nasopharyngeal examination, soon clear diagnosis, the suspicious mass, can also Zuohuo pathological examination. Nasopharyngeal shedding of the inspection method is simple, with Cotton Tuca or steel ring Guaqu nasopharyngeal secretions, to look for cancer cells. In better conditions, with nasopharyngeal luciferase inspection, immunity law examination, inspection and isotope early EB virus antibody inspection, the early detection of nasopharyngeal cancer, have some help.

Eat garlic sterilization, but if the kinds of garlic in the sense that it is rich in selenium elements, far more than on the role of such a sterilization, it even has inhibited the cancer.

Recently, the Beijing Institute for Cancer Prevention on the development of a suppression of cancer, “Se” garlic, then the garlic in the end what is special about it » The reporters interviewed by the expert Professor Deng Dajun.

Se Se garlic through the lessons of fertilizer elements

According to Tang army, the so-called Se garlic is used for ordinary garlic raw materials, plant growth in its giving to it during the fertilizer rich in selenium, garlic through this constant absorption, slowly on with a certain amount of selenium elements. Se elements in a composition containing selenium - methionine, it can activate tumor suppressor gene p53. This gene through the abnormal cells to induce a “suicide” to prevent the formation of tumors, or to prevent the proliferation of tumor.

The Institute of gastric cancer in animal-related experiments found that selenium can induce cancer cell apoptosis, Se garlic to the prevention of chronic gastritis into the further development of gastric cancer. At present the Institute is planning to conduct human clinical trials to further confirm its effectiveness.

Selenium poisoning will be excessive

With the majority of trace elements like selenium, excessive use and also have a certain degree of toxicity, but based on scientific methods to food, will be played anti-cancer and improve the body’s immune function and reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, such as role.

In fact, the so-called “Se” is relative, however, does not mean that the content of selenium can be infinite. Suitable for human useful selenium, the recommended daily intake of selenium to 50-200 micrograms, which is the human body in normal circumstances the required dosage, is from the perspective of nutrition.

The body of selenium intake if the long-term lower levels, the risk of cancer will increase. And to achieve anti-cancer effect, would recommend to the normal level of about twice the maximum safety of selenium daily intake of 400 micrograms of selenium areas may be higher to 550 micrograms. The minimum daily requirement for selenium 22 mg.

Excessive intake of selenium will lead to selenium poisoning, the symptoms are: gastrointestinal obstacles, ascites, anemia, loss of hair, nail and skin deformation and liver damage.

Tang said that army, also control the content of selenium in the development of selenium-enriched garlic is in the problems encountered, if the dose can not control this, it is hard to bear fruit. Much more will be added that poisoning, but added less, they would have no effect. Most of the market exaggerated effectiveness of health care products Se

Now on the market have some Se health products will be “Se” Chuicheng “inhibit tumor King,” “Need for anti-cancer”, selenium advocated the concept of breaking the tumor and died, Se food Chuide the hype, this is very wrong , Will be misleading to consumers. In fact, neither can Se health products have advanced cancer treatment Kejiu not allow cancer patients to rehabilitation, it only has a preventive health effects only.

“Prevention” is not equivalent to “treatment”, because prior to this clinical study, there were not any evidence to show that some things can be rich in selenium when drugs to treat cancer. Some businesses that use the concept of consumer misunderstanding, Se Health Chuicheng God anticancer drugs.

We should know that the current “Se” products basically belong to health care products, the true role of the anti-cancer drugs and health products of these differences is the largest anti-cancer components of the enhanced anti-cancer substances, but also with the norms of raw materials, technology, Quality, treatment standards as a guarantee. Even in the existing health care products anti-cancer elements, content was also low, reaching less than the standard treatment. The anti-cancer drugs active ingredient in health food products in general than 30 times higher than the above. Therefore, consumers and patients in the choice of using selenium and selenium to support treatment should be cautious.

Recommended for all patients with lung cancer are safe and effective pain relief; individualized drug therapy can be used to control pain; palliative radiotherapy in patients with advanced lung cancer can control the pain and palliative chemotherapy also recommended to control pain and other symptoms of bone metastases obvious pain of lung cancer Patients, bisphosphonates joint recommendation of radiotherapy to relieve the pain; stenting can be used as the superior vena cava obstruction, tracheo-esophageal fistula or bronchial fistula palliative treatment.

Palliative treatment of lung cancer is an important component of treatment can improve the quality of life and even survival, “Guide” for lung cancer common symptoms (such as pain, coughing and breathing difficulties, etc.) for the palliative treatment of the evidence-based assessment and recommendations:

1. Imperative that all lung cancer patients and their families be assured that their pain can be safe and effective mitigation, should the law to all inquiries in patients with pain, pain in patients with a simple self-report and assessment of the scale as the main source of (evidence level: 1A).

2. For all patients, the use of individual control of pain medication, there should be laws and administration in an appropriate treatment for pain, pain during treatment regularly assess the effectiveness of treatment (level of evidence: 1 A).

3. For all patients with mild to moderate pain, to ensure that no contraindications to use the circumstances, the initial use of acetaminophen or non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs control pain, or more serious when the pain intensified, the use of opiates ( Level of evidence: 1 B).

4. To any patients, is expected to continue the use of opioids, not recommended pethidine, which is due to its role in a short time, and metabolites of pethidine to a toxic, can cause central nervous system excitement, irritability result Anxiety, irritability and seizures (level of evidence: 1 B).

5. The pain is not through simple analgesics to control, auxiliary drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsant drugs and stability of drugs often increase the effectiveness of simple analgesics (level of evidence: 1 C).

6. Recommended for all patients with oral administration, because of their convenience and economy, not on oral analgesics, recommended by the rectum or transdermal delivery, do not recommend the use of intramuscular injection is due to its analgesic drug can cause pain, inconvenience Absorption and unreliable (level of evidence: 1 C).

7. Constipation due to opioids in the treatment of common and deal with its forecast, given preventive treatment and regular check (level of evidence: 1 B).

8. Activities to encourage all patients to maintain and, where possible, to self-censorship, not as much as possible to avoid prolonged activity (level of evidence: 1 B).

9. The pain and muscle tension and convulsion related, recommended measures to stimulate the skin (fomentation and Cold Compress), acupuncture and psychological treatment, and other ways to relieve the pain, mental pain care can be incorporated into the treatment plan, but not a substitute for analgesics ( Level of evidence: 1 C).

10. For patients with advanced lung cancer, palliative radiotherapy can control the pain and palliative chemotherapy recommended to alleviate pain and other symptoms, even if its survival is not significantly improve the (level of evidence: 1 B).

11. Analgesia does not work on the standards of patients with lung cancer, the recommendation of its professional go to the pain clinic or palliative care related to the diagnosis and treatment (level of evidence: 1 C).

12. All complained of breathing difficulties in patients with lung cancer, recommended assessment of all its possible causes, such as the atmosphere, partial obstruction, a large number of pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism or merger of COPD or congestive heart failure increased, if the above causes clear, to recommend Appropriate treatment (level of evidence: 1 C).

13. For all patients with lung cancer, breathing difficulties if their treatment can not be the cause, recommended to opiates, while the other recommended methods such as oxygen therapy pharmacology, bronchiectasis agents and corticosteroids (level of evidence: 1 C).

14. With breathing difficulties on all the patients with lung cancer, the recommendation to consider non-pharmacological and non-invasive therapy, such as the patients and their families education, respiratory control, walking exercise, relaxation therapy and psychological support (level of evidence: 2 C).

15. Cough for all the problems of patients with lung cancer, the recommendation of its treatable causes of the assessment (level of evidence: 1 B); if not treatable causes, recommend the use of opioids antitussive (level of evidence: 1 B).

16. The pain is caused by bone metastases patients with lung cancer, radiation therapy, recommended to alleviate the pain, the immediate pain relief, the dose of 8 Gy single radiotherapy and the effect of radiation on many occasions the same division (level of evidence: 1 A); but Compared with the single radiotherapy, radiotherapy split many times the pain relief for longer, the number of treatment need to fewer and fewer bone-related events (level of evidence: 1 A).

17. For obvious pain bone metastases patients with lung cancer, bisphosphonates joint recommendation of radiotherapy to alleviate the pain (level of evidence: 1 A); if patients on analgesics, radiotherapy and tolerance bisphosphonates, to recommend to radioactive substances Relieve the pain (level of evidence: 1 B); if transferred to the long bones and (or) load-bearing bone, and there is isolated, clearly limits the osteolytic changes (to hit more than 50 percent of the cortex), and satisfaction and health status is expected to survive more than four weeks , To recommend surgery fixed so that the possibility of fracture to a minimum, recommended priority intramedullary nailing, especially on the femur or humerus (level of evidence: 1 C).

18. To have the symptoms of brain metastases, recommended the completion of six weeks a specific treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) for the period of dexamethasone (16 mg / d) treatment during this period can quickly reduction or withdrawal (level of evidence: 1 B) .

19. Isolation of a brain transfer of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), double-check if the exclusion of other distant metastasis or lymph node metastasis, consideration should be given to primary tumors of the lung radical resection (evidence level: 1C); No transfer to other parts of the same period resectable N0 ~ 1期primary NSCLC, in addition to the removal of the tumor, but also deal with isolated brain metastases to surgical resection or radiotherapy surgical excision, the removal of isolated brain metastases, should be followed To whole brain radiation therapy (level of evidence: 1 B).

20. On the back of new patients with lung cancer, recommended the entire spinal sagittal T1-weighted MRI examination to help diagnosis, but not recommended simple X-ray, bone scan or CT myelography, and other diagnostic inspection (level of evidence: 1 C) .

21. Epidural spinal cord of a transfer, if they are not able to move around and Qingtan, recommended immediate large dose of dexamethasone and radiotherapy (level of evidence: 1 B).

22. When the X-ray examination confirmed that patients with signs of a spinal cord compression, should be considered neurosurgery consultation, if possible, to have metastatic epidural spinal cord compression but the physical state (PS) can still score, should immediately surgery, following Radiotherapy to the (level of evidence: 1 A).

23. Hemoptysis for all of the large number of patients with lung cancer, recommended bronchoscopy to clear source of bleeding, followed by bronchial treatment, such as argon plasma coagulation, Nd-YAG laser and fulguration of (evidence level: 1 C).

24. Malignant pleural effusion to have symptoms of patients with lung cancer, recommended as the preferred wear chest drainage measures to alleviate the symptoms (evidence level: 1 C).

25. Wear on the chest after the recurrence of pleural effusion symptoms of patients with lung cancer, chest tube drainage retention recommendation and pleural fixation (level of evidence: 1 B).

26. Suspected of having lung cancer caused by the superior vena cava (SVC) obstructive symptoms, treatment recommended by the organization before the start of school or cytological diagnosis methods (level of evidence: 1 C); small cell lung cancer (SCLC) led to the SVC obstruction, Recommended to chemotherapy (level of evidence: 1 C); NSCLC led to the SVC obstruction, recommend stenting and (or) radiotherapy. Similarly recommend stenting for the non-response to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, with symptoms of SCLC SVC obstruction or NSCLC (level of evidence: 1 C).

27. Malignant diseases of the tracheo-esophageal fistula or bronchial fistula patients, consideration should be given esophagus, trachea or esophagus + tracheal stenting to alleviate the symptoms. It is not recommended to attempt involvement trachea and (or) esophageal radical resection of esophageal or shunt (level of evidence: 1 C).

28. Recommend evaluation of all lung cancer patients whether there is depression, if it exists, should be given the appropriate treatment (level of evidence: 1 C).

Lung cancer palliative care consultation and evaluation of the quality of life hospice care

For all patients with advanced lung cancer, recommended as a treatment for palliative care as part of the charge of the health care team members regularly use of standardized assessment methods and simple symptoms of disease-specific health-related quality of life survey conducted its assessment of that spirit and humanistic care The importance.

Palliative care consultation, evaluation of the quality of life of patients with lung cancer should be run through the entire course of treatment until the patient died, “Guide” recommendations:

1. For all patients with advanced lung cancer (and their families), recommended palliative care into their treatment, including those to cure or prolong life for the purpose of treatment (level of evidence: 1 C).

2. Advanced lung cancer patients, if possible, recommend a palliative care consultation team to participate in palliative care and hospice care in the past (level of evidence: 1 C).

3. Advanced lung cancer patients, recommended by the charge of the health care team members regularly use of standardized assessment methods and simple symptoms of disease-specific health-related quality of life survey to assess their (level of evidence: 1 B).

4. Clinicians recommended in patients died of lung cancer, their families and friends stay in touch (level of evidence: 1 C).

5. Of patients with lung cancer, recommended the following active intervention measures to reduce its sad consequences, including patients and their families understand the foreseeable died within a few weeks, in advance of the upcoming will inform the families of the dead and to give effective in patients with hospice care, focusing on Is the elimination of their spirit, the value of physical and practical aspects of the concerns (level of evidence: 1 C).

6. Recommend dying of lung cancer patients to their doctors and nurses in care during the funeral to maintain a healthy lifestyle (level of evidence: 1 C).

7. Recommend patients with terminal lung cancer patients with respect for the family physician may be used in mourning ceremonies (level of evidence: 1 C).

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My dad has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and I am really worried. How treatable is it?|||Very treatable if Caught early.recovery rates are very good.|||My friends%26#039; father just had this and has recovered completely from it and you wouldn%26#039;t even know he had anything wrong with him. That%26#039;s not the case for all people with it, unfortunately, but I think the treatments are very effective these days.|||Like all cancers, if caught early, totally curable. If more advanced, treatment involves radiotherapy etc, but prognosis is ususally good|||It depends on his age. A large number of men face the prospect of a prostate cancer diagnosis. This can be treated, however because it is often a very slow cancer it is often left as the disease does not always reach a fatal stage within the sufferers lifetime. Surgery is an option to treat the problem however there is some risk of impotence.|||I found myself hesistating before trying to answer this. It is a profound cancer but the majority of cases appear to be curable. Here is an article from the Guardian that may answer some of your questions but I would strongly urge you to contact one of the cancer charities rather than rely on amateur answers from here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/f…

I sincerely hope that every thing works out for you and your Dad.|||Your family doctor, your oncologist (cancer doctor), the radiotherapist and your urologist can give you the correct information.

Your local hospital or cancer center may refer you to a local prostate cancer support group, where you can meet other men who have had this cancer.

The treatment options for prostate cancer depend in part on whether the tumor has spread.

For tumors that are still inside the prostate, radiation therapy (using x-rays that kill the cancer cells) and a surgery called radical prostatectomy are common treatment options.

%26quot;Watchful waiting%26quot; is also a treatment option. In this approach, no treatment is given until the tumor gets bigger. Watchful waiting may be the best choice for an older man who has a higher risk of dying from something other than his prostate cancer.

Generally, tumors that have grown beyond the edge of the prostate can%26#039;t be cured with either radiation or surgery. They can be treated with hormones that slow the cancer%26#039;s growth.

Knowing one%26#039;s risk can significantly increase a man%26#039;s chance for surviving prostate cancer. When the disease is still confined to the prostate, the five- year relative survival rate is nearly 100 percent. Men whose cancer is diagnosed early may be candidates for any of the accepted prostate cancer treatments, and typically suffer from fewer side effects. Some of the treatment options available to prostate cancer patients include radiation therapy and surgery.

We base all survival rates on a five year survey after five years some would say the patient is free of the cancer.|||Prostate cancer can be one of the most treatable, but is also a big killer. The latter is often patients who have had several years of life post diagnosis. I will outline all of the options available here in Nottingham.

A lot depends on the PSA level. I%26#039;m sure you%26#039;ve heard of this, there is a set high level depending on age, anything higher will lead to investigations. When prostate cancer is diagnosed on biopsy, then there will be a Gleason score, between 6 and 10 normally, which gives the doctors an strong idea about the how the cancer is developing. If your father is elderly, say over 70, and has a low Gleason score, 6, occassionally 7 with a low PSA, probably under 7-8 then it is likely he will be offered %26quot;active surveillance%26quot; which is where he will have his PSA level checked very 3 months to watch how it rises. If it continues to rise, other treatments are possible. If he is young, with similar Gleason and PSA levels, then treatment may be radical prostatectomy (preferably laparoscopically) to remove the prostate, radical radiotherapy (often offered with higher PSA levels) or a treatment called HiFu, which has shown excellent results, but is not available on all NHS funding, an example of the %26quot;postcode lottery%26quot;. If the Gleason score is higher, then radiotherapy is still a common option depending on age, but the higher the PSA level and Gleason score rise, the more likely that he will receive androgen ablation, or hormone tablets and injections, designed to remove the testosterone which feeds prostate cancer. Normally a drug called CPA (cyproterone acetate) is given for a few weeks followed by injections of zoladex or decapeptyl. The CPA controls %26quot;tumour flare%26quot;. (I would explain more, feel free to e-mail or google this) In any case where curative Tx is being considered then MRI and bone scan will be arranged to assess the local structures, and any evidence of spread to the bones. If these are clear, then curative treatment is an option.

I hope this helps in some way, feel free to contact me if you want any further answers.|||Rates of progression and spread are very variable and the prognosis depends on the Gleason score, the medical test used in the staging of prostate cancer. To put prostate cancer in perspective, though it is the second commonest cause of cancer death in males, most patients with prostate cancer die of some other condition.

To get a specific prognosis for your father he and you, would have to talk to the oncologist responsible for his care.|||very treatable…but get help|||I had Prostate Cancer in 2005 and am doing great. I had Proton Radiation at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda California. I believe that Proton Radiation is by far the best and most successful treatment for Prostate Cancer. It has very few and usually no side effects…not sick or anything. Proton Radiaton delivers 90 % of the energy being released to the point of treatment… there fore, surrounding tissue are not destroyed as with conventional radiation. The cure rate with Proton Radiation is about 90%. When all other treatments are compared to Proton Radiation, to me its a no brainer… no side effects and cure rate is as good or better than other treatments.. Proton Radiation is relatively new… however Loma Linda has been doing it for 17 years… M D Anderson in Houston Tx just started offering it..Lots of doctors were are reluctant to recommend it.. They dont know how to use it and dont have the facilities.. Therefore it becomes and economic issue with them… There is a Web Site called Proton Bob..that has information about Proton Radiation… plus it has testimonials of men treated at Loma Linda for Proton Radiation… Your father needs to read those testimonials…. Funny thing about some doctors not recommending it to their patients…. There were sure lots of Doctors with Prostate Cancer at Loma Linda getting Proton Radaition treatmens for their cancer when I was there…..Im convinced its is the very best treatment available for Prostate Cancer.. Medicare and most insurance companies will cover it.You can also look at Loma Linda Universtiy Medical Centers web site…Please be sure your father looks in to Proton Radiation…like I say some Doctors consider it new.. and some are not even familiar with it… ohh US News and World Report is about to do a feature article on Proton Radiation in the next week or two I think…Just check into it.. and if you compare the other treatments… I think he will chose Proton Radiation…

Dear queenjoef: I have opened my email and if you or your father would like to contact me, I would sure llike to tell you more about Proton Radiation. Just dont let your father take any of the other treatments until he finds out more about Proton Radiation… It is the only way to go!!!!I I will be glad to visit on line or on the phone…****************************|||hello,

if you want read something about prostate cancer

i just come accross this blog which may help you|||prostate cancer is very treatable, obviously depending on jow fast they get it diagnosed. Look at PSA ( Prostate specific anitgen) results to confirm .these will reduce when treatment begins. many men are symptomatic and dont do anything about it, However prostate cancers can be relatively slow growing and often men die of old age rather than prostate cancer|||It is very treatable, one of my clients had it, he had tiny implants that were radio active they gradually wore off and he was totally cured. There are lots of different treatments, it depends upon which country you are in and whether you are NHS or Private. I wish you and your Dad all the best|||Try herbal remedy that contains ganoderma (ling zhi) - proven to be very effective. Try to google and see what amazing healing effects it has. Recommend you visiting soyoung.co.uk - very good product|||I was diagnosed in 2004 with Prostate Cancer. If the cancer was caught early there is a good chance of a long and healthy life. Mine was not caught early and I have still been around for four years and have been determined to be around a lot longer. There are medications that will help and with care, exercise, and diet he should respond.

I have found that it is important to be open and honest with this situation. Talk to your dad. Ask him what the Doctors have told him and research the disease on the Internet. The more you know the more of a help you can be to your dad.

Take Care.

how do you know you have prostate cancer and what causes it???|||What is prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in a man%26#039;s prostate gland. The prostate sits just below the bladder. It makes part of the fluid for semen. In young men, the prostate is about the size of a walnut. It usually grows larger as you grow older.

Prostate cancer is common and is an older man%26#039;s disease. Most men who get it are older than 65. Most cases are curable because they are found before the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. 1

For information on cancer that has come back or spread to other parts of the body, see the topic Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic.

What causes prostate cancer?

Experts don%26#039;t know what causes prostate cancer, but they believe that your age, family history, and race affect your chances of getting it. Eating a high-fat diet may also add to your chances of getting it.

What are the symptoms?

Prostate cancer usually does not cause symptoms in its early stages. Most men don%26#039;t know they have it until it is found during a regular medical exam. When there are symptoms, they mostly involve having problems with urination. Symptoms may include:

* Having difficulty starting your urine stream.

* Having a weaker-than-normal urine stream.

* Being unable to urinate at all.

* Having to urinate often.

* Feeling that your bladder is not emptying completely when you urinate.

* Having to get up at night to urinate.

* Having pain or a burning feeling when you urinate.

* Having blood in your urine.

* Having a deep pain in your lower back, abdomen, hip, or pelvis.

How is prostate cancer diagnosed?

Your doctor may suspect prostate cancer after a digital rectal exam and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. However, a biopsy, in which your doctor takes a sample of tissue from your prostate gland, is the only sure way to know.

How will my prostate cancer be treated?

Because most prostate cancer grows very slowly, some men have no symptoms and are not treated at all. Instead, their doctors check them regularly for symptoms for the rest of their lives. When treatment is necessary, it usually involves surgery or radiation to remove or destroy the cancer. Your treatment will depend on what kind of cancer cells you have, how far they have spread, your age and general health, and your preferences. About 90% of prostate cancers are found in the early stages, where the 5-year survival rate is almost 100%. 1

Will treatment affect my sex life?

Both surgery and radiation may cause impotence, which means not being able to have an erection.

Nerves that help control a man%26#039;s ability to have an erection may be removed or damaged during surgery because they are right next to the prostate and the cancer may have spread to them. Many times a special form of surgery, called nerve-sparing surgery, can be used to try to avoid damaging the nerves. These same nerves can also be damaged by the X-rays that are used in radiation therapy.

Drugs and mechanical aids are available to help men who are impotent. Many men recover their ability to have an erection several months or years after surgery.

Paramedic in SC

Source= Yahoo Health|||There is a blood test - a PSA which is done. Depending on the result……..|||You go to a doctor and have a PSA blood test done.|||the prostate is usually enlarged and the PSA enzyme is usually elevated but that can happen with BPH (benign prostate hypertrophy) too. It is usually confirmed with biopsy and/or MRI/CAT scan also. The majority of men over the age of 70 will have some type of prostate problem, including prostate cancer|||Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Cancer occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other parts of the body, especially the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, erectile dysfunction and other symptoms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_Ca…

Are they any signs when having prostate cancer?|||The only sign that you can have is a bump or %26quot;ball%26quot; that the doctor can feel once they insert their finger into your rectum.|||of course there are, prostate cancer is a serious disease if you are worried about it see a real doctor.|||Yes but not always. The best way to detect prostate cancer is to have a PSA test done. (blood test measuring PSA) When and if any signs do show up they will be much the same as when a man has BPH (or ellarged prostate). Prostate cancer cannot normally be seen in the prostate with any imaging device, e.g. Ultra Sound, CT or PET scans but if it is well developed it can be seen as blood supply going into an area of the prostate where it would normally not be. If one suspects they might have PCa they should see a %26quot;Urologist%26quot;, not just any MD.|||No, in the early stages like many cancers it is a %26#039;quiet%26#039; cancer.

The first potential signs are frequency of urination, problems sustaining a flow, problems stopping/dribbling afterwards.

These are all symptoms that can be associated with BPH as well as cancer - they can also be caused by other conditions, and by drug side-effects.

Over the age of 50, you should have a PSA test done every two years to determine if there is an increased likelihood of prostate cancer. A high PSA doesn%26#039;t mean you do have cancer, but it is concern for further testing. In most cases of high PSA, a needle-biopsy will be required to take some cells from the prostate to test for cancer.|||There are no signs specific to prostate cancer.The general prostate symptoms of frequency/poor stream,terminal dribbling and getting up at night apply to both benign prostate and malignant prostate disease. you would need to see your Doctor and he would arrange blood tests initially including the PSA prostate specific antigen. On the basis of this he may arrange bone scan .prostate biopsy.

is prostate cancer dangerous?|||Prostate cancer has the potential to spread, but it%26#039;s not always dangerous. There are a lot of factors that determine the likelihood that prostate cancer will be potentially life threatening: age, other health problems, Gleason score on biopsy/surgery, PSA level at diagnosis and the PSA velocity, whether anything abnormal is felt on rectal exam.

Historically, men were thought to die mainly with prostate cancer, not from it. Some men will have more aggressive tumors; it%26#039;s critical to discuss with a doctor (usually urologist, radiation oncologist, or medical oncologist) experienced with prostate cancer what to expect. That may then help in making decisions about treatment.|||um yes. without a doubt. if it%26#039;s not caught early it can spread to any other part of the body through the blood or lymph system|||While it is a slow growing malignancy, it can and does kill. If you suspect you have it, go get it diagnosed. It%26#039;s one of the few cancers that can be cured 100%.

can someone get prostate cancer by ejaculating his sperms too much time??

and what is the treatment for that??

Any aditional info would be helpful….|||Just the contrary. Recent medical studies have shown that if a man or boy ejaculates 3 to 5 times a week his whole life he will not have as high a risk of prostate cancer when old. So you need to be masturbating for health.|||no|||no you can%26#039;t get prostate cancer by ejaculating to much, if you could i would had it long ago

Could I get some information on prostate cancer? Thanks.|||With early diagnosis, prostate cancer is very treatable and in some cases, can be considered cured. The prostate generally increases in size as men age. The risk for prostate cancer also increases with age, although scientists do not know what causes prostate cancer. The good news is that it usually develops slowly and, if you%26#039;re asking on behalf of yourself, I hope you%26#039;re doing well : )

You can learn more about symptoms, prevention, research and treatment at this site:

http://cancer.health.ivillage.com/reprod…

Good luck!|||i copy paste a little bit of a site:

Definition of prostate cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men.

Estimated new cases and deaths from prostate cancer in the United States in 2007:

New cases: 218,890

Deaths: 27,050

See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Prostate Cancer to learn about prostate cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.

Just type in the search:prostate cancer and there is loads of information:I MYSELF WOULD GO TO MY OWN DOCTOR WITH QUESTIONS LIKE THAT.

SKY|||Look %26amp; read %26quot;painless haematuria is papiloma%26quot; that is cancer of prostate. If haematuria is their %26amp; painless than it is if not than it can%26#039;t be cancer.|||Go to www.webmd.com!

Good Luck!