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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jht…

In the U.K., the NHS (National Health Services) has denied Hifu (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) to victims of prostate cancer.

The U-turn comes despite the research published last month in the European Journal of Urology which found that _eight_ out of 10 men were healthy five years after being treated with Hifu.

The groundbreaking ultrasound therapy has been shown to kill _nine_ out of 10 prostate tumours, and five years after treatment, 80 per cent of patients show no sign of the cancer recurring.

(inspired by the same question asked elsewhere)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…|||As a Man I am appalled. As a Nurse I am disgusted. As a Human Being I am ashamed of my entire species for the way in which %26#039;Men%26#039;s Health%26#039; issues are allowed to be ignored, and the way some members of our society profit from the promotion of %26#039;Women%26#039;s Heath%26#039; projects at the expense of men.

If I were to tell you that only 1/9 th of 1 cent out of every $100.00 raised for cancer research is spent on all three of the %26quot;Male Gender Specific Cancers%26quot; (Prostate, Penile and Testicular) people would think that I was mad. More men die each year from prostate cancer than do women from Breast Cancer, yet the %26#039;women%26#039;s movement%26#039; only gives support to this issue when it is %26#039;politically expedient%26#039; for them to do so. How many companies sponsor %26#039;Breast Cancer%26#039; related research and detection programs, yet turn a blind eye to the needs of men? I once commented the men%26#039;s health was a feminist issue, and was laughed at. Go figure.|||So what%26#039;s your question…?|||I think that%26#039;s disgusting. They shouldn%26#039;t deny someone the treatment that could; and sounds like would; cure them. That%26#039;s inhuman, sick, and twisted. These doctors should loose their licences.

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My brother is 54 yrs old and was just diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 5. His PSA was 4.25. The biopsy showed that he only had traces of cancer on the right side of his prostate and it was limited to that area. He is in excellent health and very active, and has not shown any signs of any urinary problems.

He is considering the treatment option of %26quot;watchful waiting%26quot;. What are your thoughts on this vs possibly robotic surgery? Some doctors prefer surgery when the patient is this young. Thanks for your inputs on this.|||With a Gleason Score of 5 and a PSA of 4.25, %26quot;Watchful Waiting%26quot; or %26quot;Active Surveillance%26quot; as it is also called, is a valid choice. prostate cancer is a very slow growing cancer. Many men rush into treatment as soon as they are diagnosed because they fear that the cancer has spread outside the prostate and they want to contain it. Your brother has time and his age on his side. Use this time to become informed about the disease, the treatments available, and the side-effects of those treatments. Active Surveillance requires careful monitoring of PSA levels and further biopsies to determine the rate of growth of the tumor, do not make the mistake of ignoring the problem. As long as the tumor is organ confined and slow growing there is no need to take action.

Robotic Surgery is an excellent choice for your brother given his age and his general good health, when he is ready for it. In the hands of a very skilled surgeon the outcome can be superior to the traditional surgical approach. The key is finding a surgeon who has done hundreds of these procedures, the learning curve for Robotic Assisted Surgery is very high, and the best results with minimal side-effects are with the Doctors who have the most experience.|||Prostrate cancer discovered at a relatively young age may be a fast growing type. Brachytherapy (radioactive seed implantation) is a less invasive treatment compared to radical surgery, is equally effective, and has far fewer side effects. Report It
|||DR V, thanks for both of your responses. Both are good inputs and will be considered. My brother%26#039;s initial step is to get a 2nd opinion from another pathologist to confirm that they see the same evidence of cancer that was seen by the 1st pathologist. Report It
|||I had my urologist send my biopsy slides to Sloan-Kettering in NY for a second opinion. They are very good in the field of PC.

For me the results came back as the same. It was reassuring, and I felt better able to go on with researching a best treatment. Report It
|||Is there any prostate cancer in your family? I think there are many other tests that should be ran with that level of PSA. My first question is: does he have an enlarged protate? A simple urine test can determine if there is a urine tract infection. Either of these can account for a higher level of PSA, which is benign, but the latter can also be cancerous. Once this is decided, the doctor needs to rule out an infection of either the prostate, urethra, bladder or kidneys by using ultrasound. Once these have been ruled out, a biopsy can be performed, usually with a needle.

At this point, you should be more informed and know what to do next. I wouldn%26#039;t let it go, I would have tests ran and if need be, get the biopsy.|||I am a little older than you brother, and my PSA runs %26quot;slightly %26quot; high,

and I have been told, one year I might develop prostate cancer.

My feeling just might be ,. %26quot;operate and get it the hell over with.%26quot;|||Watchful waiting is usually done in the case of older men where surgery may be risky due to other health problems. For a 54 yr old surgery is probably a better option. As you mention robotic surgery this is a good option because the recovery would be faster than traditional open surgery. Talk to the surgeon and find out about the surgery, the risks vs. benefits before you make a decision. Good luck!|||Urologists are surgeons and will push robotic surgery. That is old school. Look into seed implantation. Do not do watchful waiting, in my opinion.

This is where I went:

http://www.dattoli.com

I was diagnosed at 49 with no symptoms.|||I was 59 and elected the surgery. The PSA is only valuable if you have a base line. Mine went from 1.5 to 4.5 in a year. You mentioned Gleason of 5 mine was 8. The Biopsies did not show all of my cancer. After they removed it they found cancer in more areas that the biopsies missed. I had the surgery last July and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Recovery time is a pain. However any treatment other than surgery gives it a chance to spread. If it%26#039;s contained in the prostate and you remove it it%26#039;s gone. I%26#039;ve had 2 PSA test since surgery and both were 0 Yeaaa. Doctor said has to stay 0 for 4 years to be cancer free/|||First: what is the stage of his cancer? Is it T1c? Or is it palbable? What previous surgery has he had? Careful with robotic. There%26#039;s a lot of hype out there. Focus on the surgeon, not the machine. And you%26#039;re doing a good thing by supporting him. It%26#039;s important and helps with the anxiety.|||Print and give to bro.Tell bro to watch and wait.Do not rush into any treatment. What is suggested below is almost a cure.Do the exercises as suggested and you will notice improvement in the third (maybe second) PSA test onwards.

Cancer hates oxygen and cannot live in a high-oxygen environment.If you want to supplement the medical treatment you receive(or not receive) with some alternative therapy then this is for you. You need to help your body to build up your immune system.The breathing exercises - pranayam is a holistic approach creating extra oxygen supply in the body and will slowly help with the health problem.Do the pranayam to see the benefits.Build up your timing slowly and after four weeks at the suggested maximum duration you will start to notice benefits gradually.

What is known:Do the pranayam and reap the health benefit.How it works in the body is not known – but people may build their own theory.

The small print: Keep doing pranayam after you are better for minimum 30 minutes a day for rest of life to maintain health.

People who have been treated successfully, should do pranayam as well, as there is a chance of recurrence.

Monitor your conditions/results regularly and it will help you and others observe the progress.List existing conditions with any levels/numbers time spent on toilet seat,weight,BP,dental/eye/ear conditions including eye prescription numbers,sleep problems,blood results etc.

The pranayam techniques:

Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose.Duration upto 5 minutes.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for upto 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.

Anulom Vilom - Deep Breath-in through left nostril keeping right nostril closed

then - Breath-out through right nostril keeping left nostril closed

then -Deep Breath-in through right nostril keeping left nostril closed

then - Breath-out through left nostril keeping right nostril closed

and repeat this cycle for upto 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 min/day).

Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee.

Duration : 5 to 10 times

Only by doing you will benefit and will feel good that you can do something to help the body.Copy and print this to improve your technique and stay focused.This is simplified pranayam for everyone and you do not have to go to classes to learn. This is for life, unlike short term classes where you do it in the class then stop when classes are over.

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I was wondering if a normal pelvic ultrasound detects prostate cancer. My prostate was checked in an ultrasound about a month ago and it was normal. I%26#039;m wondering because I%26#039;ve had a lot of prostate problems and I%26#039;m only in my 20%26#039;s. I knew a guy who was only 28 that had prostate cancer.|||You don%26#039;t indicate what your prior prostate problems were-but with your age,I presume it%26#039;s prostatitis. I dont believe there%26#039;s a correlation between that and prostatic cancer. A %26quot;normal%26quot; transrectal ultrasound exam does not gaurantee that it%26#039;s cancer free- depends on the quality of the scan, the experience of the sonographer,etc. Nornally though,if your PSA is in a normal range and does not significantly rise over a sequential period of time, and no abnormalities are felt by your physician on a digital rectal exam, I would not lose any sleep on it. Prostate cancer is very rare in your age range (as opposed to testicular cancer),but again,your friend%26#039;s case shows that rarities exist.|||Prostate cancer can be detected through anal ultasound test.It can be detected through normal abdominal sonogram scan.|||I don%26#039;t know about prostate cancer but it did show my wife%26#039;s breast cancer when there were not any lumps yet.|||Ultrasound should work, or CT scan. If you are having problems, don%26#039;t stop bugging the docs. It%26#039;s your life. Best of luck.|||I am an ultrasound tech, but we do not do prostate ultrasound at my facility. But from what I know, prostate ultrasound is not a great screening tool to detect cancer. The experts recommend DRE (digital rectal exam) and PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen - a simple blood test). Here is what I found:

%26quot;Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)

This procedure uses a small probe that is inserted into the rectum. The probe emits and picks up high-frequency sound waves. The sound waves bounce off the prostate, producing a pattern that is converted into a video image. Areas of cancer produce a different pattern than healthy tissue. The value of a TRUS is strongly influenced by the quality of the equipment and the skill of the person operating it.

While ultrasound does not provide enough specific information to make it a good screening tool by itself, doctors find it useful as a follow-up to a suspicious DRE or PSA. TRUS is also used to guide biopsies in sampling abnormal areas of the prostate, to estimate the volume of the prostate for calculating PSA density, and to situate radiotherapy implants.%26quot;

http://www.health-alliance.com/Cancer/Pr…

%26quot;There is a strong correlation between increasing age and developing prostate cancer. The incidence of prostate cancer increases steadily from fewer than 1 in 100,000 for men aged 40 years to 1146 per 100,000 in men aged 85 years. The median age at diagnosis of prostate cancer is 70.5 years. More than 80% of prostate cancers are diagnosed in men older than 65 years. Autopsy records indicate that 70% of men older than 90 years have at least one region of cancer in their prostate.%26quot;

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/prostate_…

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I was wondering if a normal pelvic ultrasound detects prostate cancer. My prostate was checked in an ultrasound about a month ago and it was normal. I%26#039;m wondering because I%26#039;ve had a lot of prostate problems and I%26#039;m only in my 20%26#039;s. I knew a guy who was only 28 that had prostate cancer.|||yes

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According to the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics, the five-year relative survival rate for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1993 and 1995 (and thus followed up to 1998 or 2000) was 59.8 percent, The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database puts concurrent U.S. rates at 95.4 percent. As with the more recent figures, there is indeed a significant difference,|||Yes because aside from the liberal-socialist agenda squawking, we have the best health care in the world.|||1993 - 1995 were terrible years for the nhs…the conservatives were in charge. They basically wanted to run it down and privatise it..like they did with everything else. You can%26#039;t trust them with healthcare.|||Once again an argument against socialized medicine. Then again maybe the socialist agenda is to %26quot;look%26quot; good but they really want population control by having a higher mortality rate? What%26#039;s wrong with simply increasing the economic growth of the U.S. so people can afford health insurance? Nothing, but the socialist fight it tooth and nail sigh…

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My father in law has had prostate cancer for 7 years and it has moved to the spine. He now has 12 tumors in the spine and it has spread to the lymph nodes. His psa was 60 last month and today it was 84. How bad is this and how long is the life expectancy after the cancer is in the lymph nodes?|||Life expectancy is very short; only a couple of months. My brother died of Lymphoma last year. I%26#039;m so sorry about your FIL. Let him know how much you love and appreciate him now. But be careful to make it seem like he has a death sentence hanging over his head, unless he has accepted his impending fate. My brother wouldn%26#039;t accept that he was terminally ill until he took his last breath. He became very upset if we behaved like he was a dying man. Take care.|||3 months|||Typically mortality is 100% at this point and life expectancy is very limited (3 months is a fair guess). However I have personally seen people battle cancer and live way past there expected life. One women I had in residency had massive brain tumors and we told her she had six months…that was eight years ago in September. Best of luck to you and your family. mcc_md@yahoo.com for more info/questions.|||This is not good. Cancer that has spread like that does not have a very long life expectancy - about 3 months. I wish your father-in-law well.|||im sorry to hear about your father inlaw . my dad past away from prostate cancer ,after it spread to his bones he lived for about nine months i not saying that is the expectancy level for you inlaw but back then they did not have the medical advances like they have now so he might live longer . the pain that my fathe whent through made me happy that he did not suffer long i pray for a break through for this aggressive form of cancer because if it passes from one generatuion to the next your husband and i might be next in line so lets all hope for a medical miricle|||I%26#039;m so sorry for you. I%26#039;m afraid he%26#039;s not got to long to live. Make his last days happy, spend some time with him, tell him you love him if you are on good terms with him. He%26#039;ll appreciate it I%26#039;ll bet.|||2-3 months isn%26#039;t too far off. Metastisizing to the lymph nodes usually indicates that it%26#039;s %26quot;end stage%26quot; cancer and that%26#039;s the last stop. The lymph nodes capture and destroy viruses and bacteria so without them, the body loses its ability to fight off infection. At this point, it is a Comfort One situation in which death is imminent and he should be allowed to live the remainder of his life with dignity and with little discomfort, and to pass with as much dignity as possible.|||Only a doctor can really answer.

Research on cancer and the genetic code looks like it may at long last produce real breakthroughs

For more info, visit:

http://www.librarynews.info/

http://www.medical-research-study-direct…

http://www.medical-research-study-direct…

http://www.lasik-surgery-san-diego.info/

http://www.san-diego-dentist.us

http://www.san-diego-plastic-surgery-cos…

http://www.acne-treatment-medicine-1.inf…|||I have always believed that the mainstream medical industry is not interested in finding a cure for cancer because it makes too much profit with its present barbarous methods.

Eventually, I came across a detailed report which agreed with my findings, and I have included it in my web page at

http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer…

By reading this report, you will also convince yourself that it is best to ignore the mainstream cancer industry, and seek alternative cures. Also you should bear in mind that the medical industry will do anything to protect its profitable position, including disparaging alternative healers or even creating bogus court cases.

I believe that cancer is a whole body thing, which in 80 percent of cases manifests itself by producing symptoms in the weaker parts of the body, and therefore appearing localised. It is this treatment of symptoms instead of cause which creates the profitable, yet non-successful approach of mainstream medicine.

Some cures are listed on the web page too.

It is therefore obvious that a holistic approach is required, based on cleansing, diet, exercise and debugging.

CLEANSING

The best way of cleansing is to fast.

http://www.phifoundation.org/menses.html

http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?I…

but if a patient is too weak for that, or does not fancy the idea, then alternative cleanses are available.

Colon Cleanse

http://www.soundfeelings.com/free/colon_…

Bowel cleanse

http://www.curezone.com/schulze/herbal_c…

kidney cleanse

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/kidney/d…

http://www.ehow.com/how_12678_kidney-cle…

http://www.falconblanco.com/health/clean…

http://www.healingdaily.com/colon-kidney…

http://www.healthfree.com/cleansing_prog…

Liver cleanse

http://www.drclark.net/en/drclark_protoc…

Gallbladder cleanse

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/de…

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/hu…

Pancreas cleanse

http://curezone.com/dis/1.asp?C0=261

DIET,

The best diet is vegetarian, avoiding all processed, frozen or micro-waved foods and drinks, and based on fresh fruit, fresh vegetables - preferably organic, nuts and seeds. Drinks should be clean water or freshly squeezed orange juice.

Many researchers promote the benefits of vitamin B17 as a healer. this can be found in the following foods:

Apple seeds, alfalfa sprouts, apricot kernels, bamboo shoots, barley, beet tops, bitter almond, blackberries, boysenberries, brewer’s yeast, brown rice, buckwheat, cashews, cherry kernels, cranberries, currants, fava beans, flax seeds, garbanzo beans, gooseberries, huckleberries, lentils, lima beans, linseed meat, loganberries, macadamia nuts, millet, millet seed, peach kernels, pecans, plum kernels, quince, raspberries, sorghum cane syrup, spinach, sprouts (alfalfa, lentil, mung bean, buckwheat, garbanzo), strawberries, walnuts, watercress, yams.

A commercial preparation of B17 is available called Laetrile.

EXERCISE

Exercise should be sufficient to create a sweat, but not sufficient to make you gasp for breath or feel over-tired. About one hours exercise every day is best.

DEBUGGING

There are various theories about how bugs create cancer.

Hulda Clark suggests that parasites are the cause, and that they can be disposed of by using a zapper.

Zappers are available from

Super Zapper DeLuxe

http://www.drclark.net Clark Zapper with amazing features get a free CD ROM

http://www.paradevices.com/zapper_works….

Terminator Crystal Orgone Zapper Blood Purification Parasite Solution

Electrical stimulation devices for blood purification, parasites, relaxation, and addictions.

http://www.elixa.com/estim/zap.htm

High frequency parasite zapper. Includes product description and benefits.

http://www.ess-in.com/|||seriously you need to talk to the doctor i know from experiance that one prostae cancer has spread it continues on quickly. they gave my grandpa 6months but he fought it for a a little more than a year…… but please talk with his doctor

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I just found out that my dad has prostate cancer, any

advise ??? we he be ok ??? be honest please…….|||HE needs to stay after his doctors Please get all the Info you can on this Internet, like I have to and still doing every day because my doctors are testing me, do to my problems that I have with my prostate.To be honest this no joke and nothing to fool around with, GOD BLESS and take care of yourself and your dad.|||i%26#039;m sorry…..hope he feels better .|||Treat it aggressively. As aggressively as your dad can handle. It%26#039;s painful. My dad died of cancer that started in his urinary bladder liner and it spread to the bone marrow

Blessed be.|||They%26#039;ve made a lot of advances in treating prostate cancer. The only wild card is how progressed it is. If your dad caught it in the early stages,and is in relatively good health, I would think he would be fine as long as treatment starts ASAP. It%26#039;s hard to deal with cancer in your family, both my grandmother and mother were diagnosed with colon cancer last year. My mother had surgery and is fine now, my grandmother (whose must have went undetected for quite a while) takes chemotherapy every week, but is still doing wonderful.

Best thing to do for him is to support him. If he wants to talk, talk with him and let him know you%26#039;re there for him. Just do not ever let him put off going to his doctors,make sure he goes for all the check-ups and things. I wish the best for him and you both, God bless and take care.|||I%26#039;m so sorry about your dad. There is no way of telling you how your dad will be without more information…it depends on so many things. The best way to find out how involved your dad%26#039;s cancer is and what his prognosis is, along with what treatment is recommended is to talk to the doctor or, if you are a minor, ask your mom. I am sure your parents have asked the doctor all the same things you want to know and your mom will probably be willing to share that information with you. It will also give you both someone to talk to about your worries and fears.|||Men with prostate cancer have many treatment options. The treatment that is best for one man may not be best for another.

Treatment may involve surgery, radiation therapy, or hormone therapy. You may have a combination of treatments. If your doctor recommends watchful waiting, your health will be monitored closely. You will have treatment only if symptoms occur or get worse.

Cancer treatment is either local therapy or systemic therapy:

Local therapy: Surgery and radiation therapy are local treatments. They remove or destroy cancer in the prostate. When prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body, local therapy may be used to control the disease in those specific areas.

Systemic therapy: Hormone therapy is systemic therapy. Hormones are given to control cancer that has spread.

The treatment that is right for you depends on the stage of the cancer, the grade of the tumor, your symptoms, and your general health. Your doctor will describe your treatment choices and the expected results.

Because cancer treatments often damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects are common. Side effects depend mainly on the type and extent of the treatment. Side effects may not be the same for each man, and they may change from one treatment session to the next. NCI%26#039;s booklet Know Your Options: Understanding Treatment Choices for Prostate Cancer can tell you more about treatments and their side effects.

You should consider both the expected benefits and possible side effects of each treatment option. You may want to discuss with your doctor the possible effects on sexual activity. You can work with your doctor to create a treatment plan that reflects your medical needs and personal values.

At any stage of disease, supportive care is available to control pain and other symptoms, to relieve the side effects of treatment, and to ease emotional concerns. Information about such care is available on NCI%26#039;s Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/copin… and from Information Specialists at 1-800-4-CANCER or LiveHelp.

You may want to talk to your doctor about taking part in a clinical trial, a research study of new treatment methods. The section on %26quot;The Promise of Cancer Research%26quot; has more information about clinical trials

This site may help you a bit there is alot of information on line to look at it. My prayers are with you. Good Luck.|||It%26#039;s hard to say….I really hope he can beat it. My grandfather had prostate cancer, but unfortunately he died from it. They didn%26#039;t catch it in time and spread to over 80% of his body. When he died, it got his brain too. It was a terrible thing to watch b/c he was such a good guy.

I%26#039;m not trying to scare you b/c it probably won%26#039;t happen the same way for your dad. The only advice I can give is to spend as much time w/ him as you can, make sure he gets all his treatments, and never go one day w/o saying I love you!

I%26#039;ll keep you and your family in my prayers. May God Bless you and keep you safe.|||I learned about alternative cancer treatments. One is the use of Graviola that a friend of mine knows of 2 people who survived prostate cancer with.

There is also the Johanna Budwig diet using flaxseed or flax oil with cottage cheese. You can find info using a search engine for Johanna Budwig Diet.

Lately the use of Marine Phytoplankton is believed to have been effective on a rare and incurable form of cancer.You can get more info at www.whyplankton.com

This is a truly amazing story, and there have been numerous benefits using phytoplankton for many other deceases and health challenges. When you edify the body, it can heal itself. You can also check out www.frequensea.com/planktoncanada for info and testimonials.

Avoid hydrogenated oils, MSG.artificial color and flavoring.Chemicals such as chlorine and fluoride and foods with %26quot;spices%26quot; which is another term for undisclosed chemicals.|||Both of my grandfathers have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, 9 %26amp; 10 years ago. One received radioactive seed implants and is doing great. The other received hormone shots and is doing well also. Both of their doctors said, at the times of their diagnoses, that most men, if they live long enough, will die WITH prostate cancer, NOT FROM IT! gOOD LUCK!

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The Prostate can be removed or I can have Radiation. The Cancer is localized to my prostate only. If I have Radiation and the Cancer returns they will not remove my Prostate and if I have my prostate removed and the Cancer returns I can have Radiation. I%26#039;m done reproducing as I just turned fifty four. To me it%26#039;s a no brainer (survival and remove), I still want to be able to have sex with my wife though and there are risks either way. Please advise!|||I really think that%26#039;s a medical question for your treating doctors not for the average joes on Answers|||I understand what you saying. But you need talk your doctor about what you told us.|||I agree with you. Surgical removal (radical prostatectomy) will be the %26quot;cure%26quot; as long as the post-surgical pathology shows complete encapsulation - no spread outside the prostate.

Whether you %26quot;have sex%26quot; with your wife after you recover depends on how you define %26quot;having sex%26quot;. It may be difficult or impossible to maintain an erection. Talk to your urologist about prosthetic implants prior to surgery. If I remember correctly, only about 20% of patients with radical prostatectomy can achieve an erection. Some respond to Viagra-type of medications, some don%26#039;t. You may be able to achieve orgasm if the surgery preserved the nerves successfully. I can%26#039;t stress enough how important it is to make sure your surgeon is competent and well-practiced in this very delicate procedure.

You seem to have a realistic outlook going into this procedure. Be sure to discuss your situation with an oncologist and radiologist as well as your urologist/surgeon before you make a final decision.

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I have googled for all of the information about prostate cancer, how its treated etc etc so dont need anything crap like that thanks. What I am after is genuine stories of how people have coped/beaten it, or not as obviously this is the case also. Anything useful is gratefully appreciated. Thanks|||Have a look at www.gojihealthstories.com and www.pubmed.org (type in prostate cancer or oncology)

Recommended amount of Himalayan Goji to drink in that situation is 120-240ml a day. More if you can.

Cancer feeds off fermented sugars, Himalayan Goji Juice balances the sugars thus increasing the strength and nutrition of healthy cells and depriving cancer cells.

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what is the treatment for prostate cancer explian fullyex.if surgery tell what is the procudere|||Also resveratrol. google %26quot;resveratrol preclinical and clinical studies%26quot; done by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. my friend was given three months to live and started taking the stluff and that was over two years ago. It tells the bad cells to go away and works on most cancers. You can also check %26quot;aggrawal resveratrol%26quot; he is the doctor. oldsouthwinery.com has links to Anderson and sell it. Vitacost.com sells it and most good health stores. the stuff is also good for pain, I have ruptured disc and it is a cox 1-2 inhibitor like Vioxx and Celebrex which I have taken and this stuff works and has no side effects. It is also like Viagra.

Anyway google and check it out, look for the 60 page report from Anderson, it explains the different cancers and pathways. They are also dong it with tumeric. It%26#039;s no t a joke but the tv lady in Texas asked me why she hadn%26#039;t heard about it and I told her because it doesn%26#039;t cost $100,000, about $15. jAlso there are two kinds, one from the knotweed plant and the other from the pulp of the muscadine grape here in

America. the Japanese use the knotweed. Hoope this helps, take care. Also check out Dr. Arnold Smith site cancernet.com|||It is very complicated and not one size fits all. Surgery is one treatment and there are a couple of different procedures that can be followed. Chemotherapy may also be used alone or in combination with Surgery or Radiation. There is Brachytherapy which is a type of radiation implant. The protocol is based on the Gleason Score as well as the PSA test aggressiveness. So in answer to your question, I cant answer your question fully since it would take too long. Try going to www.nccn.org and search treatments and see what you are interested in reading|||Take a look at PCA3 tests. It might help determine the aggressiveness on the cancer. You may also want to look at %26quot;free PSA%26quot;. It is available at any medical lab.

Please take a look at this link:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prost…

Hope this helps.

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