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Alternatives To Prostate Surgery Mercola
Hormone Therapy and Chemotherapy
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (Hormone Therapy)
Male hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male secondary sex characteristics and stimulate prostate cell growth. When prostate cells, both healthy and cancerous, are deprived of androgens, they no longer proliferate and eventually die.
Androgen deprivation therapy (also called androgen suppression therapy or hormone therapy) uses drugs or surgery to suppress or block...
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Prostate Cancer, Robotic Prostate Surgery & Erectile Dysfunction...
After robotic prostate surgery that is performed for cancer, the patient will have a foley catheter (a small drain that is placed in the... Read more »
Ankle Replacement Surgery: The Alternatives to Replacement Surgery
There are both surgical and non-surgical alternatives to ankle replacement surgery. First line treatments for arthritis of the ankle are... Read more »
Identifying and Treating BPH (Enlarged Prostate)
We have heard so much lately about prostate cancer that perhaps it is time to turn back to the basics, and look at BPH (benign prostatic... Read more »
Abiliti Weight Loss System: Possible Alternative to Bariatric...
Obesity is a worldwide phenomenon of epidemic proportion. The numbers are staggering: in 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated... Read more »
Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
There are many options to treat prostate cancer that has not spread to other organs in the body. These options include radical surgery,... Read more »
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The Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Definition of TermsThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer. It may also be used as treatment for cancer... Read more »
Prostatitis: nonbacterial Alternative names
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
NBP; Prostatodynia; Pelvic pain syndrome; CPPS; Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis; Chronic genitourinary pain Prevention ... Read more »
Hernia Surgery
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ, most often the intestines, protrudes through an abnormal opening or weakening in the wall surrounding... Read more »
Obese Men Pay More For Prostate Surgery
Men who are obese may pay more for prostate cancer surgery, a new study suggests. A study of 629 men found that the higher costs came from anesthesia... Read more »
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