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Monday, October, 19, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options By Staging And Grading

Treatment Options by Staging and Grading


Stages indicate the extent of the cancer:

  • Stage I and stage II cancer are considered early stage. The cancer is localized and has not spread outside the prostate gland.
  • Stage III, locally advanced cancer, means that the cancer has spread into the seminal vesicles (glands at the base of the bladder, which are connected to the prostate gland and help produce semen.)
  • Stage IV is advanced cancer. The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and other tissues or organ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Tract Symptoms
By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...follows the surgical treatment of prostate cancer. All treatments for prostate cancer are... Read more »

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Waiting: Perhaps Less of a Stressor Than Expected
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...prostate cancer battle. Read this excellent overview of prostate cancer treatment options,... Read more »

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If You Don't Use It, You'll Lose It
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...read more about erectile dysfunction and the various treatment options at our partner site... Read more »

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After Prostate Cancer: Wearing the Badge of Survivor, Fearlessly
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...wear the badge of survivor. To learn more about treatment options, go to:  ... Read more »

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I.M.R.T. -- Does Profit Potential Drive Prostate Cancer Treatmen
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert

...I.M.R.T.), even though several other well-accepted treatment options exist. I.M.R.T. is what I... Read more »

Health Guide

Enlarged Prostate and Incontinence
...discovered and treated early-on, prostate cancer is often very treatable. As with BPH, many of the treatment options for prostate cancer can lead to varying degrees of incontinence. You can... Read more »
Octogenarians are Not Too Old for Cancer Surgery
...and more than 27,000 men will die from prostate cancer this year in the United States. A variety of treatment options exist for this traditionally slow-growing cancer, including hormone therapy,... Read more »
Prostate cancer
...prostate Treatment The appropriate treatment of prostate cancer is often controversial. Treatment options vary based on the stage of the tumor. In the early stages, surgery and... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Options if Treatments Fail
...of acid phosphatase (ACP) before treatments may predict a higher chance for recurrence-free survival.Treatment Options for Recurring or Persistent Prostate Cancer After Local TreatmentTreatment... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
...rectal exam and PSA blood test every 6 to 12 months. If test results indicate cancer progression, then treatment options (surgery, radiation, drugs) are considered. Patients should exercise and... Read more »

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