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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

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that refers to the enlargement of the... Read more »

Enlarged Prostate Treatment: Green Light PVP

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Technological advances such as the laser have redefined the surgical treatment of enlarged... Read more »

Results from Botox

By Pete , Health Expert

As a results of a partial TURP about 18 months ago, I developed fairly severe UI, with some SI.... Read more »

Radical Surgery to Treat Prostatitis

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

I was recently contacted by another urologist who asked me a very interesting question - Are you... Read more »

Bulking Agents - Do they work for Men with Stress Incontinence?

By Pete , Health Expert

A recent article published on IncontinenceNetwork provided information about using collagen... Read more »

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Health Guide

Because BPH rarely causes serious complications, men usually have a choice between treating it or opting for watchful waiting:Watchful Waiting. Watchful waiting involves lifestyle changes... Read more »

Urge Incontinence

The main symptom of urge incontinence (also called hyperactive, irritable, or overactive bladder) is the need to urinate frequently. Patients may go to the bathroom more than 8 times over 24 hours,... Read more »

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Other Treatments

Other TreatmentsSeveral surgical approaches are now available.Invasive Procedures. The most effective surgical procedures, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and open prostatectomy, are... Read more »

Stress Incontinence

The primary symptom of stress incontinence is leakage due to activities that apply pressure to a full bladder. High-impact exercise poses the greatest risk for leaking. But stress incontinence can... Read more »

Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Radiation TreatmentsThe two major radiation treatments are:External-beam radiationBrachytherapyBoth treatments have generally equal success rates. Research presented at the 2006 Prostate Cancer... Read more »

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