Added: 05/15/2007 |
For Men Who Want To Avoid Resection Of The ProstateThe writer of the following article used to provide articles to the web site prostatecancer.men4health.com. None of those articles talked about resection of the prostate, but some of them provided details on alternative procedures. That web site has ceased to exist. Information from various articles that once appeared on that web site has been used to create the following article.
While effective, resection of the prostate is a very aggressive treatment. It introduces the patient to all of the risks that normally accompany a surgical procedure. Moreover, a man who has undergone resection of a malignant prostate gland could develop symptoms of ED or incontinence.
Fortunately, a man with prostate cancer can now find a health professional who is familiar with alterative treatments. By using one of the available alternatives, that man can thus hope to avoid resection of the prostate.
Research has shown that cancerous cells in the prostate gland can be killed by hitting them with ultrasound. This treatment offers special benefits, benefits that can not be obtained from a surgical removal of the malignant prostate cells. This procedure, called HIFU, offers a prostate cancer patient a way to get fast and localized treatment.
Once a man has studied the procedure known as HIFU, then he might want to read-up as well on something called TCAP. Those four letters stand for targeted cryo-ablation of the prostate. TCAP requires sedation of the patient, but otherwise, it is not at all like resection of the prostate.
During the TCAP procedure, argon gas streams through thin rods. The cold gas freezes the malignant prostate cells. Doctors use the images created by ultrasound to target the argon gas, so that it stays clear of healthy prostate cells.
While both HIFU and TCAP give the prostate cancer patient a possible way to avoid resection of the prostate, they are not meant as an inducement to men who would like to abolish all concerns about prostate cancer. The best way to avoid resection of the prostate is to prevent the formation of a prostate tumor.
A number of foods that men like can also help them to prevent prostate cancer. Pistachios, a treat often served during the cocktail hour, has been identified as a cancer fighting food. Pomegranates have been shown to contain antioxidants. Antioxidants are chemicals that can stave-off formation in the prostate of a cancerous tumor.
Men who like to exercise should make a point of doing some exercising outdoors. When metabolized by the body the Vitamin D in sunshine produces Calcitrol. Calcitrol has the ability to actually kill malignant cells in the prostate gland. . Sunshine thus belongs on the list of items that can help to prevent prostate cancer.
Sunshine also helps to prevent breast cancer. A man might want to invite his wife to join him as he exercises outdoors. In that way a man and wife could work together to avoid the need for surgical removal of a prostate or breast tumor.
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