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Choosing the best treatment of prostate cancer - by stage

Treatment of any cancer is based on the stage of the cancer when it is diagnosed. Staging is performed for two purposes – to guide initial treatment decisions and to predict the patient’s survival outcome after therapy.

19 Jan 2014

What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH is also known simply as prostate enlargement. It is a common condition in men of older age, and occurs to some degree in 60% of men aged 60 years or older suffer from this condition.

19 Jan 2014

What is medical castration?

Testosterone is metabolized and converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which stimulates the growth of prostate cells, leading to normal prostate grwoth in adolescent males but contributing to abnormal cell growth in older men. Therefore, one way to slow prostate cancer growth is to reduce the amount of testosterone or its activity in the body.This form of hormone therapy is called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or androgen suppression therapy.

19 Jan 2014

What is TURP?

The term TURP stands for transurethral resection of the prostate, an operation that is mainly performed to treat men with an enlarged prostate, a condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Usually, TURP is performed to remove excess prostate tissue that is obstructing the flow of urine through the urethra and out of the penis.

19 Jan 2014

What are Complications of Chlamydia?

Chlamydia infection is one of the commonest sexually transmitted infections worldwide that is spread via vaginal fluid and semen of the infected person to her or his healthy sexual partner due to unprotected intercourse.

17 Jan 2014

What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Triple negative breast cancer is a type of basal cell cancer where the cancer cells do not display any estrogen receptors (ERs), progesterone receptors (PRs) or HER2 receptors.

17 Jan 2014

What is Neurology?

Neurology is a branch of medical science that is concerned with disorders and diseases of the nervous system. The term neurology comes from a combination of two words - "neuron" meaning nerve and "logia" meaning "the study of".

17 Jan 2014

What is the Difference Between Neurology and Neuroscience?

Neuroscience describes the scientific study of the mechanics of the central nervous system such as its structure, function, genetics and physiology as well as how this can be applied to understand diseases of the nervous system.

17 Jan 2014

What are Amyloid Plaques?

Amyloid plaques are aggregates of misfolded proteins that form in the spaces between nerve cells. These abnormally configured proteins are thought to play a central role in Alzheimer's disease. The amyloid plaques first develop in the areas of the brain concerned with memory and other cognitive functions.

17 Jan 2014

Threadworm Causes

Threadworm is a very common infection that occurs when tiny, thread-like worms infest the human intestine.

16 Jan 2014

What are Threadworms?

Threadworms are small, parasitic worms that infect the human intestine. Also called pinworms, the worms are white and resemble pieces of thread. They can hatch eggs within the gut and multiply causing infestation. Threadworms are most common among children under 10 years of age but can also be seen in adults.

16 Jan 2014

Threadworm Treatment

To treat threadworms successfully, all individuals from the same household as the infected individual should be treated.

16 Jan 2014

Threadworm Symptoms

Threadworm infection can often go unnoticed because there are often no symptoms of the condition. This makes treating the condition and eradicating the worms more difficult, as people can unknowingly continue to spread the infection.

16 Jan 2014

Prostate Cancer and Diet

Diet has been studied extensively for its preventive and protective roles in cancer. Some foods and nutrients have been found to play a role in the prevention of prostate cancer and its recurrence.

16 Jan 2014

Prostate Cancer and Genetics

The actual cause of prostate cancer is not known. However, studies have shown that individuals of certain ethnicities such as Afro-Caribbeans and African Americans have an increased risk of developing this cancer, while Asian individuals have a decreased risk of developing it.

16 Jan 2014

Prostate Cancer Partin Tables

Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among men worldwide. Since this form of cancer is usually slow growing, a watchful waiting approach is often adopted when the cancer is caught early.

16 Jan 2014

PSA False Positive and False Negative Results

Prostate specific antigen or PSA is one of the markers of prostate cancer. PSA is normally produced by the prostate gland and mixes with sperm to form semen. PSA helps make semen fluid, allowing sperm to swim freely. Small amounts of PSA are also detectable in the blood.

16 Jan 2014

PSA Test in Men Who Have Been Treated for Prostate Cancer

A prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is one of the standard tests used for prostate cancer and other prostate diseases.

16 Jan 2014

Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer

A digital rectal examination (DRE) is one of the simplest methods for assessing the state of the prostate gland. This may be performed as part of a routine check of the prostate gland or in the case of symptoms such as severe constipation, bleeding or pain from the anus or bowel incontinence.

16 Jan 2014

What is Prostatitis?

The prostate gland is a small gland that lies beneath the urinary bladder in males. The gland surrounds the top of the urethra which carries urine and sperm out of the body via the penis.

16 Jan 2014