When Prostate Removal is Necessary

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Although prostate health is easy to maintain by a properly healthy lifestyle without stress and the proper foods, it’s still possible sometimes that prostate cancer is going to develop regardless. Genetics, uncontrolled elements of a person’s life and other existing health conditions can make prostate cancer develop. Because it’s very slow to grow, it can be a little difficult to actually detect problems with the prostate until the cancerous tissue has already become too advanced to stop with radiation treatment.

There are several problems with prostate removal – mainly, it cannot work unless the cancer is strictly confined to the prostate gland. Otherwise the surgery won’t catch the fringes of the cancer, leaving it free to spread through the rest of the body. The prostate is responsible for producing semen, so its removal causes impotence. Also, incontinence is another side effect, because the prostate gland can end up pressed against the urethra and urine can more easily flow. Prostate removal isn’t always guaranteed to work, because there may still be some fringes of cancerous tissue. Prostate removal is generally the best method to remove cancerous growth, provided radiation treatment was unable to treat it.
Most of the time, radiation treatment is pursued first, then a prostatectomy.

Prostatectomies are done by making an incision in wither the abdomen or the perineum, depending on existing health complications or conditions. The prostate gland can also be removed in order to prevent the enlarged tissue from blocking the urethra. The problems caused by a blocked urethra are many – problems urinating, blood in the urine from ruptured tissue, and blood in the stool from ruptured rectal tissue.

Prostate Cancer Prevention Through Regular Checkups

Prostate cancer is treatable through radiation treatment or through a prostatectomy, but the best method is through prevention. To prevent prostate cancer, it’s necessary to get checked usually every six months approximately.
The prostate cancer can be scanned through ultrasound or through a PSA test, both of which have varying levels of effectiveness. If prostate cancer is detected, then the physician can make arrangements to help remove the cancerous tissue. This is done through either prostate removal or through radiation therapy. Also, ultrasound, cryosurgery or hormonal therapy are used to prevent or cure prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is easily preventable through careful watching and regularly taking care of their prostate health. A healthy diet, regular exercise and regular ejaculation are good deterrents of prostate cancer as well as semiannual checkups.
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