Prostate cancer videos: PCa Treatment options
August 17, 2011 by Prostate Dr. · Comments Off
Treatments for prostate cancer -if we can call them that- can be included in the folowing categories:
- Brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Cryosurgery & Cryotherapy
- Hormone Therapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Prostatectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Watchful Waiting
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This prostate cancer video series is intended as a comprehensive source of prostate cancer information. The explanations will hopefully ease the daunting task of learning about prostate cancer treatments after receiving a PCa diagnosis. These prostate cancer videos are not a substitution for a doctor, but…
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December 5, 2009 by Prostate Dr. · Comments Off
The following tests and procedures may be used to diagnose prostate cancer:
- Digital Rectal Exam (and PSA+Prostate Biopsy in detecting Prostate Cancer) An exam of the rectum. This is the picture we laugh about in movies, when a doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum. What they’re really doing is feel the prostate through the rectal wall for lumps or abnormal areas (warm, soft, swollen, or tender).
- Prostate-specific…
