Tests used to tell if prostate cancer has spread

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Tests used to tell if prostate cancer has spread

Prostate cancer, like all cancers, has the potential to spread or metastasize to other parts of the body.  If and when it does, it will typically affect the structures within the immediate area.  Most likely prostate cancer will spread to the bones or lymph nodes near the prostate.  Other structures of the body it could possibly spread to include the seminal vesicles, urinary bladder, liver, intestines, and rarely, the brain.

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Castration & Prostate Cancer

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Castration & Prostate Cancer

Surgical castration to remove the testicles (orchiectomy) of men with metastatic prostate cancer was associated with lower risks for adverse effects compared with men who underwent medical castration.

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What do the different stages of prostate cancer mean?

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What do the different stages of prostate cancer mean?

One in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.  This means, you or someone you know will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during your life.  Many people can find it confusing to sift through all the information out there, or perhaps don’t know where to start. Here is a guide to the different stages of prostate cancer and what they mean.  Hopefully this will help those looking for clearer information learn more about prostate cancer.

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Future of treating advanced prostate cancer

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Future of treating advanced prostate cancer

Researchers from the Pharmacology Department at the Indiana University School of Medicine may have found a future way to cure prostate cancer that metastasizes to the bone.

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Chemo Hormonal Therapy and Surgery for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Chemo Hormonal Therapy and Surgery for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

A new study released in the journal, Nature, evaluated a newer approach to treating metastatic prostate cancer through Integrating chemo hormonal therapy and surgery. The method was applied to known or suspected lymph node metastatic prostate cancer. 

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