Prostate Cancer Treatment Complications and Side Effects
There are various treatments that are used as interventions for prostate cancer, and depending on the stage of the cancer or on the overall health of the patient, they be directed toward curing the cancer or merely treating it to provide palliation for the patient. Known conventional prostate cancer treatments include active surveillance or watchful [...]
Finasteride Prostate Cancer Treatment – Miracle Cure or Carcinogen
In June 1992, the FDA approved finasteride for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP), enlargement of the prostate gland. Although studies showed that the new drug (sold as Proscar) produced only modest benefits in small numbers of men, it was immediately accepted as an alternative to conventional treatment with surgery (TURP).
In 1997 the FDA approved finasteride [...]
Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatments
Radiation treatments for various forms of cancer are called radiation therapy or radiotherapy. Radiotherapy in prostate cancer treatment may actually be used to treat just about all stages the disease, but it is often employed with the intention of curing the disease in the early stages, or as salvage therapy when radical prostatectomy for the [...]
