if you are getting tested for erectile dysfuntion can you decline prostate exam?

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Which prostate cancer treatments don't cause erectile problems?

Answer 1

Yes, of course: You can decline anything once you find out the risk and the benefit from your doctor, he would not push or force you for anything you do not wish to have done to you. After all it is your body...And you are in charge!

Answer 2

Adenocarcinoma: The most common type of prostate cancer is called adenocarcinoma. It is a malignant tumor of the prostate that can have varying degrees of aggresiveness. The more aggressive the tumor, the more likely it will spread and metastasize.

Answer 3

Most organs : Are composed of epithelial tissues made from cells. Cells can acquire traits of primitive cells, and disobey rules of growth regulation, and remaining where they belong, so they grow and travel. The prostate functions to make seminal fluid, and its cells are adenomatous. The cancers occur as we age, some behave indolently, few are aggressive and can kill.

Answer 4

Family history: Risk factors for prostate cancer include a family history of prostate cancer, especially your father. In addition african american males tend to have a higher incidence of prostate cancer as well. A recent study has shown a slight increase in prostate cancer in patients who take vitamin E supplements. Prostate cancer has not been linked to food products.

Answer 5

Men as they age: No joke, risk #1 being male, risk#2 getting older. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age, especially after age 50. More than 80% of prostate cancers are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older. And in the us, african american men have a higher risk of prostate cancer than white men. Additionally a family history of prostate cancer is also a risk. See this link: http://bit.Ly/lhig6p.

Answer 6

Surgery/Radiation: The 2 main forms of treatment for prostate cancer include radical surgery or radiation therapy. Another less common form of treatment is cryotherapy, which is freezing of the prostate.

Answer 7

Carefully: The 1st question is does it need to be treated. Observation (aka active surveillance) is a good choice for many. For other more aggressive forms combinations of surgery or radiation + hormone blockade is ideal. For advanced metastatic disease we use hormonal therapy initially but later may need chemotherapy or immunotherapy. See this: http://bit.Ly/n7i6wq.

Answer 8

Many ways: Prostate cancer can be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy as well as other less common treatments. Active surveillance isn't treatment but may be appropriate for some and may lead to treatment definitive therapy answers can come forme a urologist or radiation oncologist.

Answer 9

Quite a few: Early stage (cancer within prostate): robotic or open surgery, standard radiation; radiation seeds; cryosurgery. For cancer with local spread to nodes typically radiation and hormonal therapy is used. For recurring cancer or for spread to far organs; a sequence of therapies is used. Initially, a series of 3-4 hormonal drugs one by one, then immune therapy (provenge) and then chemotherapy.

Answer 10

The stages: Actually confuse. Think of two: dsease confined to prostate or not. Next is complex assessment of "how much on biopsy" and psa level...Perhaps watchful waiting with a series of regular psa tests. If confined, surgery, external beam or seeds are just about equal in disease control and vary in side effects. Hormones way too complex to discuss. Get at least two opinions if your advisor disagrees.

Answer 11

Disease continuum: There is a disease continuum from localized disease through advanced metastatic castration resistant disease. Generally localized disease is treated with local therapies such as surgery or radiation and disease that either recurs or is more advanced is treated initially with hormonal therapy. Immune therapy and chemotherapy may be used after.

Answer 12

Here are some...: Treating prostate caner is not based on stage alone, instead, needing to take the considerations of age, PSA progress, finding of DRE & ultrasound exam, Gleason's tissue grading, patient's existing medical illnesses, and his will so to balance & decide necessity & possibility. Rx Options may include: active surveillance, radical surgery, radiation, cryotherapy, HIFU, etc. with or without hormones

Answer 13

Varies with disease: Benign prostatic hypertrophy, bph, is associated w. Urinary frequency day & more at night + slowing down of force & caliber of stream. Symptoms increase as obstrruction from enlarging prostate increases. Ultimately urinary retenention can occur. In time all symptomatic. Early to moderate prostate cancer can be symptom free, few have blood. All patients w prostatitis are symptomatic w pain +/or uti.

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