43 Treatments  for Prostate Cancer

7 Tests 6 Surgical Procedures 7 Medical Procedures 15 Prescribed Medications

1 Alternative Procedures 7 Herbs and Supplements

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Therapeutic radiologist

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Treatment News for Prostate Cancer

Tests for Prostate Cancer

1. Digital Rectal Examination A digital rectal exam is an examination of the lower rectum. The doctor uses a gloved, lubricated finger to check for abnormalities.  More

2. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is a protein found in prostate cells. It can be detected at a low level in the blood of all adult men. This article dis...  More Costs

3. Prostate Biopsy Prostate biopsy is a surgical procedure that involves removing a small piece of prostate tissue for microscopic examination.  More Costs

4. Transrectal Ultrasound of Prostate Costs

5. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

6. Urinalysis Urinalysis is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through ...  More Costs

7. Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

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Surgical Procedures for Prostate Cancer

1. Radical Prostatectomy Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove all of the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it, to treat prostate cancer. See also: Prostate resection -...  More Costs

2. Retropubic Prostatectomy

3. Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove all of the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it, to treat prostate cancer. See also: Prostate resection -...  More

4. Perineal Prostatectomy Prostatectomy is surgical removal of part of the prostate gland (transurethral resection, a procedure performed to relieve urinary symptoms caused by benign enlarge...  More

5. Cryotherapy of Prostate

6. Robot-Assisted Laproscopic Radical Prostatectomy

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Medical Procedures for Prostate Cancer

1. Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.  More Costs

2. External Beam Radiotherapy

3. Watchful Waiting Costs

4. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article ...  More Costs

5. Intravenous chemotherapy Costs

6. Brachytherapy Prostate seed implantation--also called brachytherapy--has become more and more popular in recent years as a treatment option for prostate cancer, and...  More

7. Testosterone Replacement Therapy

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Prescribed Medications for Prostate Cancer

1. DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

2. flutamide(Eulexin ) FLUTAMIDE (FLOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone called testosterone. It is used in combination with another medication to treat prostate cancer.  More

3. bicalutamide(Casodex ) BICALUTAMIDE (bye ka LOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone testosterone on the prostate. This medicine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men...  More

4. predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated inc...  More

5. docetaxel(Taxotere ) DOCETAXEL (doe se TAX el) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat m...  More

6. paclitaxel(Taxol , Onxol) PACLITAXEL (PAK li TAX el) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat ...  More

7. mitoxantrone(Novantrone ) MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to ...  More

8. goserelin(Zoladex ) GOSERELIN (GOE se rel in) is similar to a hormone found in the body. It lowers the amount of sex hormones that the body makes. Men will have lower testosterone leve...  More

9. estramustine(Emcyt ) ESTRAMUSTINE (ES tra MUS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat prostate cancer.  More

10. leuprolide(Lupron , others...) LEUPROLIDE (loo PROE lide) is a man-made hormone. It is used to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer. This medicine may also be used to treat children with early o...  More

11. nilutamide(Nilandron ) NILUTAMIDE (nye LOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone called testosterone. It is used with surgery to treat prostate cancer.  More

12. triptorelin(Trelstar Depot , others...) TRIPTORELIN (TRIP toe rel in) decreases testosterone in men and estrogen in women. It is used to treat advanced prostate cancer and endometriosis.  More

13. abarelix(Plenaxis ) Antineoplastic agent; gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone [LHRH], gonadorelin) antagonist  More

14. degarelix(Firmagon ) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

15. histrelin(Vantas , others...) HISTRELIN (his TREL in) is used to treat the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer. The implant contains a drug that is like a natural hormone in the body called gon...  More

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Alternative Procedures for Prostate Cancer What's this?

1. Acupuncture The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th...  More Costs |   Efficacy Grade A

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Herbs and Supplements for Prostate Cancer What's this?

1. vitamin D Vitamin D is found in many dietary sources such as fish, eggs, fortified milk, and cod liver oil. The sun also contributes significantly to the daily production of ...  More Efficacy Grade C

2. green tea Green tea is made from the dried leaves of Camellia sinensis , a perennial evergreen shrub. Green tea has a long history of use, dating back to China approximately ...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. calcium carbonate The Romans used lime (calcium oxide), clacked lime (calcium hydroxide), and hydraulic cement in construction works. Calcium (Latin calx , meaning lime) was first is...  More Efficacy Grade C

4. Red Clover Red clover is a legume, which like soy contains phytoestrogens (plant-based chemicals that are similar to estrogen and may act in the body like estrogen or may actu...  More Efficacy Grade C

5. Pc-Spes WARNING : THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECALLED FROM THE U.S. MARKET AND SHOULD NOT BE USED. PC-SPES® is an herbal combination product that was produced and mark...  More Efficacy Grade C

6. Citrus Pectin Pectins are gel-forming polysaccharides from plant cell walls, especially apple and citrus fruits. Pectins are a type of viscous dietary fiber and vary in the lengt...  More Efficacy Grade C

7. Calcium Pantothenate The Romans used lime (calcium oxide), clacked lime (calcium hydroxide), and hydraulic cement in construction works. Calcium (Latin calx , meaning lime) was first is...  More Efficacy Grade C

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