Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer and occurs only in males. Male prostate gland itself is shaped like a bean that produces sperm. Fluid (lymph) is a place to live and feed ingredients for the sperm. If detected early, then the likelihood of successful treatment would be high. Moreover, the method of treatment or treatment of prostate cancer are now reasonably well developed, one with hormonal therapy.
Not known for certain about the causes of prostate cancer. However, generally the elderly is one important factor for the occurrence of prostate cancer, which is approximately 70 percent. The hormone androgen is one of the important factors necessary for prostate cell growth and development toward benign prostate enlargement or prostate cancer. In addition, diet and the presence of prostate cancer in the family history is also a risk factor.
In the early phase, these cancers do not show obvious symptoms and is difficult to detect, to spread throughout the prostate. Early detection of cancer, can be done by examination of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) or with Digital rectal Exam (Dre).
According to Dr. Rainy Umbas, SPU, PhD, a urologist from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) Jakarta, the decision to use therapy for a patient as an individual, customized with prostate cancer group. Is limited to the organ (limited to the gland), continues locally that is a large prostate tumor or one that is spread only locally, or metastatic (spread far or wide).
"Therapy for prostate cancer confined to the organ or prostate cancer that has continued locally usually a surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and a combination of other treatments," said Umbas, when a speaker at the Scientific Meeting of Urological Treatment of BPH and Prostate Ca Newest , recently.
Please note because these therapies are only slow the growth of cancer, not to heal.
For a man who was convicted of prostate cancer, it certainly is a scary thing. Because prostate cancer not only affects quality of life of sufferers, but also because the therapy can be caused side effects such as trouble urinating control example give incontinence, and the most frightening men is erectile dysfunction (impotence).
Hormonal treatment
According Umbas, advanced prostate cancer treatment can basically form of hormonal therapy to lower testosterone levels in accordance kastrasi ie less than 20 ng / dl (nanograms per deciliter). Hormone therapy intended to prevent the body to produce male sex hormones, namely testosterone, which can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormonal therapy is widely used in advanced prostate cancer to reduce the size of the cancer and slow the progression of cancer.
Testosterone is one hormone that is reduced in men experiencing andropause. As is known, the biological activity of testosterone are androgenic (giving effect on reproductive organs), and anabolic (effects on somatic organs). That way, the decline in testosterone levels will affect all related metabolism, such as muscle, bone, central nervous system, prostate, bone marrow and sexual function.
"Treatment can be done in the operative (orchydectomy) or medical therapy," he explained, in an event initiated by the Indonesian Association of Urology (IAUI) Branch is Solo, Central Java.
Nevertheless, continued Umbas, hormone therapy using drugs that are given will cause some side effects like decreased libido and erectile dysfunction that will interfere with sexual activity. In continuous use also appeared other effects such as anemia, osteoporosis, glucose levels rise, and some other diseases. "It's prostate cancer has a unique character, if the patients treated will lead to other disorders. However, if left unchecked it will aggravate the condition of patients, "specifically who also teaches at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (UI) of this.
Umbas explained, from his experience with patients the effects can be minimized with the provision of intermittent drug (terminter). Results when carried out monitoring of blood levels of PSA in patients with intermittent treatment is more or less the same with continuous treatment.
Not known for certain about the causes of prostate cancer. However, generally the elderly is one important factor for the occurrence of prostate cancer, which is approximately 70 percent. The hormone androgen is one of the important factors necessary for prostate cell growth and development toward benign prostate enlargement or prostate cancer. In addition, diet and the presence of prostate cancer in the family history is also a risk factor.
In the early phase, these cancers do not show obvious symptoms and is difficult to detect, to spread throughout the prostate. Early detection of cancer, can be done by examination of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) or with Digital rectal Exam (Dre).
According to Dr. Rainy Umbas, SPU, PhD, a urologist from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) Jakarta, the decision to use therapy for a patient as an individual, customized with prostate cancer group. Is limited to the organ (limited to the gland), continues locally that is a large prostate tumor or one that is spread only locally, or metastatic (spread far or wide).
"Therapy for prostate cancer confined to the organ or prostate cancer that has continued locally usually a surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and a combination of other treatments," said Umbas, when a speaker at the Scientific Meeting of Urological Treatment of BPH and Prostate Ca Newest , recently.
Please note because these therapies are only slow the growth of cancer, not to heal.
For a man who was convicted of prostate cancer, it certainly is a scary thing. Because prostate cancer not only affects quality of life of sufferers, but also because the therapy can be caused side effects such as trouble urinating control example give incontinence, and the most frightening men is erectile dysfunction (impotence).
Hormonal treatment
According Umbas, advanced prostate cancer treatment can basically form of hormonal therapy to lower testosterone levels in accordance kastrasi ie less than 20 ng / dl (nanograms per deciliter). Hormone therapy intended to prevent the body to produce male sex hormones, namely testosterone, which can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormonal therapy is widely used in advanced prostate cancer to reduce the size of the cancer and slow the progression of cancer.
Testosterone is one hormone that is reduced in men experiencing andropause. As is known, the biological activity of testosterone are androgenic (giving effect on reproductive organs), and anabolic (effects on somatic organs). That way, the decline in testosterone levels will affect all related metabolism, such as muscle, bone, central nervous system, prostate, bone marrow and sexual function.
"Treatment can be done in the operative (orchydectomy) or medical therapy," he explained, in an event initiated by the Indonesian Association of Urology (IAUI) Branch is Solo, Central Java.
Nevertheless, continued Umbas, hormone therapy using drugs that are given will cause some side effects like decreased libido and erectile dysfunction that will interfere with sexual activity. In continuous use also appeared other effects such as anemia, osteoporosis, glucose levels rise, and some other diseases. "It's prostate cancer has a unique character, if the patients treated will lead to other disorders. However, if left unchecked it will aggravate the condition of patients, "specifically who also teaches at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (UI) of this.
Umbas explained, from his experience with patients the effects can be minimized with the provision of intermittent drug (terminter). Results when carried out monitoring of blood levels of PSA in patients with intermittent treatment is more or less the same with continuous treatment.
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