can anyone give me some information on IMRT for prostate cancer? where is this treatment available in Europe?
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try www.radiologyinfo.org for more information of this treatment and The Royal Marsden Hospital in London, UK may have this kind of treatment available. Check the website www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
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Medication may be used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia. Alpha-blockers, such as Hytrin, Cardura and Flomax relax the muscles in the prostate, providing relief of the pressure on the urine channel. Side effects include dizziness, tiredness, lowered blood pressure and retrograde ejaculation, a condition in which the seminal fluid goes back into the bladder instead of coming out. Another class of medications called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors shrink the prostate gland through blockage of dihydrone testosterone, the hormone that stimulates the prostate gland to grow. According to Grafstein, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors can reduce the PSA by 50 percent and can mask prostate cancer, so the PSA levels on patients taking these medications need to be adjusted. Side effects include a potential for impotence and the medications tend to be expensive.\n\nAnother non-invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia involves the delivery of heat therapy in one of a number of ways. Trans-urethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) is an outpatient procedure which destroys prostate tissue by inserting a catheter with an implanted microwave wire into the prostate and delivering a certain amount of energy to the gland tissue. The tissue will then slough away, opening the channel. Risks include post surgical bleeding, urinary frequency, urgency, burning and irritation for up to three months following treatment, as well as failure of the procedure, according to Grafstein. Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) involves insertion of a needle through the penis into the prostate’s urine tube and heating the prostate tissues through the needle. Indigo-Laser ablation therapy involves insertion of a needle shaped probe into the prostate and firing a blast of heat energy, which destroys the prostate tissue. "All these treatments work the same way. They all heat the prostate gland to a point where tissue is destroyed," Grafstein says.\n\nSurgery, though more invasive, is very effective in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) accounts for 95 percent of all prostate surgery and involves shaving out prostate tissue to create a widening of the channel. The need for hospitalization, weeks of recovery, the potential for retrograde ejaculation, incontinence, impotence and bleeding are a deterrent for some.\n\nObstructive voiding symptoms, burning with urination and urinary frequency can all be symptoms of a number of prostate problems. Prostatitis, an infection of the prostate, presents with flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, and urinary frequency coupled with low urinary volume. For acute infections, treatment with antibiotics for four to 12 weeks may be indicated. "Antibiotics are needed for a longer time because it’s hard for the antibiotic to penetrate the deep tissue of the prostate gland. If the treatment isn’t long enough, the symptoms will go away for a week or two and then come back," Grafstein adds.\n\nChronic prostate symptoms are indicative of an inflammatory reaction rather than infection, and antibiotics won’t help. Other medications may be able to relax or shrink the prostate gland, and prostatic massage and hot baths can also help by relaxing the pelvic muscles, according to Grafstein.
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Your mom has one chance, it is called ozone therapy. It has been used for decades in Europe and many other countries. It is available in 5 states in the USA. Good luck, the link will give you all the technial info you can use. There are over 100 good alternative cancer treatments the second like is the beginning of the story.
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I'm so sorry about your fiance's situation. You all are in my prayers.\nOne suggestion would be to contact Cancer Treatment Centers of America. They are a system of Hospitals with campuses across the country that specialize in both conventional and alternative treatments of advanced cancers that have failed conventional treatments. Their website is: http://www.cancercenter.com .\nAnother resource I would suggest would be the book, "Beating Cancer with Nutrition" by Dr. Patrick Quillin (Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Cancer-Nutrition-Patrick-Quillin/dp/096383729X/sr=8-1/qid=1164205725/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5041657-6768651?ie=UTF8&s=books)\nAlso, contact your local branch of the American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org. Again, my wishes go out to your fiance for a full recovery. Hope this can help.
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I don't have prostate cancer but I know that Lupron is commonly given to men with prostate cancer to reduce testosterone levels and therefore tumor growth.\n\nhttp://www.lupron.com/prostate/\n\ngood luck
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See:\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000621.htm#Treatment
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My best guess would be Genentech. Try looking it up on the web. I'm pretty sure they're one of the top.
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I am so sorry to hear of your father's diagnosis. All I can think of would be to possibly look into clinical trials where most if not all of the costs for treatment are covered. I wish you and your family well.....
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What kind of treatment?  That is not a word!  Do you mean radiation?  Need to ask your doctor.  This is not something a layperson on Yahoo Answers is likely to know the answer to...especially if your question is not clear.  CALL YOUR DOCTOR.  If you are already receiving medical treatment, why in the world would you ask strangers for medical advice instead of asking your doctor?
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I believe that the problem with the meducal industry us that they traet symptoms, and not cause.\nI also believe that cancer is a whole body thing, and should be treated as such.\nSo, cleaning out the rest of the body will help solve the problems with the prostate.\n\nIf I was you, I would go through complete cleansing procedures for liver, kidney, gall bladder, and colon.\nThis the gives the body the strength to fight back and heal itself.\n\nIf you go to my web page at\n\nCancer\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html\n\nyou will find information on cancer in general. \nI hope it helps. http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=544
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i wish there was.you have no idea on how i wish this was true.  my dad whom i  love very dearly told me that he has prostrate cancer back in September. he told me that he was going to the "mayo" clinic. an extremely prestigious hospital for this treatment. with an above average sucesss rate. so i was very content with that. but as my mom and dad  go to Melbourne Florida every year to there winter retreat. he still hadn't gone to the mayo before they left. i questioned my dad why and he stated that he is going to seek full treatment in Florida with a doctor he knows and trust. well its late November and he hasn't gone for treatment of any kind. Ive called on a daily bases and spoken to him about it and questioned what he is doing to resolve the issue. his response is " i haven't got the time to take care of it yet" i questioned of "yet" to him. he explains of how he has to do this and that(things of no meaning). he is a vein man i know. and that is his issue. he is 75 years of age. Ive always known that your parents will die. but Ive never felt it like i feel it now.but the kicker is , i finally got to speak to my mom without him there. he doesnt have prostrate cancer. he has lung cancer. he quit smoking at the age of 33. but he worked his entire life as a journeymen electrictian. who knows what he was exposed to over all those years. so in answer to your question, i really wish there was. id read it to eternity. the bible as you so hiddenly speak doesn't tell you how to deal with this. if it does and you really see that it applies. then e-mail me about how i should read scriptrure...chapter... verse.... does it really apply? ask this of yourself before you offer advise.
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just had it done  2  months  ago...  much better for it... recovery   is  almost  finished ,,, some   problems  with  bladde control but    the pills  fixes that  problem....also  while  they  do that  procedure  they  can check  for  cancer  in the  bladder  and prostate...   just make  sure  your  doc   has  experience  in this.. good  luck
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It's sometimes used as part of radiotherapy for cancer patients, as well as possessing a variety of other uses.\n\nI'd suggest the greatest site ever - Wikipedia as the place to look.\n\nI've sourced it for your convenience.
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp\n\nhttp://www.freedomlasertherapy.com/\n\nhttp://stop-smoking-now.biz/stop-smoking-faq.htm\n\nhttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=35623\n\n\nWhat is Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)?\n\nLLLT is the application of a "cold" pure laser light to treat certain conditions. It has been used to successfully treat many kinds of musculoskeletal injuries because it promotes healing and tissue repair. LLLT has also been found to be an extremely successful treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, weight control, and smoking cessation.\n\nIs LLLT safe?\n\nLLLT is a safe, painless, and medication-free treatment. It has been used in England, Canada, and Europe for over 20 years with no documented adverse side effects. Laser therapy is a non-medical procedure and is respected by many physicians as a highly effective treatment. \n\nHow does LLLT work?\n\nThe laser light reached through the skin to stimulate your nerve endings to produce endorphins. Endorphins are produced normally by you and are nature's own mood lifter and anesthetic. The endorphin production relives the physical withdrawal symptoms of quitting smoking and helps keep you from feeling anxious or "crabby".\n\n\n\ngood luck\nI Hope this is enough information for you, and at least it is a start..\ngood luck\nand I know you CAN do it..
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Que Paso Gringo,\n\nWith all due respect to the other participants answering this question, WHAT THE HELL IS SO GOOD AND EFFECTIVE ABOUT SCIENTIFICALY PROVEN CHEMO AND RADIATION?\n\nIm a natural health practitioner and people who state that EDTA CHELATION its not PROVEN or not SCIENTIFICALY APPROVED are obviously ignorant and have never had the insidious deisease nor have any of their friends or relatives, and God forbid they do, cause those SCIENTIFICALY PROVEN alopathic methods surely will cause an extreme amount of damage besides burning all cells, good and bad, in the system.\n\nI have used EDTA successfuly for Diabetics and Cancer patients along with a proper PH balance and stress control, all contributing factors to any disease.\n\nNone other than a true American Hero such as Dr. Linus Pauling have endorsed EDTA CHELATION for effective non invasive cancer treatments. Linus Pauling, PhD is the only person ever to have received 2 FULL, UNSHARED Nobel Prizes. He was one of the world's greatest biochemists and scientists. Before his death he wrote and researched extensively in the field of alternative and nutritional medicine.\n\nFor more than twenty years Dr. Pauling devoted most of his time to research and educate in the fields of nutrition and preventive medicine. He wrote and lectured extensively about simple, safe and inexpensive measures to improve the length and quality of life. In his recent books, How to Live Longer and Feel Better, he covered that subject at length. \n\nDr. Pauling stated that EDTA chelation therapy fits in well with his views on health care. SO IF THE ESTEEMED FELLOWS ANSWERING THIS QUESTION CAN CALL DR. PAULING A QUACK then it confirms their motives for writing such a ridiculous statement for all the world to see. \n\nAmigo, EDTA is not normally present in the human body and is therefore, by definition, not an Orthomolecular substance. Chelation, however, is far safer and much less expensive than surgical treatments for atherosclerosis. Physicians who adhere to the protocol for safe and effective administration of EDTA, as approved and promulgated by the American College of Advancement in Medicine, integrate the results of the proven research into their chelation program. \n\nThat protocol is published in its entirety fro any medical prefsional or potential patient to review. Improved nutrition and supplementation with vitamins and trace elements is an important part of the overall chelation program. \n\nEDTA chelation therapy makes good sense, It has a rational scientific basis, and the evidence for clinical benefit seems to be quite strong. Metallic ions play an important role in the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. EDTA removes those ions with relative safety and without surgery. Published research and extensive clinical experience show that EDTA helps to reduce and prevent atherosclerotic plaques, thus improving blood flow to the heart and other organs. The scientific evidence indicates that a course of EDTA chelation therapy might eliminate the need for bypass surgery. Chelation has an equally valid rationale for use as a preventive treatment. \n\nFurthermore, yet ANOTHER Nobel Prize winner, and yes this Doctor also won 2 Nobel Prizes, one in 1931 and the other in 1938, Dr. Otto Werberg of Germany, who discovered that cancer is formed when the cells and tissues are "anaerobic", with out sufficent oxygen. EDTA chelation accelerates de detox process removing the excess acid in the body, thereby raising the Alkaline level or oxigen level for all functions of the body and once this is achieved, no way that any tumor, harmful bacteria, germs, parasites or fungus can stay alive in the body, it all now gets naturaly excreted by the waste system.\n\nTherefore, the decision should be obvious, use an alternative treatment that is LEGAL and EFFECTIVE, that costs considerably less than traditional alopathic methods and DOES not cause any secondary damage to the body.\n\nAt your service
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Here is a website that explains all about it.  http://www.prostatesecrets.com/prostatestimulation.html
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I mentor guys with prostate cancer. I had it four years ago at 51 years old and had a radical prostectomy. Two weeks later my surgeon became one of the only ones doing robotic removals. \n\nI have talked to him at length about the benefits. He said, because of the new accuracy he will never go back to the old surgery method. However, he made it clear, that he and most others have a hard time getting the hang of the robotic procedure, and usually need re-training. \n\nSo, don't be one of your doctor's first patients.\n\nI have talked to several guys who were very happy with their robotic procedures. Their recovery time is about 3-4 weeks instead of 6-8 weeks.\n\nBut, no matter what any doctor tells you E.D. is going to be your biggest issue afterward. Only about 25% of patients fully recover. I'm at about 90%, and all the viagra in the world isn't going to help me (done them all, hate them all). \n\nIncontinence shouldn't evern be a concern if you have a top notch surgeon at a major center doing the work. I was at UC Irvine medical center.  My doctor's name was Alhering. \n\nThe trauma of surgery, robotic or not ,will take its toll. I also had my limph nodes removed, so there was additional trauma.\n\nBut, I wouldn't change a thing. I'm in good shape - for the moment.