How should prostate cancer be treated?

If it can be detected early and the treatment of prostate cancer is known in time, it can be cured. There are many ways to treat prostate tumors, and the specific method to choose depends on the patient's condition.

Hormones are a treatment to prevent prostate cancer. Tumor cells get male hormones and grow rapidly. When patients receive treatment, male hormone levels drop. Surgery includes radical prostatectomy, which is generally effective if the tumor is inside the prostate. However, side effects include urinary tightness, incontinence and erectile dysfunction.

Radiotherapy: Radiotherapy can achieve the same effect as surgery in the treatment of prostate cancer, but can reduce the short-term side effects of surgery. This method of treating prostate tumors can be less painful for older patients. The risks of radiotherapy are rectal infection, fatigue and gradual sexual dysfunction.

Another treatment for prostate cancer is watchful waiting: a common conservative approach that avoids the risks of treatment. This is best when the patient's life expectancy is less than 10 years, and when the patient is older and has other medical conditions. But it can cause the patient anxiety and the pain of dying from the cancer.

The above are the treatment methods for prostate cancer. I hope that they can attract the attention of patients and go to a regular hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the disease.

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