What are the main treatments for prostate cancer?

What are the main treatments for prostate cancer? I believe many people have this question. The treatment of prostate cancer should be adapted to the patient's life expectancy, social relationships, family and economic status. Many patients are also looking for good treatments. Let us learn about the treatments for prostate cancer .

1. Endocrine therapy is one of the treatments for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is typically hormone-dependent. Clinically, endocrine therapy can significantly alleviate prostate lesions and symptoms, but it has no significant effect on the patient's survival.

2. Chemotherapy. In the treatment of prostate cancer, chemotherapy is used as an adjuvant therapy for advanced prostate cancer. It is mainly used for patients who have undergone surgery or radiotherapy and whose local tumors have been eliminated. Chemotherapy drugs are used to eliminate potential small lesions that are currently undetectable. Chemotherapy drugs alone cannot cure the primary lesions. Adjuvant chemotherapy can prolong the patient's survival after surgery. Experiments have found that the most sensitive chemotherapy drug for prostate cancer is cyclophosphamide.

3. Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for prostate cancer. Radiotherapy can often significantly reduce the size of prostate tumors. It is mainly used for patients who have difficulty or cannot be removed surgically but have not yet metastasized to distant sites. Radiotherapy is divided into internal radiation therapy, external radiation therapy and palliative radiotherapy, among which the most commonly used is external radiation therapy.

4. Cryosurgery. A cryobar is inserted into the prostate through the urethra to make the local temperature of the prostate reach about -180°C, causing necrosis and shedding of glandular tissue, thereby destroying tumor tissue. Cryosurgery has a low incidence of postoperative death and complications, and the operation is relatively simple. It can be used for elderly and frail prostate cancer patients with cardiopulmonary damage who are not suitable for open surgery.

5. Surgical treatment. Surgical treatment is still the preferred treatment for prostate cancer, but because prostate cancer is often discovered late, the opportunity for surgery is often missed. Most prostate cancer patients are elderly, and radical prostate surgery often causes serious damage, so the indications and contraindications should be strictly controlled. In recent years, a minimally invasive treatment method called transurethral resection of the prostate has been newly developed, aiming to reduce the degree of obstruction of the bladder neck and improve the symptoms of dysuria, thereby improving the quality of life of patients.

The above is an introduction to the treatment of prostate cancer. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have any questions about prostate cancer, you can contact our online experts and they will give you detailed answers.

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