Radiation therapy is the longest-used treatment for prostate cancer

It is understood that radiotherapy is the longest-used treatment for prostate cancer. Understanding the treatment of prostate cancer is of great help in the treatment of prostate cancer. So, what are the main treatments for prostate cancer ?

Common treatments for prostate cancer include:

1. Radiation therapy: This treatment method for prostate cancer has a history of more than 60 years, and the main methods are as follows: 1) external radiotherapy; 2) intratissue radiotherapy, which is often combined with radical prostatectomy or pelvic lymph node dissection; 3) whole-body radiotherapy.

2. Cryotherapy: This treatment method for prostate cancer is suitable for patients with large prostate tumors and poor general condition. It can promote the patient's immune ability and cause the metastatic lesions in bones, lungs, etc. to degenerate. Because it requires special equipment, this treatment method for prostate cancer has not yet been widely used.

3. Surgical treatment to reduce the endocrine androgen testosterone: 1) Orchiectomy is often combined with other prostate cancer treatments to achieve better therapeutic effects; 2) Adrenalectomy and hypophysectomy have poor clinical effects and cause greater damage to patients, and are currently no longer used.

4. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy for prostate cancer was used clinically in 1973. Many scholars believe that the therapeutic effect of prostate cancer using a combination of two drugs is better than using one drug alone.

5. Immunotherapy: When the patient's prostate cancer tissue is reduced to a very small amount by other prostate cancer treatments, the use of immunotherapy to remove the small amount of remaining cancer tissue in the body may achieve better results.

Through the introduction of prostate cancer treatment methods, I believe you have a certain understanding of prostate cancer treatment. The above content is for your reference only. If you have any questions about prostate cancer treatment, please consult our online experts, who will answer them in detail.

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