What are the drug treatments for advanced prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the prostate epithelial cells. Generally speaking, prostate cancer mainly occurs in men over 65 years old. Many factors that cause this disease are closely related to genetics. In addition, eating high-fat foods, being overweight, and lacking exercise can also cause prostate cancer. So what drugs should be taken for advanced prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer can be divided into early, middle and late stages according to its type. Early stage patients can be treated with surgery, and the success rate is very high as long as they go to a regular hospital for surgery. The situation of patients in the late stage is more complicated, and the cancer cells have already expanded and metastasized. At this time, conservative treatments can be used, such as drugs, and the common ones include the following.

First, anti-androgen drugs. Anti-androgen drugs can block the effect of androgen on prostate cells. The most common drugs are nilutamide and caluan.

Second, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists. For advanced prostate disease, you can also take acetrelin and histrelin, both of which can reduce testosterone, block androgen, and inhibit tumor development.

Third, chemotherapy drugs. For advanced prostate cancer, when cancer cells have spread and metastasized, chemotherapy drugs can be selected to control the progression of the disease. The preferred drugs are cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, and methotrexate. Although these three drugs have obvious therapeutic effects, they can have side effects on the body, such as decreased appetite and physical fatigue. If the side effects are more severe, the drug dosage can be reduced.

Fourth, treatment with Chinese patent medicine. You can choose Qianlieshu Pills, which is composed of a variety of Chinese medicines. It can strengthen the body, benefit the kidneys and promote diuresis, and relieve frequent urination and urgency caused by prostate cancer.

The above four aspects can help you understand what drugs are used to treat advanced prostate cancer. Although the mortality rate of advanced prostate cancer is high and it is very difficult to treat, as long as the patient actively cooperates with the doctor's treatment, the survival period can be prolonged. Finally, during the treatment process, family members should encourage the patient more and let the patient maintain an optimistic and positive attitude.