Biomedical researchers from Monash Univ. have recognized a latest treatment on prostate cancer for curing bowdlerize-resistant cells in those suffering from prostate cancer, the widespread cancer form inflicting men in Australia. For over six decades the chief means of treating men having prostate cancer has entailed removal of hormones that trigger spread of cancerous cells. Though originally effectual this treatment inexorably falls short and when the tumor development recommences, the ailment is untreatable. The group from the Prostate & Breast Cancer Research Program have identified a means of treating such potently lethal ailing cells that continue to exist in a patient’s body despite them having been through hormonal therapy. Co-authoring the study Prof. Gail Risbridger stated that  [...]

Prostate cancer can be fear-provoking, however when diagnosed in the initial staging, survival chances are bright. Following diagnosis of prostate cancer, one has to select the correct one out of the many prostate cancer treatments available that merges optimal outcomes with least side effects. The following are the key minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatments presently obtainable. Brachytherapy Brachytherapy also known as seed implant therapy or interstitial radiation therapy is a least invasive procedure involving implantation of small (sized like a rice grain) lasting radioactive seeds within the prostate where they help in irradiating cancer from within the gland. Radioactive seeds on implantation are so small-sized that they are not sensed by the patient. Based on conditions, radioactive  [...]

The conventional prostate cancer surgery – the laparoscopic way usually involved taking out malignant prostate by doing tiny slits in the abdominal area and insertion of tools using hands for excising the organ. However, presently, scores of patients are walking into doctor’s offices demanding surgery conducted by a robot, directed by a doctor not essentially present in the operation theater, with face sunk in a console, manoeuvring the robotic arms with assistance of remote control. Common query posted by patients is would the doctor be using the robot, and on getting an affirmative answer are ready to go for the surgery.Trends on latest treatment on prostate cancer clearly show that Robot-assisted Cancer Surgery is gaining momentum really fast. At one stage, robot-aided surgery does appear  [...]

Prostate Cancer Treatment that has metastasized (beyond the prostate) Conformal Radiotherapy (Computer-controlled Radical Radiotherapy) A form of external radiotherapy wherein metal obstructers are introduced in the shaft of the X-rays that makes them more pliable and aid in matching more accurately to the contours of the prostate. Usually employed radiotherapy employs an additional ‘strewn’ beam, hence has lesser precision and could affect adjacently placed normal tissues. Pros The treatment has greater accuracy as compared to normal radiotherapy translating to adjoining healthy tissues being lesser affected. Also this procedure has lesser side effects. IMRT or Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is the latest kind of conformal radiotherapy that could distribute varying dosages of radiation.  [...]

A study that was lately presented during the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology in Chicago revealed that Proton beam therapy could be effectually administered to those men having prostate cancer and was observed to have negligible urinary and rectal side effects. Researchers aimed at ascertaining whether administering elevated radiation dosages using proton beam therapy could lead to early detrimental side effects to the urinary function within the GU or genitourinary system and the rectal functioning within the GI or gastrointestinal system. Proton therapy is quickly garnering immense popularity as a potent prostate cancer treatment, but it is fuzzy as to whether the long-standing results of proton therapy would surpass those attained by other treatment methods.  [...]