From the previous article about “prostate cancer, symptoms, risk factors and medical examinations”, now we will discuss about the stadium and common complications of prostate cancer
Prostat Cancer
Cancer prostate divided into four of stadium, including:
Stadium I: Early evolutions of cancer that is usually obtained through microscopic examination can not be a doctor.
Stadium II: Cancer can be felt, but still limited in the prostate gland alone.
Stadium III: Cancer has spread to the entire prostate and / or spread to the nearest cell.
Stadium IV: Cancer has grown and spread to the lymph node, bone, lungs or other organs.
Complications can occur because the disease itself or because of drug therapies that do. The most feared, drug therapies will have an impact on male sexual function, such as the incidence of erectile dysfunction, while still able to overcome. Common complications occur:
The spread of cancer: prostate cancer spread occurs via the bloodstream or lymph system, affecting the bones and other organs. Therapy of prostate cancer that had spread, made with hormone therapy, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Pain: Pain in the bones can occur in people with prostate cancer.
Difficulty urinating.
Erectile dysfunction or impotence: This can occur because of prostate cancer itself or because of the healing therapies that do, such as surgery, radiation and hormone therapy.
Depression: Many men experience depression after prostate cancer diagnosed or after therapy, therapeutic effects. But counseling and antidepressant medications can be overcome.
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