3 Biggest misconceptions about prostate cancer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Dr. William Stiles, board certified Urological Surgeon, Osteopathic Physician, Men's Health Expert and functional medicine trained doctor educates men about various prostate conditions, including prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), chronic prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, erectile dysfunction, hormones, and whole body optimization.
Estimated one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. An estimated 220,000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Prostate cancer can be a complex issue for the patient and his family to understand. There are many treatment options for prostate cancer including surgical removal of the prostate, external beam radiation (IMRT / SBRT), proton beam therapy, cryotherapy, hormone treatment, chemotherapy, focal treatment, and even not immediately treating prostate cancer for low risk cases (Active surveillance). Early detection of prostate cancer is important. Most prostate cancers are detected when the cancer is still contained within the prostate gland, but some cancers are advanced and have moved outside of the prostate gland (metastatic). Each person with prostate cancer has their own unique conditions and situations that can affect treatment decisions going forward. Cancer staging radiographs (CT scan, bone scan, PET scan, MRI, etc) are often done by the urologist that performed the prostate biopsy to assess for spread of cancer outside of the prostate.
Regardless, of the treatment you choose for prostate cancer, optimizing overall health and wellness is an important part of any successful treatment plan.
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Thanks for this, yep. 55 just diagnosed with Prostate cancer. I don't consider myself old at this age. No symptoms at all, guys tell your doctor to give you a PSA test, that led to my biopsy and diagnosis, this video might save your life!
Thank you !
Thank you, Dr. Stiles.
Thank you for watching !
great video once again
Yep. Diagnosed with stage 3 PC at age 52. Most likely had it years earlier as age 51 my PSA was at 14, yet was told by my Dr (actually my dr was a PA) that she didn’t think it was cancer because my PSA would be in the 60s if it was cancer, so she said we would watch it & maybe, MAYBE see a urologist, but it wasn’t an emergency to do so, when the numbers start to rise into the 60s. Turns out it WAS cancer with a Gleason score of 9. Main dr of practice said I couldn’t refill my prescriptions until I saw a urologist(even then, get a good urologist, not a hack like my first urologist who I fired & got a better one ) who gave me the bad news with PSA at 25. Second urologist (who started me on hormone suppression therapy & ultimately did the surgery to remove) said it was locally advanced. Diet & supplements are key, too, along with exercise (although NONE of my dr said this to me, had to find out on my own & when I told current urologist how hard it was to cut out animal proteins said to me what?! No, eat anything you want, don’t deprive yourself🤬). Cut out as much animal proteins from your diet, mushroom supplements of turkey tail & Reishi, natural drink supplements like switchel & fire cider(both packed with ingredients that kill or slow down growth of PC cells) that have my PSA dropping(as of last labs was at .3) & my scans showing no disease progression(last bone scan showed the spot on my hip getting smaller & dimmer). Exercise helps circulate the goodness of supplements & other medicines that you are taking, plus it helps relieve stress.
I have a large prostate, 190, how will this affect my choices if I have cancer
190 grams is a BIG prostate, probably the size of a large Orange. Any treatment you have will likely need to be tailored to your specific situation. Sometimes ADT is recommended to shrink the size of the prostate before treatment. Wishing you the best with whatever treatment you decide.
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Thank you !
I am a 70 year old male with urinary tract symptoms including pain at the bottom of the urinary tract, a prostate that was measured to be 5.3 cm x 4.4 cm x 6 cm on a CT scan. The CT scan also found calcium deposits in the prostate. A PSA taken 4 1/3 months ago had me at 1.6 ng/mL. What should I make of these results?
This process may seem onerous, but it may save your life or keep you from permanent ED or incontinence. I am sharing here because of a relative of mine revealed he was battling third stage cancer. It spurred me into making demands. There are many doctors that seem to downplay the significance of a PSA test for screening. Don't listen to it, demand one! The odds of getting PC are staggering. After doing so, here's my sequence of events: digital rectal, PSA, second PSA, ultrasound, referral to a urologist, third PSA, CT scan, nuclear imaging checking for bone metastasis, biopsy with ultrasound guidance, MRI resulting in a diagnosis of Stage 2 intermediate PC with perineural and periprostatic invasion, Gleason 3 + 4 = 7, T-2. Monitoring was not an option. Something had to be done: full onslaught surgical removal, laparoscopic removal, radiation or brachytherapy. What followed was a plethora of self educating on the internet for best fit treatment and Trifecta. Then came our decision. The laparoscopic surgeon felt because of the invasion, brachytherapy was indeed the best fit solution for me. "Take too much, undesired side effects. Take too little, the cancer may return with a vengeance". First treatment started was ADT (testosterone blocking), high dose brachytherapy (two days from now) followed by five weeks of low dose external radiation. Wish me luck. I don't think I'll be riding a bicycle any time soon. P.S. Thank you Dr. Stiles for putting out educational videos like this! There are many men out there on a ticking time bomb of metastasis from the PC they do not realize they already have. You will note from the length of all this, the testosterone blockage must be working....
Thank you for your comment. Wishing you the best with your treatments.
How are your treatments going? I'm in a similar situation, I have to make a decision on treatment. I'm very scared of losing sexual function, I'm 56 and still have great sex with my wife. I don't want to die from cancer but I don't know how I will handle life without being intimate with my wife. My pet scan and MRI is tomorrow at wvu cancer center, I see the surgeon again tomorrow too, he's already pushing for surgery but he did say it's not my only option. I hope all is well with you, I will appreciate any advice from you about your experience, thanks
@@egman5225 Finished 23 external radiation treatments on June 15. Follow up with testosterone check and PSA on October 2. Very happy with multi-faceted route I took, considering all. ADT has temporarily removed any sexual desire on my side but I am assured that will revert once treatment stops.
Currently doing 6 months of hormone treatment and getting proton radiation - Only 7 treatments needed
Been able to do everything
Biked 150 miles a week even while getting radiation