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Understanding the Importance of Prostate Health
Middle aged men
By: Dominique DiVece
Time can be on your side…….
What is your Prostate Gland?
o Your prostate is a small gland that is a big as a walnut.
o Primary function is to produce fluid that nourishes and transports semen for ejaculation.
o Your prostate grows a lot during puberty and stays around the same size until age 40 when it begins to slowly grow again and doesn’t stop!
o Most men are not bothered by their growing prostate however, some are.
Warning Sign That there is a Problem
Frequent urge to urinate
Blood in urine or semen
Painful or burning urination
Difficulty urinating
Difficulty having an erection
Continued warning signs
Painful ejaculation
Frequent pain or stiffness in lower back
Inability to urinate
Dribbling of the urine
Seek Medical Attention
If symptoms arise meet with your doctor ASAP
Prostate check around 50 years old
Consulting with your doctor may be embarrassing but it can save your life !
What to expect….
Digital rectal Exam (DRE)› painless› Quick › Checks the surface of the
prostate Blood Test (PSA)
› more effective› Finds cancer the DRE may
not detect
Four Major Prostate Diseases
Acute Prostatitis
Chronic Prostatitis
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate Cancer
Acute ProstatitisThe inflammation of the prostate cause by infection
Symptoms: Chills Fever Pain in lower back Pain between legs Painful urination
How to cure Acute Prostatitis
The doctor will prescribe you antibiotics to help cure your infection
Doctor may also suggest that you drink a lot of fluids
Chronic ProstatitisInfection continues to return
Most common Prostatitis
Symptoms may be milder but last longer
Can be hard to treat
Anitbiotics may or may not work depending on what causes the infection
Warm baths may help with pain
Clears up its self
Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)
Enlarged Prostate
Starts in men at age 30 however symtoms don’t show until around age 50
Prostate gland grows in size and presses on the urethra
Which can cause urine to back up in the bladder
Symptoms of BHP
Blood in the urine
Feeling as through bladder has not fully emptied after urination
Frequent urination especially at night
Decrease in force of urine steam
Pushing or straining to begin urine flow
Recurrent, sudden, or urgent need to urinate.
Is there a cure for BPH
There is no cure for BPH once prostate growth has started it normally continues unless medical therapy is started
Prostate Cancer
One of the most common types of cancer among American men!
WHAT IS PROSTATE CANCER??
A tumor that consist of cells from the prostate gland
Grows slowly confined to the gland for years
However the spread of it is possible if detection is not found early
Prostate Cancer
WHAT CAUSES IT AND WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS?
There is no specific cause of prostate cancer
Risk factors include:- advancing age-genetics-hormonal influences- environmental factors
-toxins-chemicals-industrial products
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Not apparent
Found in blood test
Tumor detected through
DRE
Urine flow diminishes
Burning with urination
Blood in urinePainful
obstruction of the bladder
Early stages of Cancer
Later stages of Cancer
How is cancer Diagnosed
If blood test and the rectal exam are both abnormal a biopsy of the prostate would be taken
They take samples of two different types of tissue on the prostate.
Pathologist then grade each tissue on a scale of 1-5 Called Gleason score
ScaleIs based on microscopic characteristics of the cancerous cells and reflects how aggressive
the tumor is
Gleason Scores
2-4 LowSlow Growing
5-6 IntermediateIntermediate
aggressiveness
7-10 HighRapidly
growing tumor
Treatment OptionsThe treatment options depends on your age, health status and whether or not the tumor has spread!
WATCHFUL WAITING
RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
EXTERNAL (BEAM) RADIATION THERAPY
INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY
HORMONE THERAPY
Watchful Waiting
If you choose the watchful waiting option you are basically doing just that… you are monitoring your cancer and waiting for the tumor to get bigger.
If the tumor gets bigger than you can decide what action to take from there
Risk Factors and Statistics
Risk Factors Statistic
• Incontinence (loss of bladder control)
• Impotence (loss of the ability to get or maintain
an erection)
However each of these of problems improves with
time
• 35% of men have some accidental leakage of urine
during heavy lifting coughing or
laughing.
• if your under 50 your chances of
erectile dysfunction are slimmer then if your 70 and over.
RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
•This option is for those who are young and in good health
•The most certain treatment if all the cancer is removed during surgery than you are cured.
•Doctor is able to see easily if cancer has spread due to near by lymph nodes that are taken out during surgery.
EXTERNAL (BEAM) RADIATION THERAPY
• given to patient through a machine that resembles an x-ray machine
• Takes about 10 minutes a day for 5 days a week for 6-8 weeks
• no anesthesia
• Side effects of this treatment are mild
• Low occurrence of urinary side effects
• 2% of men that take part in this procedure experience severe incontinence
Internal Radiation Therapy
• must go under anathema
•Small rice like radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate
•Inserted in the skin between the scrotum and the anus
•Test are taken before procedure that tell the doctors exactly where to implant the radioactive seeds
•Seeds give of levels of radiation
•Men are advised to stay away from small children and pregnant women depending on the level of radiation given of
Hormone Therapy
•Reduce androgens in the body
•Androgens in the testes stimulate cancer to grow
•Lower levels make the tumor shrink
•Many types of hormone therapy if surgery and radiation are not possible.
To Get More Information about Prostate Health
http://www.prostatehealthguide.com/
http://www.pcf.org