{"id":716,"date":"2025-09-05T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/?p=716"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:52:02","slug":"7-successful-ways-to-treat-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/7-successful-ways-to-treat-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Successful Ways To Treat Prostate Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-Successful-Ways-To-Treat-Prostate-Cancer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-Successful-Ways-To-Treat-Prostate-Cancer.png 816w, https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-Successful-Ways-To-Treat-Prostate-Cancer-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-Successful-Ways-To-Treat-Prostate-Cancer-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-Successful-Ways-To-Treat-Prostate-Cancer-660x390.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>How is Prostate Cancer Treated?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ntreatment depends on your health, age, stage of the disease, and your doctor\u2019s\nadvice. But the following seven steps are considered as standard treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong>7. Surgery<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re healthy and your prostate cancer hasn&#8217;t spread, then surgery is though of. Depending on the stage, your doctor may only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/Prostate-cancer-Surgery-in-India.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"remove your prostate gland (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>remove your prostate gland<\/strong><\/a>, or also remove around the gland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common\nside effects of surgery are problems that are controlled by your urine and\ntrouble getting and keeping an erection. Sometimes the effects go away on their\nown after surgery. Pre-surgery counseling can be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>6. Radiation Therapy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using high\nbeams to kill cancer, this procedure is useful in older men and for those with\nother health problems. This is useful to remove any leftover cancer cells\npost-surgery and to check cancer spreading to the bone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two\ntypes of radiation used for the treatment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>External: <\/strong>A machine that helps in detecting cancer outside your body directs rays at      the cancer cells.<\/li><li><strong>Internal(Brachytherapy):<\/strong> Surgeon does surgery to place small radioactive &#8220;seeds&#8221; into or near the cancer cells.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>5. Hormone Therapy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prostate cancer cells mainly depend on male sex hormones, like\ntestosterone, for their growth. Hormone therapy keeps the cancer cells from\ngetting these hormones. After the hormone treatments, the result lowers the\nlevels of testosterone and other male hormones. Different types block the way\nthose hormones work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>4. Cryotherapy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process involves putting needles around the prostate for killing the\ncancer cells by freezing them with allowing the very cold gases from it. The effectiveness\nof this procedure is doubtful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>3. Chemotherapy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemotherapy uses\na drug that helps in the early stage of prostate cancer. The drugs can be taken\norally or injected in the bloodstream. This is a method of choice usually only\nfor advanced cases or when cancer has spread to other parts of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>2. Bone-Directed Treatment<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When cancer\nreaches bones, the drug is used by a surgeon on a patient called\nbisphosphonates. The drug can help ease pain and prevent breaks. According to\npatient&#8217;s condition, doctors may also suggest a medication given in your veins\nthat sends radiation directly to bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>1. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This device\nproduces sound waves that deliver heat energy to kill cancer cells. It\u2019s unclear\nhow well it works as it hasn\u2019t yet been compared with other standard prostate\ncancer treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may start with one of these treatments and change it, or your doctor might mix different treatments. You\u2019ll work together to find the best plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>Check the Link of Testimonial Page &#8211; <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mr. Sydney from Nigeria Radical Prostatectomy Surgery for Prostate Cancer in India (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/prostate-cancer-surgery-in-India-provided-by-tour2india4health-patients-across-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mr. Sydney from Nigeria Radical Prostatectomy<\/strong> <strong>Surgery for Prostate Cancer in India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>What is Prostate Cancer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells of a part of\nthe body. The disease of the prostate is the most common malignancy occurring in\nmen, which usually has fatal outcomes. In India, prostate cancer is among the ten\nleading sites of cancer. With nearly 25,696 new cases and 17,184 deaths\nrecorded in 2018, the number of affected men with this disease is likely to\ndouble in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prostate Gland<\/strong><br>Prostate is a walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system. It produces the hormone testosterone. It is located below the bladder and is surrounded by the urethra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The functions of the prostate gland are as follows &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Forming the urine prostate region, controlling the urination<\/li><li>Transporting the content from semen vesicles and product of gland tube to the urine<\/li><li>Producing prostate fluid. <\/li><li>Prostate cancer usually spreads from the prostate to the bones or lymph nodes. <\/li><li>Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, or erectile dysfunction.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>What are the Types of Prostate Cancer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Adenocarcinoma:<\/strong> Cancer originates from the main glandular region.<\/li><li><strong>Small Cell Carcinoma:<\/strong> The origin of cancer is at nerve cells. It is formed of small round cells.<\/li><li><strong>Squamous Cell Carcinoma:<\/strong> Is a non-glandular cancer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>Get Fast Track Appointment with &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Best Urology Surgeon in India (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/urology-best-surgeons-top-surgery-hospitals-India.html\" target=\"_blank\">Best Urology Surgeon in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>What Causes Prostate Cancer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the exact cause\nremains unknown, age above 45 years and family history act as risk factors for\nprostate cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Diagnosing the Disease:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually,\nthe following tests are used in diagnosis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>DRE (Digital Rectal Examination.)<\/li><li>Urinalysis<\/li><li>Urine Flow Rate<\/li><li>PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)<\/li><li>MRI and CT Scan<\/li><li>Trans rectal Ultrasound and Prostate\nBiopsy<\/li><li>Abdominal Ultrasound<\/li><li>Cystoscopy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>What are the Stages of Prostate Cancer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare four stages of Prostate Cancer Disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Stage I:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncancer is not felt on DRE (Digital Rectal Examination). There is no evidence of\nspread out of the prostate. Found accidently post-surgery for an enlarged\nprostate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Stage II:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ntumor is larger than stage I. It is felt on DRE. No evidence of spread out of\nprostate present. Diagnosed on biopsy of men with higher PSA ((Prostate\nSpecific Antigen)) levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Stage III:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer\nspreads to neighboring tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0d10ea\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Stage IV:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer spreads to lymph nodes or neighboring organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Tour2India4health is a reputed and trusted site for the best treatment of prostate cancer at affordable prices by experienced and skilled surgeons at the best hospitals in India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong>Read &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour2india4health.com\/radical-prostatectomy-surgery-india.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer in India (opens in a new tab)\">Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is Prostate Cancer Treated? The treatment depends on your health, age, stage of the disease, and your doctor\u2019s advice. But the following seven steps are considered as standard treatment. 7. Surgery: If you&#8217;re healthy and your prostate cancer hasn&#8217;t spread, then surgery is though of. 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