by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Once you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, the doctor puts you through certain lab and imaging tests to stage and grade your cancer. The importance of the prostate cancer stages and grades lies in the fact that it helps the doctor to finalize the options of the... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
In cancer care, a multidisciplinary team, which consists of medical oncologists, surgeons, and radiation oncologists works together to prepare a treatment plan that combines different treatment options to treat prostate cancer. The final recommendations that this team... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Immunotherapy, also referred to as biologic therapy, consists of a wide range of treatments to train the immune system to target malignancies. In recent years, immunotherapy has made a major impact on the treatment of metastatic cancer of the prostate. There are two... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Cryotherapy (also called cryosurgery or cryoablation) is the use of freezing temperatures to kill the prostate cancer cells as well as most of the prostate by cutting off the blood supply. This therapy is not a surgery even though it is referred to as cryosurgery.... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Chemotherapy for prostate cancer is the use of anticancer drugs given either orally and through the intravenous route. These drugs reach the cancer cells in the body through the blood. Chemo, as it is also referred to in short, is used mainly in the treatment of... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
There are several options to treat prostate cancer: conservative and surgical. Conservative options include hormonal therapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Surgical options, too, are of various types, each done as per the indications and the... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Radiotherapy or radiation therapy is a prostate cancer treatment in which the patient is exposed to high doses of radiation (high-energy rays or particles) to kill the cancer cells and shrink the malignant tumor. The radiation oncologist is specially trained to treat... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Hormone therapy is a treatment for cancer. It slows down or stops the growth of cancer cells that depend on hormones to grow and multiply. It is a systemic therapy used in the treatment of certain kinds of breast cancer and prostate cancer that depend on sex hormones... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Just diagnosing prostate cancer is not enough. The type of the tumor, the grade, and the stage of the prostate tumor have to be identified so that the proper course of treatment can be decided. How abnormal the cancer cells look under the microscope identifies the... by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in American men after skin cancer. It is still a lethal disease considering that it is the second leading cause of death due to cancer among men in the U.S. with about 94 men dying from it every day. It is...
