Seven common treatments for prostate cancer

With the advancement of science and technology, there are many new methods to treat prostate cancer. So what are the methods to treat prostate cancer ? Here are some common methods to treat prostate cancer.

In general, common treatments for prostate cancer include:

1. Surgical treatments for prostate cancer mainly include: 1) radical prostatectomy, which includes the prostate gland and the prostate capsule; 2) pelvic lymph node dissection; 3) transurethral prostatectomy, which is mainly used to relieve bladder neck obstruction.

2. Endocrine and adrenal drug treatment: Currently, endocrine therapy is the main method for treating prostate cancer, including 1) estrogen drugs; 2) anti-androgen drugs, including steroids and non-steroids; 3) gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-A); 4) anti-adrenal drugs.

3. Surgical treatment to reduce the endocrine androgen testosterone: 1) Orchiectomy, which is often combined with other treatments, can achieve better results in treating prostate cancer; 2) Adrenalectomy and hypophysectomy have poor clinical effects and cause great damage to prostate cancer patients, and are currently no longer used.

4. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy for prostate cancer was used clinically in 1973. Many scholars believe that the effect of using two drugs in combination is better than using one drug alone.

5. Radiotherapy: The use of radiation to treat prostate cancer has a history of more than 60 years. The main methods are as follows: 1) external radiotherapy; 2) intratissue radiotherapy, which is often combined with radical prostatectomy or pelvic lymph node dissection; 3) whole-body radiotherapy: to a certain extent, it can relieve local pain of bone metastasis and reduce the development of lesions.

6. Cryotherapy: This method of treating prostate cancer is suitable for patients with large prostate tumors and poor general condition. It can promote the immune ability of prostate cancer patients and cause the metastatic lesions in bones, lungs, etc. to degenerate. Because it requires special equipment, it has not been widely used yet.

7. Immunotherapy: When the patient's prostate cancer tissue is reduced to a very small amount by other treatments, the use of immunotherapy to remove the small amount of remaining cancer tissue in the body may achieve better results in treating prostate cancer.

The above is an introduction to the common methods of treating prostate cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Patients should choose the method of treating prostate cancer that suits them according to their actual condition and should not choose blindly.

For more information, please visit the prostate cancer disease special website http://www..com.cn/zhongliu/qlx/ or consult an expert for free. The expert will then give a detailed answer based on the patient's specific situation.