Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer: All you need to know about it
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Cryosurgery for prostate cancer was first used in the early 1990s.
Cryosurgery, also known as cryotherapy, involves using excessive cold to damage the abnormal cells; this sub-zero temperature is produced by liquid nitrogen or argon gas.
Generally, cryosurgery is used for treatment of external tumors, like skin cancers, as well as tumors inside the body, like tumors of the internal organs or bone. For treatment of prostate cancers, the goal of using cryosurgery is to destroy the prostate cancer through freezing the prostate gland.
Am I suitable to undergo this treatment? How far can I benefit?
Actually, your doctor will recommend you with cryosurgery if your cancer is at early stages, and still confined to your prostate. This treatment:
The benefits
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Cryosurgery for prostate cancer – side effects
Unfortunately, sometimes after receiving this treatment, you might suffer from some side effects. Usually they are temporary and they occur mostly if you are already receiving radiation therapy. The most probable side effects include :
• obstruction of urinary flow,
• incontinence (loss of the ability to control urinary flow), • impotence (loss of sexual ability)
• and rarely, the cryosurgery procedures can injury the rectum.
Cryosurgery for prostate cancer – the technique The technique of is very simple.
The technique of is very simple.
Treatment studies and limitations
According to National Cancer Institute, the studies of long-term effectiveness of cryosurgery for prostate cancer needs to be more evaluated, as data applied from such studies are still limited.
These studies can help doctors to determine the value of preferring cryosurgery over other prostate cancer treatments. Generally, the last 10-years data collection reveals that the safety and durable efficiency of cryotherapy for prostate cancer is promising, and except for impotence, the side effects and morbidity after cryosurgery are minimal when compared to other prostate cancer treatments.
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