Medical Reference related to prostate cancer

1. Prostate cancer risk factors
   

   Although doctors still don’t know the exact causes of prostate cancer, they do know that some things increase a man's risk of developing it.

2. Prostate cancer hormone treatment and osteoporosis
   

   Hormone therapy to block testosterone is one of a range of treatments used for prostate cancer. Some men experience thinning of the bones or osteoporosis as a side effect of long-term hormone therapy.

3. Side effects of advanced prostate cancer
   

   Prostate cancer usually develops slowly, so symptoms and side effects may not be experienced until it is at a more advanced stage. Some side effects may be due to the cancer itself, other may be from treatment for the cancer.

4. Prostate cancer: Finding help
   

   This list offers a guide to prostate cancer and cancer charities, organisations and resources online.

5. Preventing prostate cancer
   

   To date there is no evidence that prostate cancer can be prevented. However you may be able to lower your risk of developing the disease.

6. Erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer
   

   Prostate cancer isn’t usually a cause of erectile dysfunction, but treatments for the disease can cause problems.

7. Cryotherapy for prostate cancer
   

   Cryotherapy uses freezing and thawing to destroy prostate cancer cells, but it is not widely in use in the NHS.

8. Prostate cancer staging and grading: TMN and Gleason score
   

   When diagnosing prostate cancer, doctors will also assess the cancer in terms of staging and grading.

9. Recurrent prostate cancer
   

   Recurrent prostate cancer means the cancer has come back despite treatment.

10. Chemotherapy for prostate cancer
    

    Chemotherapy may be recommended to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, and that has not responded to hormone treatment.