is mayoclinic a good place to get prostate cancer treatments done?
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Is it a good place?  Yes.  But it's not necessarily better than any other cancer center, so check to see what you have locally.  What you need is a prostate cancer specialist.
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i know of one.  it's a very good plan and cheap.  and it takes care of ongonig treatment.\n\ne-mail me.  just click on my profile and it will provide this info.  i'll be glad to share it with you.\ni hope you live in the U.S.\nit not only dental, but other ongoing treatments.
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He should not worry about paying for treatemtns at this time and get what ever treatements he needs. I am a cancer survivor and had no money to pay any of my medical bills, but I got all my treatememts I needed and today I am cancer free. I know at my hospital they had a "wrtie off program" where they white so much of the bill that cannot be paid if you are going though something like your boyfirend is going though, ALso there is ACS, CancerCare, and the Patient Addvociate Foundation, and Lance Armstrong Foundtation that is out there to help people like your boyfriend, they helped me and they can help him. Most of these organizations can be ffound on the intrenet. Take Care and god bless!\n\n*)
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At 50, 5 years ago, I got prostate cancer. I had been involved with many doctors on a large website project so I had access to 12 different urologists and all the information available on the Internet. In the end, after considering radiation and seed implants I finally opted for surgery. I am glad I did, although, had I waited another 4 weeks my doctor would have been doing the new laprascopic method, which is much easier on the patient. My doctor here in Orange County swears he'll never go back to the old style radical prostectomy (sp?) where they slit you up the middle.\n\nEach individual has to make their own choice however. There are problems with radiation that you never hear about, like rectal problems or radiation seeds that make their way to other parts of the body and cause severe damage. \n\nGet educated above all. I have included a favorite site below.
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You Mean PROSTATE CANCER ?\nYou can check it out on the Internet anytime !\nPlease always Check you Spelling after typing your question just press that button which says Check Spelling and it will check and suggest the right word !\nTry the following link for details on "PROSTATE CANCER"
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The Mayo Clinic has a great site\nhttp://mayoclinic.com/\nAlso WebMD has been very helpful. \nhttp://www.webmd.com/\nGood health!
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http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/cancer/fs/prostate-s.htm\n\nhttp://familydoctor.org/e361.xml\n\nhttp://www.tuotromedico.com/temas/cancer_de_prostata.htm\n\nhttp://www.acampe.com.br/prostata/\n\nhttp://www.abcdasaude.com.br/artigo.php?63
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Medication may be used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia. Alpha-blockers, such as Hytrin, Cardura and Flomax relax the muscles in the prostate, providing relief of the pressure on the urine channel. Side effects include dizziness, tiredness, lowered blood pressure and retrograde ejaculation, a condition in which the seminal fluid goes back into the bladder instead of coming out. Another class of medications called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors shrink the prostate gland through blockage of dihydrone testosterone, the hormone that stimulates the prostate gland to grow. According to Grafstein, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors can reduce the PSA by 50 percent and can mask prostate cancer, so the PSA levels on patients taking these medications need to be adjusted. Side effects include a potential for impotence and the medications tend to be expensive.\n\nAnother non-invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia involves the delivery of heat therapy in one of a number of ways. Trans-urethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) is an outpatient procedure which destroys prostate tissue by inserting a catheter with an implanted microwave wire into the prostate and delivering a certain amount of energy to the gland tissue. The tissue will then slough away, opening the channel. Risks include post surgical bleeding, urinary frequency, urgency, burning and irritation for up to three months following treatment, as well as failure of the procedure, according to Grafstein. Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) involves insertion of a needle through the penis into the prostate’s urine tube and heating the prostate tissues through the needle. Indigo-Laser ablation therapy involves insertion of a needle shaped probe into the prostate and firing a blast of heat energy, which destroys the prostate tissue. "All these treatments work the same way. They all heat the prostate gland to a point where tissue is destroyed," Grafstein says.\n\nSurgery, though more invasive, is very effective in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) accounts for 95 percent of all prostate surgery and involves shaving out prostate tissue to create a widening of the channel. The need for hospitalization, weeks of recovery, the potential for retrograde ejaculation, incontinence, impotence and bleeding are a deterrent for some.\n\nObstructive voiding symptoms, burning with urination and urinary frequency can all be symptoms of a number of prostate problems. Prostatitis, an infection of the prostate, presents with flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, and urinary frequency coupled with low urinary volume. For acute infections, treatment with antibiotics for four to 12 weeks may be indicated. "Antibiotics are needed for a longer time because it’s hard for the antibiotic to penetrate the deep tissue of the prostate gland. If the treatment isn’t long enough, the symptoms will go away for a week or two and then come back," Grafstein adds.\n\nChronic prostate symptoms are indicative of an inflammatory reaction rather than infection, and antibiotics won’t help. Other medications may be able to relax or shrink the prostate gland, and prostatic massage and hot baths can also help by relaxing the pelvic muscles, according to Grafstein.
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The oncologist involved in your boyfriend's father's care should refer him to somewhere in your area. I live in NC and refer my patients either to Duke or Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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Everyone gets auditted from someone these days so the information will be somewhere out there. Remember that this information has to be carefully interpreted eg some physicians select better cases to treat and may have better outcomes because of this. Ask your doc how many he's done and then just ahve faith. Numbers are just numbers at the end of the day and most people would actually be happier not knowing.\n\nAnd radiotherapy instead of surgery suggests (atleast in the UK) non-curative treatment.\n\nPS If you're friendly with a doctor I'd ask him for personal recommendations, he may even recommend someone if you're not on friendly terms. Remember doctors (should) get a broad level of experience and will have worked with at least a few local urologists/ radiologists. This route is much better than looking for statistics in my opinion
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Memorial sloan kettering in NY. They are rated number one by Usa today. I also know through personal experience - I was not given much of a chance of survival and chose to go to them. I had appendiceal cancer which spread to the colon, bladder and ovaries. After 12 hours of surgery (chemo and radiation)and a year later I am cancer free.
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Has  your friend tried getting in to see someone at the MAYO clinic in Rochester,MN?  They are the best when it comes to solving medical problems that noone else can figure out.
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My dad has it.  It's cancer of the prostate gland which is just below the bladder as described by the other person.  My dad's has spread to his lymphatic system and has now gone into his bones - this took about a year to happen from being diagnosed - it's moved very fast.  His first symptoms were of a desperate need to pee but being unable to do so which is caused by the prostate swelling and pressing on the urethra.\n\nProstate cancer caught early enough can be cured.  It's usuaslly one of the slowest spreading cancers unless it gets into the lymphatic system and then......well, it moves fast.\n\nIf you're worried you should check with a doctor.  If you get a normal PSA reading THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE IT as in rare cases (about 5% including my dad) you can get low readings (dad's was less than 4 originally).  Always insist on a scan (MRI preferably) otherwise what happened to my dad might happen to you.  It was only when he stated to pee blood that they did a scan.\n\nHope you haven't go it.
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when time is crucial to treatments and cancer patients are very weak (it's a struggle to get ready for an appointment) i think it is important to have a dr. that has enough compassion to be there at all times ON TIME for their patients. Dr's r humans and we all know things happen, but this is not a dentist appointment or an appointment for an ingrown toenail, this is LIFE, so the least the dr could do is make sure a backup dr is in place!!!!
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I don't know about ayurvedic, but I too was worried about side affects. This is a great solution and not so far from home.\n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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just had it done  2  months  ago...  much better for it... recovery   is  almost  finished ,,, some   problems  with  bladde control but    the pills  fixes that  problem....also  while  they  do that  procedure  they  can check  for  cancer  in the  bladder  and prostate...   just make  sure  your  doc   has  experience  in this.. good  luck
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I would try OHSU first.  They are a teaching hospital and they also have a reputation for great advances in cancer treatments.