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Q: prostate cancer
asked by: xhubervoki on August 14th, 2009
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Hi,hope doning well.I want to ask you,if a man 63 years old that has suffer from prostate,can he have a cancer prostate.He made the PSA test with 10.91 ng/mL and the biopsy test which results were positive.Please Help Me about treatement cure and diet he should heave.The lungs are with water.Can he be cured and alive?HELP ME PLEASE!
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MandMs
replied on August 14th, 2009
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Men with PSA levels higher than 10ng/ml, have 50 to 75% risk for prostate cancer.
This test results, usually, are indication for prostate biopsy to determine or to exclude the cancer, since the PSA test is only screening, and not a diagnostic test.
Having a water in lungs is probably a complication of prostate metastasis in lung.
Lungs are the second most common site for metastasis.
If the cancer hasn't spread and affects only the prostate gland, the patient can be cured by surgery or radiotherapy.
When the cancer spreads to the nearby organs and distant ones as lungs, the pancreatic cancer isn't considered cureable, but, palliative treatment (treatment to ease the symptoms) is usually suggested.
Prognosis of the treatment also depends on patient's health and age, the PSA levels, the type of cancerous cells, and if the cancer is new or have relapsed.
Taking daily supplements of selenium and vitamin E is beneficial for prostate cancer sufferers.
People with prostate cancer should be encouraged to drink green tea, eat strawberries, carrots and mostly tomatoes as they are rich in licopene, very powerful antioxidants, and plenty of all fruits and vegetables.
Soy products should be part of their diet, too.
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