Advanced prostate cancer
This week is our final article in the prostate cancer series, in which we discuss advanced or late stage prostate cancer. This is prostate cancer that has already spread. The story below is an example.{{more}}
I started him on medication for his prostate cancer, pain and to build his blood. Two days later, when seen with his X-rays, he had less pain and, as suspected, his X-rays showed that he had cancer all over the bones of his body. At this time, I did a simple digital guided biopsy of his prostate, because he could not afford to have one done properly at the private facility. He also expressed concerns getting the medication for cancer, as the hospital had none and he could not afford to buy them privately at over EC$300 per month. We discussed the other viable option for this gentleman, which included removal of his testicles (because the male hormone testosterone is made in the testicles and this hormone acts as a “fertilizerâ for the cancer). He said he would try to get the money for the medication.
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