A new approach to analyzing
prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment.
Not exact matches
And while the academic debate over patient outcomes is a heated one, a rough consensus does emerge when it comes to more complicated surgeries — such as radical prostatectomy, where the
prostate gland and some of its surrounding
tissue is removed, usually to treat
prostate cancer.
While the cancer in dogs shares characteristics with humans, there are differences in the likelihood of the cancer metastasizing and the
tissue of the
prostate.ANCHOR However, by studying the
prostate gland in dogs, Charles Huggins discovered that the growth of tumours was dependant on the natural hormones of the body.
Kelp is recommended to tone the
prostate gland, by improving the nutrition of the organs and the circulation of the blood through the
tissues.
Methods for obtaining
tissue for histopathologic investigation include cystotomy (incision into the bladder), cystoscopy (It is a diagnostic procedure that is used to look at the bladder [lower urinary tract], collect urine samples, and examine the
prostate gland) and traumatic catheterization.