Introduction
Prostate cancer is emerging as one of the most common issues and despite the various treatment options available, the expectation of this to increase is much more in the coming time hence it is very important to research and find out more about this problem. In this paper we will do an evidence based research to find out the “diagnosis and treatment strategy of prostate cancer and to compare the different approaches developed in the current medical facilities”.
Chinese Community Health Resource Center (2008). After Diagnosis Prostate Cancer, Bejing
The above resource provides an introduction to cancer, its branches and a lot of information on the occurrence and detection of the disease. The start of the resource discusses the minute details for us to understand the kind of confusion created by benign Prostatic Hyperplasia as it has very common symptoms to that of prostate cancer. In the same introductory paragraph we will mention about the causes of the disease and there will be a precise summary about the each cause and the possible way to discuss and comment on avoiding such scenarios. The causes will tell about he dietary and ethnic issues that lead to our disease.
Clinic, C. (2008). Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide. Ohio: Cleveland Clinic.
The presence of this disease is enough to create a very strong mental pressure on the person suffering from the disease and therefore right treatment at the right time is very important hence this source will help to discuss the symptoms using which one can not only make an idea about the existence of disease but will also get explained about the initial details of this disease and the kind of precautions that one has to take in order to live with the disease while the treatment starts and provides help to fight the disease further.
Fitzgerald, N., & Cooper, L. (2008). Treatment Methods for Early and Advanced Prostate person. London: Informa Healthcare.
Now that we know about the causes and symptoms of the disease and in case if the symptoms match the existing situation, it becomes an urgent step to determine the best possible treatment for the problem and it is always better to consult more than one consultant so that the strategy for the treatment and the combinations of the various therapies remain the same. In this case we may find that at times being a specialized resource, the decision of the consultants may be biased and this can be avoided by effective consultation and decision progress.
Information for patients (2007). New York: American Cancer Society.
This source will again prove helpful and will add value to the first section where the primary aim will be to take out data and good to know information about the disease which will help in the assessment of the correct treatment methodology and the detection modality. The focus of this section will be the detection and considering the importance of the type of disease here, it will be in the benefit of the patient that the disease type is revealed along with the basic details relevant to the report and what should be the key diagnosis methods.
lling, R. O., Leslie, T. A., Keneddy, J. E., Callery, J. G., Ogden, C. W., & Emberton, M. (2006). Visually directed high-intensity focused ultrasound for organ-confined prostate cancer: a proposed standard for the conduct of therapy. J O U R N A L C O M P I L A T I O N © BJU International , 1187 - 1192.
As discussed before, there detection has many different types and it may be difficult to decide between the correct detection mode and therefore it is in the favor of the reader to understand this very advanced technique of detection which helps to know, not only about the presence of the disease but also about the location of the disease and the kind of movement, if there is any in the tumor.
Portet, A. T., Blasco, J. C., Grimm, P. D., Reddy, D. M., & Ragde, H. (2008). Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. C A C a n c e r J C l i n , 165 - 178.
This source will help the concept identification of the well known and one of the most common treatment modalities of Brachytherapy, the structure of the information availability is very detailed and broad however there will be no comparison mode available in order to debate on the other terms and treatment methodologies. Hence this will help us to develop a detailed information base on Brachytherapy but not the coparitive analysis which we are actually looking for.
Prostate Cancer Fund. (2009). Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Natural Therapeutics. Washington: Prostate Cancer Fund.
This source will help to add a very unique dimension to the modality choice and will allow us to see the success rate and find out basis the details received and if it works it will be simply a very good add on for the information that we are arranging and providing to the patients.
UCSF Medical Center Prostate Cancer Advocates. (2009). Prostate Cancer & Its Treatment. San Francisco: UCSF Department of Urology.
Once again we will receive a very detailed information on the treatment methodologies but the best part is that after the discussion with all the strategic contacts it will really help to go for a particular consultant and methodology as a comparison to the services will take place and all the marketing concepts will help to determine between these multiple options.
Washington University of Medicine. (2008). Prostate Cancer: information for patients. Washington: Siteman Cancer Centre.
Here with the help of the above resource we will actually go into the details of the treatment life cycle and it will be important here to mention that this will be the final resource that will actually talk about the treatment stage and the appropriate steps and procedures that will follow during the treatment cycle.
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (n.d.). Prostate cancer overview. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from radiologyinfo.org: http://www.radiologyinfo.org
Considering that most of the treatment solutions will involve radiology as an important aspect, it will be in our favor to include the symptoms and side effects of this therapy. The abovementioned resource will help to indentify and understand the post treatment effects of radio therapy and will also guide about any precautions that may be taken to avoid or minimize the side-effects of the radioactive rays, as far as possible.
All the above information as captured from the listed sources will be gathered and published together to provide enough information so that a clear comparison is available between the available treatment options and will enable the reader to choose the best approach to deal with this disease.
Bibliography
Chinese Community Health Resource Center. (2008). AFTER DIAGNOSIS: PROSTATE CANCER. Bejing : Chinese Community Health Resource Center.
Clinic, C. (2008). Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide. Ohio: Cleveland Clinic.
Fitzgerald, N., & Cooper, L. (2008). Treatment Methods for Early and Advanced Prostate person. London: Informa Healthcare.
(2007). information for patients information for patients. New York: American Cancer Society.
lling, R. O., Leslie, T. A., Keneddy, J. E., Callery, J. G., Ogden, C. W., & Emberton, M. (2006). Visually directed high-intensity focused ultrasound for organ-confined prostate cancer: a proposed standard for the conduct of therapy. J O U R N A L C O M P I L A T I O N © BJU International , 1187 - 1192.
Portet, A. T., Blasco, J. C., Grimm, P. D., Reddy, D. M., & Ragde, H. (2008). Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. C A C a n c e r J C l i n , 165 - 178.
Prostate Cancer Fund. (2009). Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Natural Therapeutics. Washington: Prostate Cancer Fund.
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (n.d.). Prostate cancer overview. Retrieved April 27, 2011, from radiologyinfo.org: http://www.radiologyinfo.org
UCSF Medical Center Prostate Cancer Advocates. (2009). Prostate Cancer & Its Treatment. San Francisco: UCSF Department of Urology.
Washington University of Medicine. (2008). Prostate Cancer: information for patients. Washington: Siteman Cancer Centre.
