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Prostate cancer is one of the most common in Western society, has a very high incidence among males. Similarly it is also one of the tumors with higher cure rate through early detection methods and increasingly effective treatments.

Relative survival of these patients is approximately 65% and 90% in low risk patients. The main cause of death in this type of cancer metastasis, particularly bone and liver.

Early diagnosis is made by measurement of PSA, which is very sensitive but nonspecific, because other conditions such as prostatitis also increase its value. It is also advisable for adult men over 50 be checked with your doctor as this condition can be detected by digital rectal examination.

From the point of view there are several alternative treatment, although surgery remains the most widely used. Radiation therapy is gaining every day a more significant place in the treatment of prostate cancer.

It seems as lung cancer would be easy to catch and diagnose because its symptoms, but this is not always the case. Approximately 25% of people with any type of lung cancer has no symptoms and are unaware of their condition unless they are tested for anything else or until the cancer spreads. Then, cancer growth could be seen on radiographs, for example, and hopefully successful treatment could begin. The rest of the people who get lung cancer have some symptoms that should draw the attention of a physician immediately. Although lung cancer remains extremely difficult to treat and survival rates improve with early diagnosis.

The main symptoms of lung cancer include changes in existing cough, coughing up blood, a cough, or a chronic cough. Some people notice an increase in breathing difficulties, feel short of breath, wheezing or experience. Sometimes a hoarse voice, could be one of the symptoms of lung cancer if it occurs suddenly. Occasionally, people with lung cancer receiving continuous chest infections or recurrent pneumonia, because the lungs are damaged. If the cancer spreads to other body areas, there may be additional symptoms of lung cancer are not limited to the lungs. These may include pain, especially if lung cancer spreads to the bones. Alternatively, the lung cancer in the brain can cause changes in vision, or act as stroke damage and build muscle weakness on one side of the body.

From time to time if the metastatic lung cancer occurs in the brain also can create seizures. On the other hand, the cancer can spread to other parts of the body and many of the bodies may have no symptoms at all. There are a plethora of symptoms of lung cancer, but there are certainly a population that is most at risk for this cancer, including smokers and even former smokers Read the rest of this entry »

Mainly, there are three types of treatment and its use will depend on the type of lung cancer and the stage where you are.

If you are in an early stage can remove the tumor quirúrgicamente.Ahora if it has already spread is used to radiotherapy (high energy X rays) or a combination thereof and chemotherapy (drugs effective against cancer cells).

Treatment is essential because a patient with untreated lung cancer has an average survival of six months.