Prostate cancer and its holistic treatment
Prostate cancer is the most commonly detected cancer in the male population of the Western world.
Usually, prostate cancer is asymptomatic, that is, it does not show any symptoms. For this reason, preventive prostate cancer screening is very important, which is done by measuring PSA in the blood and by digital rectal examination of the prostate. Every man after 45 years of age should visit his urologist for regular monitoring.
The diagnosis of prostate cancer is made by measuring PSA, digital rectal examination, multiparametric MRI of the prostate and guided biopsy of the prostate to confirm the disease.
The operation performed for prostate cancer is called radical prostatectomy, because the prostate is radically removed with its covering (capsule). This operation is often combined with pelvic lymphadenectomy, that is, with the removal of the lymph nodes in the area that participate in the spread of the disease.
The most modern treatment of prostate cancer is done with robotic surgery, which combines aerospace technology with medical science, offering the maximum possible result in the treatment of the disease.
The main complications of radical prostatectomy are urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. With the use of the robotic system, the rates of these complications have been significantly reduced. However, the perfect result in the treatment of the disease has not yet been achieved.
For this reason, its treatment must be holistic, in order to achieve the best results, both oncologically and functionally, in terms of urinary continence and erection.
New techniques for treating prostate cancer, such as Retzius-sparing robotic radical prostatectomy, achieve excellent results in terms of urinary continence and erection. In cases where the disease is advanced, the existence of a support group is extremely important to achieve the best results in terms of erectile function.
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