Prostate Cancer Treatment Prostatic Carcinoma at best of Hospitals and Wellness centres in Kerala

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Overview on Prostate Cancer Treatment (prostatic carcinoma)

A cancer in a man's prostate, a small walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid. A man's prostate produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Symptoms include difficulty with urination, but sometimes there are no symptoms at all.

Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala

Kuttisahib Road, Near P.O, Cheranelloor, Kothad Bridge, South Chittoor, Kerala 682027 Kochi, India

Brief about Hospital

  • 670-bed multispeciality hospital, JCI and NABH accredited.
  • 8 centers of excellence.
  • Has facility for Minimal Access Robotic Surgery (MARS) using da Vinci Surgical System.

Aster Speciality Hospital Wayanad

Naseera Nagar , Meppadi, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala

Brief about Hospital

  • Cardiology | Orthopedics | Knee replacement | Hip replacement | Bariatric Surgery | Plastic Surgery

Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut, Kerala

Mini Bypass Rd, Govindapuram, Kozhikode, Kerala 673016

Brief about Hospital

  • NABH accredited hospital for three consecutive terms.
  • 673-bedded multi specility care center delivering an entire range of preventive, acute and outpatient services.
  • Fully enhanced Cochlear Implant Clinic, traced as one of the pioneer centre for cochlear implantation in Kerala.

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Trivandrum, Kerala

P.B.No.1, Anayara P.O, Trivandrum – 695029, Kerala, India

Brief about Hospital

  • KIMS International Patient Relations Department offers its patients from overseas world-class treatment, personalised attention and a comfortable stay.
  • Air-conditioned deluxe rooms and suites with telephone, television and internet are available to the guests.
  • The key quality parameters that are regularly monitored at KIMS include antibiotic prophylaxis for elective surgeries, infection control statistics on SSI, BSI, UTI, VAP etc.
  • State of the art infrastructure

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences AIMS (Amrita Hospital), Kochi, Kerala

Ponekkara, P. O Kochi, Kerala 682 041, India

Brief about Hospital

  • In 2015, South Asia's first ever Bilateral Hand Transplant Surgery was done at Amrita Hospital.
  • Amrita Hospital won the British Medical Journal Award for the Best Surgical Team in South Asia.
  • reviously, the hospital had won the National Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Hospital (CSR Category) in India by FICCI in 2013 and British Medical Journal (BMJ) - India Healthcare Award for the Paediatric Heart Program in 2014.

More about Prostate Cancer Treatment Prostatic Carcinoma



About Prostate cancer


Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate gland, a gland between the penis and bladder which produces a fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. It is the most common type of cancer in men.

Prostate cancer usually stay confined to the prostate where it does not cause any major harm but in some cases the prostate cancer cells spread by breaking away from the prostate tumor.

Prostatectomy is the surgery to treat prostate cancer. It involves surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. This operation is also done for other cancers of the pelvis as well as benign conditions that cause urinary retention.


Symptoms of prostate cancer


Some of the symptoms that you can look out for that might indicate you have prostate cancer are-

●    Dull pain in the lower pelvic area

●    Trouble urinating, pain, burning, or weak urine flow

●    Blood in the urine and semen

●    Painful ejaculation

●    Pain in the lower back, hips or upper thighs

●    Loss of appetite and weight

●    Discomfort in the pelvic area

●    Erectile dysfunction


Diagnosis

If you have the above symptoms, you doctor is likely to take a few tests and ask a few questions to be certain. These may include -

●    Asking about the symptoms and medical history to determine the exact condition.

●    Blood tests to access PSA levels.

●    Urine tests

●    Physical examination- which includes a digital rectal exam.

●    A biopsy

●    A PCA3 tests

●    A transrectal ultrasound



Top prostate cancer treatment center


  • Max superspeciality hospital, Vaishali
  • Sakra world hospital, Bangalore
  • Nanavati hospital, Mumbai


Prostate cancer stages


The stages help in describing how far the cancer has spread. These stages are-

●    Stage I- When the cancer is small and still in the prostate.

●    Stage II- Cancer is more advanced but still in the prostate.

●    Stage III- When the cancer has spread to the outer parts of the prostate or to the bladder and the rectum.

●    Stage IV- The cancer has spread to distant organs or lymph nodes.

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