People with advanced prostate cancer that may soon be able to take a short break Chemotherapy

People with advanced prostate cancer that may soon be able to take a short break Chemotherapy

Where prostate cancer has moved beyond the prostate gland and reached other areas of your body that is said to advanced prostate cancer and the treatment becomes much more difficult when the disease is limited to prostate.As long as the cancer has not spread too wide and not particularly aggressive is still possible not only for treatment, but, in fact, a cure. But in many cases where the disease has spread widely and is particularly aggressive, treatment becomes a matter of simply stopping the progression of the disease and providing you with the best quality of life possible.Today a major Treatments for advanced prostate cancer is intravenous chemotherapy often using a drug called docetaxal. 

 This is a particularly effective drug for many people and in effect, stop the progression of prostate cancer and extend the life of a significant number of people. However, it is not without side effects include things like nausea, hair loss, loss of appetite and an increased risk of infection. So this is where we find one of the biggest problems in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.Where is treating a disease that has no cure and you will kill sooner or later, then extending its life by slowing the disease progression is good to the extent that the treatment gives a reasonable quality of life and not become worse than the disease itself.For a significant number of patients with prostate cancer, who are usually in their 60s, 70s or even 80 years, chemotherapy is almost pleasant, but it is a price worth paying, when they start treatment. 

 But, as the treatment progresses and side effects begin to build the image changes frequently and many patients begin to wonder whether or not it's worth it. Of course, this is not an easy question to answer and should be a very personal discussion between you, your family and your physician.Many of us are familiar with this scenario through our own personal experience of illness or through our experience of seeing a family member of a close friend in this situation and know how difficult be.

Now once, however, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel, because studies with a group significant in patients with metastatic prostate cancer, androgen-independent suggest that many people may be able to take a "vacation chemotherapy" without any significant damage to your treatment. Stated another way, after several weeks of chemotherapy, and when the side effects are really starting to get you down, you may be able to simply leave the chemotherapy for a while and let your body recover a bit before proceeding with treatment. Naturally, it's early yet and no one is still quite sure about exactly how long a 'chemo party "might be, or how often you can take, but for many patients with advanced prostate cancer this seemingly minor advance in the treatment could make all the difference in the world