Prostate Cancer Specialists in Delhi

What is Prostate Cancer?

Prostate Cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the prostate gland, a small gland in men that produces seminal fluid, and is one of the most common cancers affecting men, particularly in older age. Many prostate cancers grow very slowly and may never cause symptoms or require treatment within a man's lifetime, while others are more aggressive and can spread beyond the prostate. It often develops without any noticeable symptoms in its early stages, making screening important for early detection. Risk rises significantly with age, family history, and certain genetic factors.

Causes of Prostate Cancer

Results from genetic mutations in prostate cells leading to uncontrolled growth, with risk strongly influenced by increasing age, family history of prostate cancer, and certain inherited gene mutations such as BRCA2. Ethnicity, diet high in red meat and dairy, and obesity have also been associated with increased risk in various studies.

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

Difficulty urinating or weak urine stream, increased frequency of urination especially at night, blood in urine or semen, erectile dysfunction, discomfort in the pelvic area, bone pain in advanced disease, unexplained weight loss

Treatment & Types of Prostate Cancer in Delhi

Treatment options range from active surveillance for low-risk, slow-growing tumors to surgery, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy that blocks testosterone for more aggressive or advanced disease. Chemotherapy and newer targeted agents are reserved for cancer that has spread beyond the prostate or become resistant to hormone therapy.

Prostate cancer is graded using the Gleason score, which reflects how abnormal the cancer cells look under a microscope and ranges from well-differentiated, slow-growing tumors to poorly-differentiated, aggressive ones, and staged using the TNM system to describe tumor size, lymph node involvement, and spread to distant sites such as bone. Clinically, cases are also grouped into risk categories, low, intermediate, and high risk, which combine Gleason score, PSA level, and tumor stage to guide whether active surveillance, localized treatment, or more aggressive therapy is appropriate.

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