Homeopathic Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the common cancers afflicting man. Prostate cancer is usually detected late in life and progresses very slowly. Sometimes it said that before prostate cancer can endanger the life, something else would kill the patient. It is a cancerous growth of prostate gland. This disease usually strikes men in their 60s and 70s.

The present study shows that there is no significant correlation between prostate cancer and marital status or fertility of an individual. No differences were found between cancer and control groups with respect to circumcision, weight, height, blood group, consumption of tobacco or alcohol, or specific medical or surgical history.

The human body is made up of billions of cells. These cells multiply and ensure growth, tissue renewal and wound healing. Cancer is an illness characterized by a significant growth and proliferation of abnormal cells. These cells form tumor (tumor), which are called as cancerous or malignant growths. In man, the prostate is one of the parts of the body most frequently affected by cancer.

These cancerous or malignant tumors (tumor) hinder the function of the organ in which they develop as well as crush and destroy other normal organs. A certain type of process (metastasis) can occur in which some of the cancer cells become detached from a malignant tumor and are disseminated, for example in the blood flow. They colonize in other parts of the body, where they cause the development of new tumors.

Cancer arising from the glands located in the prostate is called adenocarcinoma of the prostate or prostatic cancer. It is slow growing and may take 10 to 15 years before it is large enough. If cancer penetrates the capsule of the prostate and spreads to adjacent organs such as the bladder or the rectum then it is called locally advanced prostatic cancer. In case, prostatic cancer spreads to distant organs such as bones then it is known as metastatic prostate cancer. However, the cancer cells lodged in the bones are still prostatic in origin and it is not a bone cancer per se. 

Symptoms :

• With cancer of the prostate, the gland enlarges in size and presses on the urethra. This poses a problem with the flow of urine and patient may have difficulty starting the process of urination.    
• Difficulty in maintaining a steady good stream of urine.    
• Urination once began stops in between and then again urine flow starts.    
• Difficulty in holding back urine called as incontinence    
• Painful or burning urination, which is called as dysuria.    
• Painful ejaculation.    
• Blood or pus in urine or semen.    
• An extreme urgency or frequent need to pass urine, especially at night (    
• Complete inability to urinate.
• Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, and upper thighs.    
• There could also be fractures especially in the bones of the spine without any serious fall or injury.    
• Such patients could also present primarily with paralysis of the lower limbs, which is called as paraplegia.

Causes of Prostate Cancer:

People above the age of 55 years have a greater chance of developing prostate cancer. So it is important that one becomes more vigilant after this period.

The following occupations (due to exposure to cancer-causing agents at the workplace) have a higher risk for prostate cancer:

Workers who are exposed to the metal cadmium, especially electroplaters, who make batteries, welders, and also workers in the rubber industry appear to have a greater affinity for prostate cancer. It must be emphasized here that research is still going on in these risk-related occupations and clear-cut proof for their cause and effect relationship with prostate cancer is still to come forth.

There may be a genetic component to prostate cancer is certainly more common in the relatives of people who have prostate cancer than in the general population.

Various other etiological or causative factors have been put forth for prostate cancer including a diet rich in fat and viral sexually transmitted diseases, but all these are largely unproven.

Homeopathic Treatment of Prostate Cancer:

There is an important consideration while starting treatment for prostate cancer in early lesions, which are entirely asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Many of these patients may be very old and the treatment if too radical could have possibly more side effects and risks, which could outweigh the possible benefits the patient would derive from it. At this stage, medical care, which aims to reduce the symptoms without curing the patient is warranted. This treatment is called as palliative treatment. Homeopathy, which is gentle, effective, and devoid of side effects, can be the best palliative treatment option.