Prostate cancer develops from normal prostate gland cells that mutate into cancerous cells. While the exact cause is unknown, risk factors include male gender, genetics, diet high in fat, smoking, and alcohol. Cancer cells avoid apoptosis and multiply within the prostate, eventually spreading to nearby tissues. Small tumors remain confined at first but can enlarge and become malignant, potentially metastasizing if left untreated and leading to complications and death. Treatment options aim to manage diet, reverse isolation, pain, and use chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants, while untreated cancer may progress and cause infections, masses, and urinary issues.
Prostate cancer develops from normal prostate gland cells that mutate into cancerous cells. While the exact cause is unknown, risk factors include male gender, genetics, diet high in fat, smoking, and alcohol. Cancer cells avoid apoptosis and multiply within the prostate, eventually spreading to nearby tissues. Small tumors remain confined at first but can enlarge and become malignant, potentially metastasizing if left untreated and leading to complications and death. Treatment options aim to manage diet, reverse isolation, pain, and use chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants, while untreated cancer may progress and cause infections, masses, and urinary issues.
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Prostate cancer develops from normal prostate gland cells that mutate into cancerous cells. While the exact cause is unknown, risk factors include male gender, genetics, diet high in fat, smoking, and alcohol. Cancer cells avoid apoptosis and multiply within the prostate, eventually spreading to nearby tissues. Small tumors remain confined at first but can enlarge and become malignant, potentially metastasizing if left untreated and leading to complications and death. Treatment options aim to manage diet, reverse isolation, pain, and use chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants, while untreated cancer may progress and cause infections, masses, and urinary issues.
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FACTORS: Lifestyle • Diet (high in fat Gender consumption) • Vices (smoking, Hereditary/Genetics alcohol) Prolonged Chemical
ETIOLOGY unknown
Normal semen-secreting prostate gland cells
mutate into cancer cells
Normal semen-secreting prostate gland cells
mutate into cancer cells
Cancer cells avoid apoptosis (a process of
programmed cell death) and continue to multiply in an unregulated manner
Small clumps of cancer cells remain confined to
normal prostate glands
These cancer cells multiply and spread to
surrounding prostate tissues (the stroma)
Benign tumor formation
The tumor enlarges
Benign tumor turns into malignant tumor Prostate enlargement
Signs and Symptoms:
PROSTATE CANCER Interrupted flow of urine Hematuria Dysuria PROGNOSIS
If treated: If untreated:
1. Nursing Management Further complications occur such
a. Diet management as: b. Reverse isolation c. Pain management a. the tumor metastasize 2. Pharmacological Management a. Chemotherapeutic b. soft tissue masses drugs c. immunosupression 3. Medical Management a. BMT d. chronic infections e. severe urinary problems