Erik is a 50-year-old male who has recently been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate. He knows it ranks second in death from cancer
He wants to know his prognosis, his chances of recovery, treatment options, and complications as well as outcome options.
a. How would you explain these things to him?
Students' answers should include the following:
a.
• Signs and symptoms include changes in urinary flow, frequency, with hematuria, dysuria, nocturia, and hemospermia.
• Prostate will be enlarged and will be felt as a nodule.
• PSA will be greater than 10 mg/mL.
• Transurethral ultrasound confirms mass.
• TURP confirms malignant tumor.
• Surgery is done depending on how invasive the tumor is to other cells and organs.
• Recovery period depends on extent of tumor and surgery.
• Radiation and hormone therapy may be done.
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