Proscar- Fabulous Cancer Treatment

Proscar- Fabulous Cancer Treatment

Cancer is one of the most fatal diseases after Heart attack by which most people die. Uncontrolled and malignant growth of cells and tissues are the cause of cancer which spreads from one part of the body to the other attacking nearby cells to spread the malignancy ultimately causing death to the affected person.

Proscar- Fabulous Cancer Treatment

Today we will discuss about a drug developed by Merck & Co. Inc. for treatment of Prostate Cancer.

Before going to the subject, let us understand what cancer is and what Prostate Cancer is.

Cancer is one of the most fatal diseases after Heart attack by which most people die. Uncontrolled and malignant growth of cells and tissues are the cause of cancer which spreads from one part of the body to the other attacking nearby cells to spread the malignancy ultimately causing death to the affected person.

Cancer can occur at any part of the body. When the lungs are attacked we call it Lung Cancer. When the skin is attacked we call it as Skin Cancer. When women Breasts are attacked we call it Breast Cancer. However there may be Breast Cancer for male persons also.

One type of Cancer which is special for male person is known as Prostate Cancer. It is the Cancer of the Prostate gland which is a male organ.

Let us now have some knowledge about Prostate Gland of a male a person. The Prostate is a chest nut type gland present in males. Male persons above 50 have the tendency of benign enlargement of the Prostate. The enlarged gland squeezes the urethra restricting urine to pass through. This problem leads to problem in urination.

Some times the problem becomes so acute that surgical removal of Prostate is required.

Some times the enlargement of Prostate may be cancerous also.

American Cancer Society has found that 75 % of Prostate Cancer is curable.

Proscar- whose generic name is Finasteride, is used to shrink the enlarged Prostate to neutralize the problem of urination. Thus surgery for Prostate enlargement may be avoided.

Proscar is a white crystalline powder which is practically insoluble in water and is oral pill to fight Prostate Cancer.

Also Proscar is prescribed by some doctors as a protection measure against Prostate Cancer.

It was found that different men have different responses to Proscar. Some times it acts very fast to give relief to urinary problem. For some, the effect may be delayed upto 6 months even a year before getting result. For some men it is not at all effective. So a doctor should monitor the effect of Proscar on a man with Prostate enlargement problem.

The medicine may be taken with a meal or between the meals.

Generally side effects of Proscar can not be anticipated. A doctor should be immediately reported if any kind of side effect is noticed or felt.

Some of the recorded side effects are decreased amount of semen per ejaculation, decreased sex drive, impotence etc.

The drug is very much effective in treating Prostate enlargement and also can be used as a preventive measure against Prostate Cancer.