health sectionhealth sectionWeight loss is a common symptom of many types of cancer. As the disease spreads, factors combine to make it more difficult to maintain your normal weight. Understanding the mechanisms behind weight loss and cancer can help you mentally steel yourself to minimize the affect of this symptom on your treatment.
Despite what the title says, there is no sure cure for cancer---yet. However there are treatments, even for advanced cancer, that have worked for some people, ranging from conventional chemotherapy and radiation to physical therapy and herbal remedies from plants. Here is a look at some of those potential cures.
Whether it is a cancer that is recurring or one that is not cure-friendly, advanced cancer can respond to treatment and is no longer always a death sentence. As with any other illness, management of signs and symptoms, open communication with your health-care team, an effective support group and solid coping skills are pivotal for those living with advanced cancer. Some of the key considerations facing patients and/or loved ones include treatment options and objectives, as well as the decision of which treatment to undertake.
In most men, prostate cancer is slow-growing. One in six men will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. The disease reaches an advanced stage when it spreads beyond the prostate gland. There is no known cure for advanced prostate cancer. Some alternative treatments show promise, however.
