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Prostate cancer is one of the most common type of cancer amongst American males, and is also one of the most common causes of cancer death among males, second only to lung cancer. Prostate Cancer Research has shown that the affliction is very dangerous, as all men with prostate cancer are only assured of a 5-year survival rate, with the chances decreasing as years are added.

To increase the success rate of prostate cancer treatment, detection should be made at an early stage, and as such, regular prostate examinations should be given to all males, regardless of whether symptoms have already been found or not. It has been said that prostate cancer that has been found by a physician at the earliest stages will give the patient an excellent chance of survival.

One of the more favored treatments for prostate cancer is cryotherapy, which is a treatment that is designed to eradicate all traces of the prostate cancer by freezing the prostate gland. After anesthesia is applied to the gland, needles are inserted by way of the perineum. The cold temperature of the needles destroys the entire gland along with any cancerous growth that it contains. Cryotherapy is favored because it is less invasive than major surgery, such as radical prostatectomy.

Radical prostatectomy is basically just major surgery that is performed to remove the prostate itself. The procedure takes anywhere from 1.5 hours to 4 hours and is done while the patient is under heavy anesthesia (numb from the waist down) or completely unconscious.