There is a lot of talk and speculation about possible causes of prostate cancer but no definite conclusions. Latest medical studies have been discovering the link between chronic prostate inflammation and prostate cancer. Researchers at John Hopkins University and Case Western Reserve University have produced conclusive data that points to inflammation of the prostate as the likely precursor for prostate cancer.
When doctors discover after series of tests that the prostate is enlarged they usually prescribe drugs, like Avodart or Flomax, which claim to reduce many of the associated urinary symptoms. Flomax works similarly to high blood pressure medications by dilating urinary canal thus reducing the symptom but not addressing the inflammation. Avodart works on a hormonal level, however not addressing inflammation either.
Another option used is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's), however those are known to cause liver and kidney damage (acute renal failure) as proven by Harvard University study. Antibiotics, in turn, were proven ineffective in the case of chronic prostate inflammation by University of Washington research team.
Unfortunately, none of these methods seem to be adequate because these measures don't quell the chronic inflammation associated with prostatitis, BPH and enlarged prostate.
However, here's another option. The researchers of Columbia University and Cornell Medical College stated that acupuncture is a safe, effective, and durable treatment in improving symptoms and the quality of life in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Acupuncture is a tool that works on chronic inflammation and has no side effects unlike drugs and surgery which can have a risk of impotence and urine incontinence.
Peter Sadkhin, Board Certified Acupuncturist
Director of Sun Clinic
1411 McHenry Rd, Suite 128, Buffalo Grove
847-947-8045
sunclinic@ymail.com
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