Prostate Cancer Symptoms Of Fever
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-10-13 06:17:23
Prostate cancer symptoms of fever may occur due to five major reasons: infection tumors blood transfusion. GVHD (graft vs host disease) or drugs. Prostate cancer symptoms of fever are also sometimes observed as chills sweats or hot flashes.
Data on treating hot flashes in prostate cancer patients are scarce. What studies there are indicate that changing sex hormone levels is the culprit. But pilot studies show that drugs exist to deal with the problem.
Aside from prostate cancer symptoms of fever other types of cancers that share this symptom are leukemia bone cancer and Non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma.
Fever due to infection is called Neutropenic Fever. Prostate cancer symptoms of fever due to infection occur in 75% of patients ? and the outcome is potentially fatal.
The main causes are the bacteria coagulase staphylococci and streptococci as well as gram-positive bacteria. So what triggers it? Studies show the following causes.- Use of intra-vascular devices- Acute mucositis which is in turn triggered by high dose chemotherapy- Prophylactic antibiotic treatment using fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones don?t really directly cause prostate cancer symptoms of fever. Rather they cause bacteria to multiply which in turn triggers Neutropenic Fever.
Fever due to tumors is also called Paraneoplastic Fever. Many doctors consider it to be more typical of tumors like those in the renal glands or lymph nodes. But studies show that Paraneoplastic Fever can also occur due to tumors in other areas of the body including the prostate gland.
Prostate cancer symptoms of fever come with hypersensitivity and tumor death among other conditions.
Prostate cancer symptoms of fever are also side effects of Zoledronic Acid. The prostate cancer drug marketed under the brand name Zometa also relieves bone pain.
It?s ironic therefore that the drug has been shown to cause skeletal pain. This skeletal discomfort is one of the flu-like symptoms which are a side effect of this drug.
Aside from fever. Zoledronic Acid also causes gastrointestinal reactions insomnia anemia and low calcium potassium and magnesium levels.
Prostate cancer symptoms of fever lead to dehydration in the patient. There is also an increased demand on the patient?s metabolism which leaves him feeling extremely tired.
To manage the fever doctors will target the underlying cause. But they will also advice hydration therapy and nutritional support.
However if the patient is near the end of his life he may no longer want treatment of the underlying cause.
Patients who show prostate cancer symptoms of fever during the advance stages of the disease for instance may refuse treatment for pneumonia. They will instead ask for palliative treatments and hydration to make the last days of their lives more comfortable.
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