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Do Cortizone Shots Help With Prostate Cancer?

My Dad hyad radiation theray on his left hip for metastic prostate cancer. He now can't move his. He has no pain, but will a cortizone shot help? He was on steroids and seemed to be progressing, now they weened him off, as he was retaining fluid. Now he can't stand on it.
Fri, 17 Apr 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Cortisone is a steroid preparation and will work on the pain your father is having due to the metastatic prostate cancer. Steroids are anti inflammatories and check the pain in any region of the body. It is given orally or as injections in the concerned area.

Steroids do not control the progress of cancer and other treatments have to be continued to control the disease. Steroids also cause side effects and water retention is one of them.

As he is not having pain, there is no urgent need to give him pain medications. Stiffness in the body persists after radiation therapy and will most likely slowly improve with time. He can take help of physiotherapy and rehabilitative measures to help him in doing movements of his hip joint and lower limbs.
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Do Cortizone Shots Help With Prostate Cancer?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Cortisone is a steroid preparation and will work on the pain your father is having due to the metastatic prostate cancer. Steroids are anti inflammatories and check the pain in any region of the body. It is given orally or as injections in the concerned area. Steroids do not control the progress of cancer and other treatments have to be continued to control the disease. Steroids also cause side effects and water retention is one of them. As he is not having pain, there is no urgent need to give him pain medications. Stiffness in the body persists after radiation therapy and will most likely slowly improve with time. He can take help of physiotherapy and rehabilitative measures to help him in doing movements of his hip joint and lower limbs.