Male hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male secondary sex characteristics and stimulate prostate cell growth. When prostate cells, both healthy and cancerous, are deprived of androgens, they no longer proliferate and eventually die.
Hormonal treatment in prostate cancer uses drugs or surgery (orchiectomy) to suppress or block male hormones (androgen), particularly testosterone and...
Read moreAfter robotic prostate surgery that is performed for cancer, the patient will have a foley catheter (a small drain that is placed in the... Read more »
It has been argued that much of human behavior is motivated by a group of hierarchical needs that have to be met. Abraham Maslow, a... Read more »
On a daily basis, patients ask, “Doctor what are the symptoms of prostate cancer?” When I tell them that most cases of prostate cancer... Read more »
Dear Dr. Greenstein, I was diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and I have chosen to have radiation therapy. My radiation oncologist... Read more »
You've established that you have a prostate issue, but what else can you do for your overall health? The initial doctors' visits,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
BPH; Benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia); Prostate - enlarged Symptoms Less than half of all men with BPH have symptoms of the... Read more »
Men who take daily doses of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have significantly lower levels of prostate-specific antigen... Read more »
Researchers say that men who have prostate cancer could gauge their osteoporosis risk by measuring their daily calcium intake. A new study in Spain... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesAndriole GL, Marberger M, Roehrborn CG. Clinical usefulness of serum prostate specific antigen for the detection of prostate cancer is... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
The first decision in the management of patients with prostate cancer is how aggressively the cancer is to be treated. Aggressive treatment usually... Read more »