Article updated and reviewed by Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on June 1, 2005.
The prostate is one of the male sex glands, located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The normal prostate is about the size of a walnut and it surrounds part of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body). The prostate makes fluid that becomes part of the...
Radiation therapy is one of the more commonly used methods for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. It involves the use of ionizing... Read more »
In this era of minimally invasive medicine, one of the options for the treatment of prostate cancer is the use of radiation therapy. This... Read more »
After 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 »
Two news bulletins that hit the health news scene: (1) Chemotherapy may be a new and viable treatment option for Testicular Seminoma -... Read more »
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An MIBG scintiscan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) and a special scanner to find or confirm the presence of... Read more »
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Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer. It may also be used as treatment for cancer... Read more »
Several new studies suggest that cholesterol-lowering statins help prevent prostate cancer and reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction. In one study,... Read more »
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Men who eat fatty fish, such as salmon, have a lower risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, particularly among men who are genetically... Read more »