One out of six men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime - that means a lot of men with residual erectile dysfunction as one of the unfortunate outcomes of some of the treatments. So new breakthroughs may mean not only saving lives - but improving the quality of lives - by reducing this negative outcome.
On (or about) March 10, I will be going for a new PSA test. This is going to be very important as it is the first such test AFTER I started... Read more »
My father's case of prostate cancer was discovered by chance: he exhibited no initial symptoms. This is fairly typical in older men, since... Read more »
Most patients who have prostate cancer are diagnosed with early-stage disease that is localized to the prostate. These patients are able... Read more »
Take an ordinary woman - how do you predict with good odds the liklihood of her getting breast cancer? According to a new California... Read more »
An interest of mine as a robotic surgeon treating prostate cancer is performing nerve sparing prostatectomy (removal of the prostate while... Read more »
A recent study found that one in five men regrets his prostate cancer treatment choice. In this podcast from The New York Times, columnist Tara... 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 »
The presence of a virus in prostate cancer cells could help doctors determine who needs aggressive cancer treatment, a new study suggests.... Read more »
The hormone-suppressing treatment used to treat prostate cancer may bring on earlier heart attacks, new research suggests. Experts say that even a... 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 »
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