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Prostate Cancer Questions And Answers

Expert answers prostate cancer questions

March 05, 2009
In this article from The New York Times, doctor John Mulhall, author of Saving Your Sex Life: A Guide for Men With Prostate Cancer answers readers questions about prostate problems. Mulhall addresses reader questions on topics such as hormone use, penile implants, herbal supplements, and the genetic implications of having a father with prostate cancer. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Are There Signs That I Have Prostate Cancer?
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...asked me if there were any symptoms associated with prostate cancer.   Symptoms of prostate... Read more »

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Proscar, Aggressive Tumor Risk Questioned
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...to shrink the prostate, may not cause aggressive prostate cancer tumors after all. Back in 2003,... Read more »

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Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
By healthgal , Health Expert

...So it is a bit alarming that advanced stage (IV) prostate cancer is being diagnosed in younger... Read more »

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Rethinking Age-Related Treatment
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert

Ever since I started learning about prostate cancer, which was when I was diagnosed five years... Read more »

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Finasteride, Prostate Growth... and Cancer Risk
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...has significant implications for men at risk for prostate cancer and men with enlarged... Read more »

Health Guide

How to Use This Site
Welcome to ProstateCommons.Learning that you or someone you love has prostate cancer can be frightening. If you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you probably have many questions. That’s... Read more »
New Early Dectection Method for Prosate Cancer Developed
...research at Johns Hopkins University that has resulted in the development of a new blood test to detect prostate cancer. Urologist Dr. Neil D. Sherman comments on the news and explains what the... Read more »
PSA Testing and Screening for Prostate Cancer: When to Start
At What Age Should I Start Getting PSA Tests?The age at which one should first have a prostate cancer screening has been debated.  The recommendations of the American Cancer Society are for all... Read more »
Meet Dr. Erik Todd Goluboff
...testis. Dr. Goluboff recently completed a major phase III clinical trial of a new drug for advanced prostate cancer and is currently participating in many other clinical trials with new drugs for... Read more »
Major League Baseball Raises Awareness of Prostate Cancer on Father's Day
...traditions—the seventh-inning stretch—as a public service to these same fathers. To raise awareness for prostate cancer, fans in baseball stadiums across the country sang “Take Me Out to the... Read more »

Medications

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... sometimes with radiation treatments to treat prostate cancer. Flutamide belongs to a... Read more »

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... of the testicles) or other medications to treat prostate cancer. Nilutamide belongs to a... Read more »

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...affect the results of the blood test used to detect prostate cancer (prostatic-specific antigen... Read more »

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...(LEW-pro-lide)Uses Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not... Read more »

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...(LEW-pro-lide)Uses Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not... Read more »

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