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Expert & Community Posts
Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert...intriguing question: "Do you have to treat the entire prostate gland if a man has prostate... Read more »
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...a condition that refers to the enlargement of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that is part... Read more »
Prostate Cryoablation
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert...following: freezing probes are inserted into the prostate gland under ultrasound guidance. The... Read more »
Prostate Biopsy: What is It and How Does It Work?
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert...PSA can suggest that a cancer is developing in the prostate gland. The physician feels an... Read more »
Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert...prostatectomy. The goal of these procedures is to remove the prostate gland so the cancer can be... Read more »
Health Guide
Acute Prostatitis: An Overview
Acute prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland in young or middle age men. Just for review, the prostate gland is a chestnut sized glandular organ located in men at the entrance/exit of... Read more »PSA Test: How it Works and What Your PSA Level Means
...Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and refers to a protein first identified in 1979 that is made only by the prostate gland. It is currently used as a tumor marker and can also help monitor disease... Read more »Chronic Prostatitis: An Overview
...vague and poorly understood condition that affects many men, usually in young or middle age. The prostate gland is a chestnut-shaped glandular tissue surrounding the connection of the outlet of... Read more »Enlarged Prostate and Incontinence
...incontinence. BPH is benign, meaning non-cancerous. When there is an abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland, it is called prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause... Read more »Prostatitis: nonbacterial
Nonbacterial prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland with no known cause. Alternative Names NBP; Prostatodynia; Pelvic pain syndrome ... Read more »Images
Medications
... This medication is used to shrink an enlarged prostate in men with a condition called... Read more »
...medication is used to treat the symptoms of a prostate gland condition called BPH (benign... Read more »
...used to treat the symptoms of a condition of the prostate gland called BPH (benign prostatic... Read more »
... of the testicles) or other medications to treat prostate cancer. Nilutamide belongs to a... Read more »
... sometimes with radiation treatments to treat prostate cancer. Flutamide belongs to a... Read more »
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Prescription Meds Over-the-Counter
January 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The government is planning to make certain prescription-only drugs for common problems available to the public over the... Read summary »
Aspirin may Alter Cancer Test
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's often said people should take an aspirin a day for their health. But while aspirin may help your heart, new research... Read summary »
GPS for Prostate Cancer
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When a prostate shifts during radiation treatment for prostate cancer, technicians run the risk of missing the... Read summary »
Radiation Seed Implant Cuts Risk of Prostate Cancer Death
March 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Radiation seed implants (brachytherapy) may be the best option for men with prostate cancer. New research from Case Western... Read summary »
Ulcerative colitis patients at higher risk for cancer
October 02, 2008People who have ulcerative colitis (UC) have a higher risk of several types of cancer, a new study has found. The study, which included 27,606... Read summary »
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