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Preserving Erectile Function During Prostate Cancer Treatment
I will now discuss why in some patients with prostate cancer, the nerves can readily be spared during the removal of the prostate and in... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy Overview
Prostate cancer is a hormonally responsive cancer. In 1966, Charles Huggins was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for... Read more »
The Effect of Cholesterol on Your Prostate
Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Almost a quarter... Read more »
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PSA Test: Prostate Specific Antigen
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is a protein produced by prostate cells.This article discusses the blood test to measure the amount of... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Other TreatmentsAndrogen Suppression GuidelinesMale hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male... Read more »
How Prostate Cancer Fuels Itself
(Ivanhoe Newswire) New research reveals prostate tumors produce their own testosterone, causing prostate cancer to spread. In research based on... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: References
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesAlbertsen PC, Hanley JA, Fine J. 20-year outcomes following conservative management of clinically localized prostate cancer. JAMA.... Read more »
Complications of Enlarged Prostate
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Because BPH rarely causes serious complications, men usually have a choice between treating it or opting for watchful waiting:Watchful Waiting.... Read more »
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