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Receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unsettling news making a man feel vulnerable and confused. The good news is that while extremely serious, prostate cancer is very likely curable.
Read MoreMen may not have as quite of dramatic of changes as women do but there are changes that transpire affecting different aspects of his reproductive system.
Read MoreEvery single man at some point in his life is at risk of developing prostate issues. Because all men have a prostate, all men in your life – grandfather, father, brother, husband, son, or boyfriend – has the chance of having to face a diagnosis of a problem with his prostate.
Read MoreMany men may unknowingly be doing certain things harming their ability to create new life. And the good news is, most of these common practices men do, can be corrected helping to increase their fertility and in becoming a dad.
Read MoreThe abnormal cells of PIN begin and are located in two different areas of the prostate – one area is called acini which is the lining of tiny sacs that give the prostate its spongelike appearance. These same sacs are responsible for producing the fluid that is mixed together with sperm helping to create semen.
Read MorePIN has various differences from prostate cancer. One difference is that it cannot be detected during a digital rectal exam.
Read MoreIn 1995, is when HIFU was first used in Europe to treat prostate cancer and has also been used in Asia, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Read MoreIt is natural for the prostate to grow and this is what is referred to as BPH. This benign condition does not lead to prostate cancer but the two can coexist.
Read MoreOften men who discover a lump in a testicle will most likely harbor thoughts of testicular cancer. But before jumping to conclusions, there can be many other, more common and more likely non-cancerous reasons for the cause of testicular lumps and bumps. Here are some possible explanations:
Read MoreA new study has brought science closer to offering a simple genetic test for healthy men to determine if they are at risk of the dread disease.
Read MoreProstatic intraepithelial neoplasia or PIN for short is a condition in which cells from the prostate begin to look and behave abnormally.
Read MoreMen are often thought of as the stronger sex. But are they really? When figures and statistics on men’s overall health and well-being are crunched, the reality looks radically different.
Read MoreA diagnosis of prostate cancer is not only upsetting for a man but if his knowledge of prostate cancer is limited, this can possibly set him on the wrong track of knowing how best to fight it.
Read MoreIt is likely few of us know of any man who has been diagnosed with penile cancer. Penile cancer is considered a rare cancer for men in the North America and Europe as less than 1 man in 100,000 each year is diagnosed accounting for less than 1% of cancers of men in the United States. For the year 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates 2,120 new cases of penile cancer will be diagnosed with about 360 deaths from it. Early detection and understanding how to spot the symptoms of it is critical to overcoming this cancer.
Read MoreMen can contract breast cancer same as a woman, although the number of cases are very, very rare. It is much more common in older men, although young men are in danger from it as well.
Read MoreRemember the song “Walk like a man” by the Four Seasons? Maybe it wasn’t exactly referring to walk as in getting in more exercise, but we can pretend it was in a subtle way meaning just that. And yes, men should walk – a lot. But unfortunately walking as a legitimate form of beneficial exercise may be seen by some men as being, well, rather unmanly.
Read MoreBladder cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in the United States and is also considered one of the 10 deadliest cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates for 2017 that about 60,490 new cases of this cancer will be diagnosed in men. If there’s a cancer men are more likely to get than women it is bladder cancer - for 2017 18,540 women are estimated to receive the diagnosis of this disease. Recognizing the symptoms associated with bladder cancer can be crucial as the sooner it is discovered, the more likely a person will survive the disease.
Read MoreDoctors now have another diagnostic tool to assist them in prescribing the right prostate cancer therapy at the right time, and reduce the risk of over-treatment.
Read MoreA Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) is a surgical procedure to remove excessive growth of the prostate gland, caused by Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). The prostate is a small gland within the male reproductive system.
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