A day in the life of your prostate gland
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Let’s take a look at the many functions the prostate gland performs helping keep the male reproductive system up and running:
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Large long-term study shows prostate cancer death reduced by PSA screenings
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The controversy involves whether it’s worth the risk to do routine screening which some urologists believe can lead to overdiagnosis and thus overtreatment of otherwise harmless cancers.
Read More5 Reasons when you need a second opinion
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Doctors also have different ways and ideas of how they approach certain diseases in treating them.
Read MorePomegranates – Protector of your health
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While all fruits are good for us, the “jewel of the winter,” better known as pomegranates, are a true protector of your health.
Read MoreProstate cancer metastasis: What every man should know
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No man wants to hear his doctor say “You’re prostate cancer has spread.” Metastatic prostate cancer simply means that the cancer has spread outside of the prostate into other areas of the body.
Read MoreWhat tests are used to detect prostate cancer?
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Fortunately for prostate cancer, there are several options doctor can use to make an accurate diagnosis of the disease.
Read MoreWhy family history affects prostate cancer risk
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All men need to have the talk – the talk with their male relatives on who has had prostate cancer or who has not.
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Due to distrust of medical studies, black men often underrepresented in prostate cancer research
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The most common and deadly cancer for men in the U.S. (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) is prostate cancer.
Read MoreWhat exactly is the purpose of the prostate gland?
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For a small gland the size of a walnut, the prostate is responsible for keeping the male reproductive system on task. Located in front of the rectum and just below the bladder surrounding the urethra, over the course of a day, it has plenty of things to do keeping it busy.
Read MoreSurgery has fewer side effects, more survival benefits than radiation for treating prostate cancer
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Comparing the effectiveness of surgery versus radiation in the management of prostate cancer has been hotly debated for many years.
Read MoreYearly PSA screening highly effective for reducing prostate cancer deaths
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A recent study of over 400,000 men under the age of 80 years found that prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening every 12 to 18 months decreased prostate cancer mortality and all-cause mortality risk by a significant 64% and 24% respectively, among men aged 55 to 74 years.
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