Famous faces of prostate cancer
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Prostate cancer affects about one in seven men who will be diagnosed with this disease in their lifetime.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Safety concerns over active surveillance for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
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Dr David Samadi provides his expert opinion on a recent study regarding whether active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer can be safely used as a means of overseeing the disease without over treating it.
Read MoreStudy finds tall and/or obese men at higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer
/Dr. David Samadi provides his expert commentary on a recent large European prospective study finding evidence that men with greater height and adiposity (high BMI and waist circumference) have an elevated risk of high-grade prostate cancer and prostate cancer death.
Read MoreUse of radical prostatectomy increases dramatically for high-risk prostate cancer
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Clinically localized high-risk prostate cancer and to determine demographic and clinical factors associated with RP.
Read MoreTo ‘starve’ prostate cancer cells, eat turmeric, red grapes and apples
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Regularly eating foods containing compounds found in turmeric, apples, and red grapes could hold a key to preventing and treating one of the most common cancers found in men in the United States.
Read MoreMaking a Prostate Cancer Research Checklist
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After the systematic review, the researchers held extensive interviews with patients, and had those patients as well as medical professionals complete a lengthy questionnaire.
Read MoreDoes bicycling affect PSA levels?
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Because of the direct pressure on the prostate and perineum (the area between the scrotum and the anus when sitting on a bicycle seat), some researchers have speculated if this could result in an elevated PSA.
Read MoreNew Hope for Advanced Prostate Cancer
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A study has proclaimed that the new drug, abiraterone, lowers patients' risk of death by nearly 40 percent when added to standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). It also appears to more than double the average time it takes for prostate cancer to progress.
Read MoreWhen prostate cancer metastasizes – what does it mean?
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Cancer cells originating from prostate cancer have a tendency to spread to specific areas such as lymph nodes, in the ribs, pelvic bones or spine.
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