Prostate Cancer Subtypes
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It's an axiom that's as valid for doctors as it is for generals. In the war on prostate cancer, our side has just received some new intel.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Vasectomy & Prostate Cancer
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Does having a vasectomy make you more prone to prostate cancer?
Read MoreIs One Biopsy Enough
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The happy fact is that most prostate tumors are slow growing and not fatal.
Read MoreCryotherapy For Prostate Cancer
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Cryotherapy, also known as cryosurgery or cryoblation, is not a common procedure used in treating prostate cancer but it can be an alternative method men may want to consider depending on different circumstances.
Read MoreSweat Out Prostate Cancer
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A study that tracked midlife and older men for more than 20 years has found that vigorous exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits may cut their chances of developing prostate cancer by up to 68 percent.
Read MoreCyberknife Compared to Robotic Surgery
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Cyberknife and da Vinci surgery are two different treatment methods that may be recommended by a urologist when a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Read MoreSoundwaves vs. Prostate Cancer
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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) cooks prostate cells with sonic waves. The heat actually melts lipid membranes in human tissue.
Read MoreObesity & Prostate Cancer
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Doctors have long known that obesity has direct consequences on health and is associated with the onset of aggressive cancers, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are little known.
Read MoreMathematics VS. Prostate Cancer
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A mathematical model that uses four consecutive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test results from a patient who had prostate cancer surgery can predict the time it might take for the disease to relapse.
Read MoreVitamin D deficiency & prostate cancer
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According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, African American men are 64% more likely to develop prostate cancer compared with Caucasian men and are nearly 2.4 times more likely to die from the disease.
Read MoreSurgery superior over radiation in reducing mortality
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A recent meta-analysis published in the July 2016 European Association of Urology journal found consistently higher mortality rates for patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who were treated with radiation rather than surgery.
Read MoreJamming Prostate Cancer's On & Off Switch
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Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is also one of the leading causes of cancer death among men of all races.
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