Radiation therapy for treating prostate cancer

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Radiation therapy for treating prostate cancer

One of the methods of treatment for prostate cancer is with radiation therapy. This can be used alone or in combination with hormonal treatment for treating prostate cancer. Radiation is sometimes used after prostate cancer surgery as another option to destroy any remaining cancer cells and to relive pain from metastatic cancer.  Using radiation is most effective when the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate even though it can still be used if the cancer has spread to other nearby tissue. 

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What is considered normal or abnormal on a digital rectal exam?

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What is considered normal or abnormal on a digital rectal exam?

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a very simple procedure in which a doctor will examine the lower rectum and other internal organs such as the prostate gland. 

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Can We Beat Prostate Cancer Using Less Radiation?

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Can We Beat Prostate Cancer Using Less Radiation?

Patients undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer can expect to be under the beam for a term of up to nine weeks. 

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Penis Length After Prostate Surgery

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How can the nightmare of a radical prostatectomy (RP) get even worse? Your penis is shorter after the procedure.

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5 foods men must eat for a healthy prostate

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5 foods men must eat for a healthy prostate

The prostate gland is roughly the size of a walnut situated just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra which is the tube that carries urine and semen out of the body. 

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The Future of Cancer Diagnosis: Liquid Biopsies

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The Future of Cancer Diagnosis: Liquid Biopsies

The new procedure makes use of a breakthrough in nanotechnology in the form of a postage stamp-sized chip containing wires 1,000 times thinner than human hairs.

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Black men potentially impacted negatively by fewer PSA screenings

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Black men potentially impacted negatively by fewer PSA screenings

The recent 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando questioned whether the recommendations from the 2012 US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) in regards to PSA screenings could have a negative impact for black men who already have higher rates of prostate cancer-related mortality and a later stage of prostate cancer diagnosis.

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When prostate cells look abnormal but are not cancerous

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When prostate cells look abnormal but are not cancerous

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or PIN for short is a condition in which cells from the prostate begin to look and behave abnormally. 

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Hormonal drug may extend men’s lives if prostate cancer returns

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Hormonal drug may extend men’s lives if prostate cancer returns

The hormonal therapies can have potential side effects of reduced sex drive or erectile dysfunction

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Anxiety may lead to unneeded treatments for prostate cancer

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Anxiety may lead to unneeded treatments for prostate cancer

After the initial shock of receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer, some men may let their stress and anxiety over the disease overrule them on making better choices regarding appropriate treatment. This is what recent research concluded from more than 1,500 men who were newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.

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