Major study finds vasectomies safe without raising prostate cancer risk
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New data from a huge systematic review and meta-analysis finds minimal evidence that vasectomies raise the risk of developing prostate cancer.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
How prostate cancer affects a man’s sexuality
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Here are two questions men may want answered at the time of diagnosis and during and after prostate cancer treatment. No question should be off limits as a man’s urologist will be able to answer them thoroughly giving him the best advice he needs.
Read MoreSorting out surgical options for prostate cancer
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Getting a second medical opinion is also a consideration many men should use before making the final decision.
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 MoreWhat urologists tell men on how to have a healthy prostate
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The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis and has the important job of producing the fluid that together with sperm cells from the testicles and fluids from other glands makes up semen.
Read MoreFreezing Out Prostate Cancer
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In a procedure known as cryotherapy, extremely cold temperatures are applied to prostate cancer cells to kill them.
Read MoreA New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
/BRCA genes produce tumor-suppressor proteins. Everything else being equal, these proteins will help repair damaged DNA and so ensure that cells’ genetic material remains stable. The genes are prone to mutation, however, and when that happens, DNA materials might not get repaired. This often leads to cancer.
Read MoreThe link between baldness, testosterone and prostate cancer
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Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in men. It occurs more frequently in the developed world but is the most common cancer in men in 84 countries.
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 MoreDr. David Samadi, Chairman of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, is currently providing free consultations to men with recently diagnosed prostate cancer
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Patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can contact world-renowned prostate cancer surgeon and urologic oncologist, Dr. David Samadi. For a consultation and to learn more about prostate cancer risk, call 212-365-5000.
Read MoreYounger men who chose surgery vs radiation for high-risk PCA survive longer
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A recent study presented at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago found men with high-risk prostate cancer younger than the age of 60 who had as their initial treatment a radical prostatectomy (RP) instead of radiation (RT) had a significant 48% improvement in overall survival with RP at a median follow-up of 50 months.
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.
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