PROSTATE HEALTH
Survival rates, quality of life improve with surgery vs radiation for prostate cancer
/For men who make the decision to have surgery to remove their prostate, one of the most important first steps to do is to find and choose a qualified and experienced surgeon.
Read MoreWhat Is The Prostate Gland?
/The first step toward understanding how the prostate affects your health is to learn what the prostate is and how it functions.
Read More10 ways to keep your prostate healthy and happy
/Most men will get through several decades of life without any prostate problems. But, that can change beginning as early as when a man hits his 40’s.
Read MoreWhy exercise is essential to protect the prostate
/Want a healthy prostate to avoid conditions such as prostatitis, BPH, or possibly prostate cancer?
Read MoreStudy shows anti-hormone treatment combined with PARP inhibitor may prevent progression of prostate cancer
/Dr. David Samadi gives his expert opinion on a recent study providing a new discovery of preventing recurrence of prostate cancer.
Read MoreActive surveillance safely monitors low risk prostate cancer
/Men diagnosed with prostate cancer will usually have this same response but not all prostate cancers are the same
Read MoreHow the Gleason score grades aggressiveness of prostate cancer
/The primary grade and secondary grade will be a number ranging from 1-5. This is based on how much the cells in the cancerous tissue look like normal prostate tissue under a microscope which is called a Gleason system.
Read MoreBlack men’s prostate cancer survival partially dependent on racial differences in definitive therapy
/Dr. David Samadi gives his expert commentary on a recent study finding significant differences in radiation and surgical treatment for prostate cancer among white and black men, with most facilities favoring white men.
Read MoreWhen is active surveillance a good option for prostate cancer?
/Active surveillance will be considered by a physician to use to monitor a man’s prostate cancer
Read MoreSafety concerns over active surveillance for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
/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 MoreFreezing Out Prostate Cancer
/In a procedure known as cryotherapy, extremely cold temperatures are applied to prostate cancer cells to kill them.
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