Vasectomy & Prostate Cancer
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Does having a vasectomy make you more prone to prostate cancer?
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Radiation Prostate Cancer Signatures
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Prostate cancer may be caused by a variety of factors, and sometimes the cause can inform the treatment.
Read MoreIs One Biopsy Enough
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The happy fact is that most prostate tumors are slow growing and not fatal.
Read MoreTestosterone Therapy For Prostate Patients
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Somewhere along the line, and for a long time since, a notion arose that men with prostate cancer shouldn't undertake testosterone therapy.
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 MoreUrinary Continence After Prostate Surgery
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The loss of urinary continence is one of the most common side effects after removal of the prostate gland.
Read MoreProstate Brachytherapy
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Prostate brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy that involves placing devices containing radiation in the prostate gland close to the cancer cells.
Read MoreFailed Prostate Radiation Treatment
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Approximately 14 percent of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetimes, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Read MoreWeapon Against Prostate Cancer
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PET stands for positron emission tomography. It’s usually combined at the same time with CT (computerized tomography) to improve the quality of the images and help localize abnormalities.
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 MoreActivity Before Prostate Surgery
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According to a recent study in the journal of BMC Urology, a higher percentage of men participating in high levels of physical activity 5-7 times per week preoperatively had a reduced need for sick leave after radical prostatectomy.
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