A common choice for curing prostate cancer is surgery, especially if the cancer is contained within the prostate and has not spread beyond it. When faced with a diagnosis of prostate cancer, a man will likely have a wide variety of treatment options.
Read MoreLike any person diagnosed with cancer, the ones who tend to manage it best are those who understand their disease in detail, who know what treatment options are available, the stage of their disease, and their prognosis.
Read MoreLet’s take a look at the many functions the prostate gland performs helping keep the male reproductive system up and running:
Read MoreThere is some evidence that choosing a healthy diet low in fat and full of fruits and vegetables, may contribute to a lower risk of prostate cancer.
Read MoreThe first part of the diagnosis of prostate cancer is for a man to make an appointment with either his primary care physician or a urologist for a PSA blood test also known a prostate specific antigen.
Read MoreHowever, there have been differences of opinion on what age to begin routine screening for prostate cancer. In 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised against PSA-based screenings for healthy men until the age of 50.
Read MoreCancer death rates have changed in Britain – for the first time, prostate cancer now kills more people than breast cancer making it the third deadliest type of this disease in this country.
Read MoreHaving cancer means a man’s body is working overtime to fight the cancer while it’s doing extra duty to repair healthy cells that may have been damaged as a side effect of treatments, especially radiation.
Read MoreAfter the prostate is biopsied, the samples will be taken to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope by a pathologist.
Read MoreFormer Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, recently announced he had undergone prostate surgery last summer for a slow-growing tumor he was diagnosed with earlier in the year.
Read MoreA recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer found that the consumption of this beverage has a protective effect on prostate cancer risk.
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