Freezing Out Prostate Cancer
/In a procedure known as cryotherapy, extremely cold temperatures are applied to prostate cancer cells to kill them.
Read MoreIn a procedure known as cryotherapy, extremely cold temperatures are applied to prostate cancer cells to kill them.
Read MoreProstate 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 MoreBecause of the direct pressure on the prostate and perineum (the area between the scrotum and the anus when sitting on a bicycle seat), some researchers have speculated if this could result in an elevated PSA.
Read MoreRobot prostatectomy has favorable results compared to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Read MoreCancer cells originating from prostate cancer have a tendency to spread to specific areas such as lymph nodes, in the ribs, pelvic bones or spine.
Read MoreProstate cancer is the most common cancer in American men other than skin cancer affecting about one in seven men. It is estimated for 2017 in the United States that 161,350 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed with around 26,730 deaths that will occur from this disease.
Read MoreAs men become more educated about screenings, and as the number of options for treatment increase, the words “you have prostate cancer” are becoming less and less of a death sentence. But up until very recently, the words “your cancer has metastasized” were as dire a pronouncement as there was.
Read MoreEvery disease has its myths and misconceptions about them. Prostate cancer is no different. The confusion surrounding the disease is often fueled by bad advice from well-meaning friends and the fact that many men often avoid talking about their condition. Few men sit around discussing prostate cancer and if it is brought up, after a few wisecracks are made the topic is usually abruptly changed.
Read MoreA new, promising treatment for advanced prostate cancer is being tested, and it hails from a very unlikely source: the liver of a human fetus.
Read MoreFun fact: Dogs can smell prostate cancer. A 2014 study showed that trained canines can detect prostate cancer with greater than 97 percent accuracy.
Read MoreWhen you study about prostate cancer treatment you read an awful lotabout androgen deprivation therapy, radiation therapy and chemotherapy – because they work. You hear less about immunotherapy for prostate cancer because, despite its effectiveness against many cancers and other diseases, prostate cancer has been notoriously resistant to it.
Read MoreProstatic intraepithelial neoplasia or PIN is a condition in which cells from the prostate begin to look and behave abnormally. Each year around 16% of men who undergo a prostate biopsy will find out they have PIN which is essentially a precancerous condition and therefore is not prostate cancer.
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