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 MoreA study has proclaimed that the new drug, abiraterone, lowers patients' risk of death by nearly 40 percent when added to standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). It also appears to more than double the average time it takes for prostate cancer to progress.
Read MoreRobot prostatectomy has favorable results compared to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Read MoreOne in seven men will get hit with prostate cancer, that's the Bad News
Read MoreIt may be time for men to consider switching to Italian-style coffee as a means of reducing their risk of prostate cancer.
Read MoreThe side effects of beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are legendary. A whole suite of urinary, fatigue and sexual problems await men during the course of their treatment. Up until recently, most care givers and patients just viewed this as the cost of doing business with radiation therapy. Lately, however, more study and research is being thrown at maintaining patients’ quality of life during radiation treatment, and the new science has found an ally in the ancient discipline of yoga.
Read MoreDr. David Samadi gives his expert opinion on the US Preventative Services Task Force 2017 Draft Recommendation Statement on screening for prostate cancer based on an updated systematic evidence review and assessment.
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 MoreGood news men – in case you didn’t know already know, orgasms not only feel fantastic but are also linked to a decreased risk of prostate cancer. It appears that men who ejaculate a lot over the course of a month are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Read MoreProstate cancer, like all cancers, has the potential to spread or metastasize to other parts of the body. If and when it does, it will typically affect the structures within the immediate area. Most likely prostate cancer will spread to the bones or lymph nodes near the prostate. Other structures of the body it could possibly spread to include the seminal vesicles, urinary bladder, liver, intestines, and rarely, the brain.
Read MoreWhat if you could suppress the genes which “turned on” prostate cancer? What if you could suppress the prostate cancer genes by eating certain foods?
Read MoreAsk any man “what does your prostate gland do” and some may be able to answer with one or two functions while others may simply shrug their shoulders indicating “I don’t know.” What may surprise many men is the variety and number of tasks this small gland performs. The size of a walnut, the prostate gland is located in front of the rectum and just below the bladder surrounding the urethra. Over the course of a day, it has plenty of things to do keeping it busy.
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