Tests determining if prostate cancer has metastasized

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Tests determining if prostate cancer has metastasized

Other likely areas prostate cancer may spread to are the bones or lymph nodes near the prostate and other organs such as the liver and intestines.

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Linking the connection between obesity and prostate cancer

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Linking the connection between obesity and prostate cancer

A more recent 2017 study in the International Journal of Cancer, found men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer showed a positive association between long-term weight gain and risk of lethal prostate cancer.

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A day in the life of your prostate gland

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A day in the life of your prostate gland

Let’s take a look at the many functions the prostate gland performs helping keep the male reproductive system up and running:

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Metabolic syndrome may raise risk of prostate cancer return

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Metabolic syndrome may raise risk of prostate cancer return

A study has shed light on what may be putting certain men at risk for raising their risk of prostate cancer returning for a second time.

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Prostate cancer metastasis: What every man should know

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Prostate cancer metastasis: What every man should know

No man wants to hear his doctor say “You’re prostate cancer has spread.”  Metastatic prostate cancer simply means that the cancer has spread outside of the prostate into other areas of the body. 

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Protect your heart and prostate with pomegranates

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Protect your heart and prostate with pomegranates

There are plenty of fruits and vegetables that can benefit your heart and prostate.

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Potential prostate problems men may face

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Potential prostate problems men may face

The walnut-sized prostate gland is tucked away inside a man’s body where it resides in front of the rectum between the bladder and penis. 

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High PSA = Prostate Cancer? Maybe, maybe not

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High PSA = Prostate Cancer? Maybe, maybe not

Everything comes back fine except for one thing – he is told his prostate specific antigen (PSA) level is elevated.  Does this automatically mean he has prostate cancer?

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Managing possible side effects from prostate cancer

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Managing possible side effects from prostate cancer

Whether from surgery or radiation, urinary and sexual issues can arise after these treatments are given.

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Prostate cancer growth dramatically reduced with new compound

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Prostate cancer growth dramatically reduced with new compound

Better, more promising prostate cancer treatments are always welcomed and a new study published in Nature Communications, have developed a new compound that targets hard-to-treat prostate cancer cells. 

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Understanding how BPH and prostate cancer are different

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Understanding how BPH and prostate cancer are different

Yet, for being two entirely different conditions, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer have a few similarities in common:

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Due to distrust of medical studies, black men often underrepresented in prostate cancer research

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Due to distrust of medical studies, black men often underrepresented in prostate cancer research

The most common and deadly cancer for men in the U.S. (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) is prostate cancer. 

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