Penis Length After Prostate Surgery
/How can the nightmare of a radical prostatectomy (RP) get even worse? Your penis is shorter after the procedure.
Read MorePROSTATE HEALTH
Prostate Cancer and Your Cholesterol
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Does the onset of prostate cancer goose cholesterol levels, or vice versa?
Read More5 foods men must eat for a healthy prostate
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The prostate gland is roughly the size of a walnut situated just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra which is the tube that carries urine and semen out of the body.
Read MoreThe Future of Cancer Diagnosis: Liquid Biopsies
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The new procedure makes use of a breakthrough in nanotechnology in the form of a postage stamp-sized chip containing wires 1,000 times thinner than human hairs.
Read MoreBlack men potentially impacted negatively by fewer PSA screenings
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The recent 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando questioned whether the recommendations from the 2012 US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) in regards to PSA screenings could have a negative impact for black men who already have higher rates of prostate cancer-related mortality and a later stage of prostate cancer diagnosis.
Read MoreWhen prostate cells look abnormal but are not cancerous
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Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or PIN for short is a condition in which cells from the prostate begin to look and behave abnormally.
Read MoreHormonal drug may extend men’s lives if prostate cancer returns
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The hormonal therapies can have potential side effects of reduced sex drive or erectile dysfunction
Read MoreAnxiety may lead to unneeded treatments for prostate cancer
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After the initial shock of receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer, some men may let their stress and anxiety over the disease overrule them on making better choices regarding appropriate treatment. This is what recent research concluded from more than 1,500 men who were newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.
Read MoreMale pattern baldness and risk of prostate cancer – is there a link?
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Up to 20% of men beginning already in their twenties will have male pattern baldness with the rate increasing among men with each decade of life.
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Heres what to expect during a prostate exam
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Every man at some point of his life will be advised to have a prostate exam. Prostate exams consist of two different procedures – one is a blood test which is a screening tool for the early detection of prostate cancer looking for a prostate-specific antigen or PSA in the blood.
Read MoreInflammation & Prostate Cancer
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Men who show signs of chronic inflammation in non-cancerous prostate tissue may have nearly twice the risk of actually having prostate cancer than those with no inflammation.
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