Over 233,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year and almost 30,000 die. There are other common prostate issues such as enlarged prostate due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), or prostatitis. Prostate health is one of the most crucial aspects to a man's health. Here are 7 tips.
Read MoreA new study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago suggest that short-term androgen deprivation therapy (STADT) in combination with radiotherapy (RT) in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer is associated with better outcomes compared with dose-escalated radiotherapy alone.
Read MoreProstate cancer, aka the “silent killer”, has always been known as an older man’s disease. Being the second most common cancer among men in the United States, prostate cancer occurs mainly in older men.
Read MoreA new study from suggests that statins either alone or in combination with metformin may reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer. The study’s findings were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. The study was carried out by Grace L. Lu-Yao, PhD, an epidemiologist at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick.
Read MoreFamily history is a known risk factor for prostate cancer and in the absence of a genetic prostate cancer test, men must use this knowledge to their benefit. Having a father or brother with prostate cancer does not guarantee that a man will also develop the disease, but it provides a valuable opportunity for vigilance.
Read MoreA new study carried out by a collaboration of international research teams shows genetic anomalies in biopsy samples from patients with advanced prostate cancer through a large multi-institutional integrative clinical sequencing approach. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreMen diagnosed with prostate cancer that has not metastasized generally have a long life expectancy. Most men with prostate cancer don’t die from the disease, but instead die of unrelated causes. This study looks at to what extent post-diagnostic diet may affect disease-specific and overall mortality.
Read MoreResearchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the Departments of Urology and Pathology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center have found that treating gum disease reduces symptoms of prostate inflammation.
Read MoreUrologists from the American Urological Association, otherwise known as the AUA, say they do not agree with the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against screening for prostate cancer. The task force has argued and continues to argue that there is no good evidence to support screening for prostate cancer using the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test.
Read MoreThis is the first study that has investigated the connection between BMI and prostate cancer-specific outcomes among patients treated with definitive EBRT in the era of dose-escalated IMRT with daily IGRT.
Read MoreHow are the “same” cancers treated differently? Not all gleason scores of 6, 7, or 8+ can be treated equally. How do we individualize the care with the diagnostic tools available to us, when patients present with similar clinicopathologic characteristics?
Read MoreWhat is prostatitis? Quite simply, it is a prostate infection. This condition involves inflammation of the prostate, the small walnut shaped male gland that produces seminal fluid. The direct causes of prostatitis are not fully known by the medical community, but some of the theories include past bacterial infections, irritation from urine back up, lower urinary tract issues, parasites, or viruses.
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