Understanding active surveillance for prostate cancer
/
When a man is told he has prostate cancer, a natural reaction is to want to get it out right away.
Read More
PROSTATE HEALTH
7 ways men can have a healthy prostate
/
Even though there is no proven prostate cancer prevention strategy, prevention is still the best medicine to practice.
Read MoreMen should adopt Mediterranean diet to reduce risk of aggressive prostate cancer
/
Men who want to do everything they can to reduce their risk of prostate cancer, should strongly consider adopting a Mediterranean diet way of eating.
Read MoreWhat is a HIFU procedure for prostate cancer?
/
HIFU may not be for every man who is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Like any cancer diagnosis, there needs to be an individualized care plan to best meet the needs of the patient.
Read More20 ways food fights back prostate cancer
/
Here are 20 ideas on how to get all the essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals needed for a balanced diet increasing the odds of beating back prostate cancer.
Read MoreTests determining if prostate cancer has spread
/
The spread of prostate cancer may be suspected if there are certain symptoms. If a man is experiencing lower back pain this could indicate his prostate cancer may have metastasized to the lower spine.
Read MoreWhat men should know about a Gleason score
/
Developed by Dr. Donald Gleason in 1966, the Gleason score is a grading system for prostate cancer still bearing his name today which is used to grade the aggressiveness of prostate cancer tissue.
Read More8 causes of an elevated PSA besides prostate cancer
/
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by cells of the prostate gland in men. A man may have a PSA blood test measuring the level of PSA in a man’s blood with the results reported as nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/ml) of blood.
Read MoreThe meaning of an atypical prostate needle biopsy
/
A biopsy of the prostate is done when a blood test shows a high level of prostate specific antigen (PSA).
Read More
Updated prostate cancer screening recommendations focus on patient preference
/
In an about face, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its recommendations on prostate cancer screening (PCa) after deciding the “net benefits” of screening these men for prostate cancer to be small.
Read MoreExercise’s remarkable ability to protect the prostate
/
A man’s prostate gland lies just below the bladder and has the unique function of producing the fluid which protects and enriches sperm that makes up semen.