Does Your Prostate Cancer Need Treatment?
If you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, don’t assume that surgery or radiation therapy is in your future. First, talk to your doctor about how aggressive your cancer may be. While surgery or...
View ArticleShould Prostate Cancer Always Be Treated?
The decision on whether to actively treat prostate cancer in certain patients can be controversial. Some doctors question the wisdom of giving advanced treatment to some older patients. These patients...
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3 Prostate Cancer Myths
When it comes to prostate cancer screening and treatment, misconceptions persist. It’s important to separate myths from facts: Myth 1: PSA (or prostate-specific-antigen) testing mostly benefits men...
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Men: Are You at Risk for Prostate Health Issues?
Listen up, gentlemen. You may be getting older and wiser. But if you’re not paying attention to — and acting on — changes in your urination habits, you’re not making the smart bet on health. You may be...
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Fusion Guided Biopsy: A Smarter Way to Look for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer can be hard to detect. Deciding what to do about it if we find or suspect it can be even tougher, for patients and their doctors. Of course we want to treat aggressive, potentially...
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New Blood Test Helps You Avoid Unnecessary Prostate Cancer Biopsies
A new screening tool for prostate cancer has been shown to offer better accuracy than the test currently used by most physicians in the United States. The new test, called the 4Kscore™ test (OPKO Lab),...
View ArticleDo Men Really Need PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer?
The merits of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing for prostate cancer have long been debated. Does testing save lives or identify too many harmless, slow-growing cancers? Tap to reveal the answer...
View ArticleHow Genes May Someday Guide Your Prostate Cancer Treatment
If you have prostate cancer, you likely know there are certain treatments doctors use for most patients. But researchers are working toward more personalized therapies. Typically, if you have...
View ArticleThe Future of Prostate Cancer Screening Is Here
Next to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society® has estimated that there will be around 192,000 new cases of prostate cancer and close to...
View ArticleCan Ultrasound Help You Fight Prostate Cancer — and Avoid Surgery?
If you have localized prostate cancer, you should know that a relatively new treatment — high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy — may help you avoid surgery or radiation therapy. HIFU also...
View ArticleThe Importance of Cancer Screenings in the Transgender Community
Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the world, according to the National Cancer Institute. While there are several types of cancer screenings available, some are specific to a person’s...
View ArticleDoing ‘Active Surveillance’ for Prostate Cancer? Here’s Why You Need to Be...
More and more, active surveillance is being recommended as an option for men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer and some with intermediate-risk disease. With active surveillance, you undergo...
View ArticleCan Sex Lower Your Prostate Cancer Risk?
The secret to keeping your prostate healthy might be spelled out with three letters: S-E-X. Research suggests that more frequent ejaculation — whether during sex or masturbation — could lower your...
View ArticleWhat Help Is Available for Men Who Have Trouble Urinating?
Going to the bathroom is something you take for granted — until suddenly, you can’t (or you can’t do it very easily). It’s surprisingly common for men and people assigned male at birth to have trouble...
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