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Perspectives on Prostate Disease: Volume 1, Issue 3

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Articles in this issue:

Improved magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may aid detection of prostate cancer

New MRI machines and new techniques result in images that show prostate cancer in much greater detail, allowing biopsies to be targeted more precisely, and thus cancer staging can be more accurate as well.

A patient's story: A health campaign

A prostate cancer patient chooses to treat his cancer with a combination of hormone therapy and radiation therapy, and is able to maintain a healthy and satisfying sex life during and after treatment.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer

The editor in chief of Perspectives on Prostate Disease offers an overview of hormone therapy: how it works, who should consider it, duration of treatment, and controversy about certain aspects of treatment.

Advances and breakthroughs in prostate disease

Perspectives presents a summary and analysis of recent findings from research related to the treatment of prostate disease.

Searching PubMed in five easy steps

Brief instructions for using the PubMed database to read more detailed information about studies cited in Perspectives on Prostate Disease.

New options for managing prostatitis and other prostate diseases

The editor in chief of Perspectives on Prostate Disease discusses the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and previews the other articles in this issue.

Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (chronic pelvic pain syndrome)

Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome, is the most common form of prostatitis. Sufferers frequently experience severe pain, but doctors often have difficulty diagnosing and treating the condition.

A Harvard expert discusses insights into chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Dr. Michael O'Leary, a Harvard Medical School professor and authority on prostatitis, discusses his experiences treating chronic pelvic pain syndrome and the options available to men suffering from the condition.