Perspectives on Prostate Disease: Volume 3, Issue 4

A message from Editor in Chief Marc Garnick, M.D. about exploring the possible reasons prostate cancer is more prevalent in African-American men, and previews of other articles in this issue.

African Americans are more likely to develop - and die from - prostate cancer than others. But why? Researchers examine the effects of diet, obesity, socioeconomic status, and biology.

Two prostate cancer survivors talk about raising awareness of the disease among African Americans and other men at high risk.

Following an overview of the condition, Michael O'Leary, M.D., M.P.H., looks at what may be ahead.

Technically, the answer is yes. But based on recent studies, most men undergoing a radical prostatectomy shouldn't have one.

When medication failed to tame his pelvic pain, Andre James turned to biofeedback and myofascial release - and found relief.

Answers to your questions on prostate health. In this edition, urologist Kevin R. Loughlin, M.D., M.B.A., responds to questions about the reliability of the PSA test and what fluctuation in a man's PSA reading can mean.

A roundup of recent advances in the understanding and treatment of prostate disease.

Brief instructions for using the PubMed database to read more detailed information about the studies cited in Perspectives on Prostate Disease, so you can evaluate the evidence on your own.