Guide to Prostate Diseases
Guide to Prostate Diseases
Nearly all men develop benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as they get older, and prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men (after skin cancer). Yet symptoms can be distressing, and treatment options are often overwhelming.
The 2026-2007 Guide to Prostate Diseases will equip you with the knowledge you need to protect yourself and advocate for the best possible treatments.
This newly updated guide brings you everything you need to know about prostate diseases.
This guide brings context and clarity to today’s options for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer, from screening and novel imaging techniques to nerve-sparing surgery, hormonal therapy, and more. It also explores the prostate problem that keeps many men up at night—BPH—and explains the best ways to ease the discomfort and pain of prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland).
You’ll discover essential, evidence-based information, such as:
- Nine risk factors for prostate cancer, including five you can change
- Is it really prostate cancer? 13 factors that can raise your PSA levels
- The urine tests that can help accurately detect prostate high-grade cancer
- 98 pages with charts, illustrations, self-assessment questionnaires, and more
- A new type of PET scan that can reveal the spread of previously undetectable cancer cells
- Emerging techniques to help men on active surveillance forgo repeat biopsies
- New ultrasound‑guided biopsies that better target suspicious areas
- One surprising and simple step men can take that is linked to a 20% lower prostate cancer risk
- What “nerve‑sparing” techniques can and can’t do for preventing incontinence and erectile dysfunction
PLUS, you’ll learn about breakthroughs and advances that are providing unprecedented help and hope in treating prostate diseases including...
- How men should prepare to assure the most accurate PSA measurement
- A new and more precise radiation therapy for prostate cancer
- New hormone therapy protocols for advanced metastatic prostate cancer that improve quality of life
- A 15-minute BPH treatment that restores normal urine flow while preserving sexual functioning
- What you need to know about laser techniques, Aquablation, and other minimally-invasive procedures for BPH
- The inexpensive, low-dose therapy that eases prostatitis symptoms within weeks
- New expert roundtable on the most effective BPH management strategies