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New study investigates treatment-associated regrets in prostate cancer
Answers to prostate cancer questions
Acupuncture relieves prostatitis symptoms in study
Prostatitis is a common inflammatory condition, but most cases have no obvious cause. Treatments are varied and include anti-inflammatory painkillers and alpha blockers, but a clinical trial showed that acupuncture has the potential to reduce symptoms of prostatitis without the side effects that drugs can cause.
Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method
In the United States, screening tests for prostate cancer are mostly done as biopsies through the rectum, but this procedure comes with a risk of infection. Technical advances are making it possible for doctors to perform a different kind of biopsy procedure in their offices, and a recent study compared the two types.
Managing prostate cancer while you wait-and-see
Study: No effect on cognitive functioning from treatments for advanced prostate cancer
Some people being treated for cancer experience problems with memory and thinking, but most of the evidence for these effects comes from women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. A recent study looked at whether men being treated for prostate cancer experienced similar effects.
Cardiovascular safety from prostate cancer drugs remains uncertain
Worldwide, over one million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, and half will be given androgen deprivation therapy at some point. Whether certain types of this therapy are safer for the heart than others is an important question that is being studied, but the results from the first such trial were inconclusive and disappointing.
Level of health literacy affects treatment choice for slow-growing prostate cancer
A genetic test that provides an assessment of how aggressive a man's prostate cancer is and how likely it is to spread within his body. A new study has investigated for the first time how results of this test are impacting treatment decisions — with surprising results.
American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer
An emerging treatment option for men with recurring prostate cancer after radiation therapy
Prostate cancer is often a multifocal disease, meaning that several tumors can be present in different parts of gland at the same time. Not all of these tumors are equally problematic, however. And it’s increasingly thought that the tumor with the most aggressive features — called the index lesion — dictates how a man’s cancer […]
Recent Blog Articles
Can AI answer medical questions better than your doctor?
How to stay healthy during a drought
How well do you worry about your health?
Ready to give up the lead vest?
What complications can occur after prostate cancer surgery?
When should your teen or tween start using skin products?
Ever worry about your gambling?
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down
Is chronic fatigue syndrome all in your brain?
One more reason to brush your teeth?
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