Did you know prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men, after lung cancer? It’s the most common cancer among men, and tends to affect men from middle age and older. Prostate cancer treatments are also often a cause of impotence, either temporarily or permanently, so naturally we have a vested […]

For a man, nothing is more disheartening than the news of Prostate Cancer. But it’s all too common in aging men in their 50s and up; and new research shows that among 1,269 men treated for prostate cancer: Over 60% had received radical prostatectomy or total removal of the prostate gland. 17% had been treated […]

A new health post from NPR highlights a recent study showing that men at low-risk for Prostate Cancer are getting aggressive treatments, often unnecessarily. According to the study, PSA blood tests are the culprit to the over-treatment for prostate cancer. PSA stands for Prostate-specific antigen, and is the protein produced by glands of the prostate. […]

It’s called Radio-Wave Hyperthermia Treatment, which heats tissue to kill cancerous cells while leaving the healthy ones intact. Radio-Wave Hyperthermia is a treatment that has been around since the 1980’s in Europe for the treatment of various cancers. Prostate cancer often affects men over 50 and was diagnosed to over 200,000 men in the United […]

New study is hope for the day when scientists can predict the development of prostate cancer – while there is still no definitive way to tell, scientists are actively searching for the series of genes that will give insight to the progress of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer can be either slow or aggressive, but there’s […]

Happy New Years!  Start planning for 2010 with a positive view of 2009.  But only look back briefly; there’s planning for 2010 to do. The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends making 2010 the year you address your Urological problems, prostate health, and sexual health. The AUA suggests that men over 40 talk with their doctor […]