Prostate

Late-Stage Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Increases

Nov 26, 2018 · · Prostate
Recent data (Cancer, May 22) points to a rise in the diagnosis of late-stage prostate cancer. In the study, diagnoses in which the cancer had already spread to other parts of the body increased from 7.8 per 100,000 in 2010 to 9.2 per 100,000 in 2014. Reza Mehrazin, MD, assistant … Read More

News Briefs: Prostate Cancer Screening; Kidney Tumor Surgery

Oct 25, 2018 · · Prostate
Prostate Cancer Screening Has Minimal Effect on Mortality Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test has no effect on overall mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMJ in September. Furthermore, the screening is associated with biopsy-related and cancer treatment–related complications that include sepsis, … Read More
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Is There Such a Thing as a Prostatitis Diet?

Aug 27, 2018 · · Prostate
Of all the diseases affecting men, prostatitis is among the most perplexing. It encompasses an array of symptoms that vary from person to person, making treatment decisions difficult. Likewise, the factors that can trigger prostatitis symptoms or worsen them are as diverse as the symptoms, leaving many men with little … Read More

6. How to Handle Prostate Disease

Feb 22, 2018 · · Prostate
If you've been given a diagnosis of prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or prostatitis, you may feel overwhelmed. Prostate disease causes frustrating and unpleasant symptoms that may seriously affect your quality of life. As with any illness, though, you'll find it helpful to be well informed so that you … Read More

5. Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence

Feb 22, 2018 · · Prostate
As you have learned in this report, prostate disease and treatments for prostate disease can cause troublesome symptoms, the most common of which are erectile dysfunction  (ED) and urinary incontinence. These symptoms are not only inconvenient and unpleasant but they can also significantly interfere with everyday life and intimate relationships—and … Read More

4. Prostatitis

Feb 22, 2018 · · Prostate
The term prostatitis describes inflammation of the prostate gland. Unlike other prostatic conditions, prostatitis affects younger and older men alike. It is common, affecting up to 1 in 12 men in their lifetime and keeping urologists busy (it’s responsible for 25 percent of all visits to urology clinics). In the … Read More

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