prostate cancer

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

What You Need to Know About Living in Diapers After Prostate Surgery

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Before a prostatectomy, men receive a warning about one of the most unpleasant, and life-altering events that occur following prostate surgery. Most men lose urinary control, referred to as urinary ... Read more

January 30, 2017

3 Prostate Diseases to Be Aware Of

The prostate is a gland which surrounds the urethra–the tube which carries sperm and urine from the body. In younger men the prostate is the size of a walnut, but ... Read more

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

Prostate Cancer Mortality Risk May Depend on Where You Live

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More than 1 million men died of prostate cancer in the United States between 1980 and 2014, but the risk of death from prostate and other cancers may depend on ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

Anxiety Can Lead Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients to Choose Aggressive Treatment

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Emotional distress may motivate men with low-risk prostate cancer to choose a more aggressive treatment, such as surgery or radiation therapy, instead of active surveillance, researchers at the University at ... Read more

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

The Wisdom of Numbering Our Days

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer I made a lot of assumptions about my future. Here are a few: I’d live long enough to walk my daughter down the ... Read more

December 23, 2016December 22, 2016

It’s a Choice: Enhance — or Kill — Your Joy This Holiday Season

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

In November, Hallmark began the countdown to Christmas with special holiday movies. I’m a sucker for all the movies about a single, widowed or a divorced parent finding love during ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Six Things You Shouldn’t Say to Men With Prostate Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

As I began sharing the news I had prostate cancer with friends and family, some of the responses I received were hurtful rather than helpful. I don’t think anyone purposely ... Read more

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Annual Prostate Cancer Screening Has Little Impact on Mortality Rates, Study Finds

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Annual screening for prostate cancer (PC) shows few differences in mortality rates, but does indicate the need to focus on men who will likely die of the disease, according to results from ... Read more

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016

New Consensus Statements Recommend MRI and MRI-Targeted Biopsies for Monitoring Prostate Cancer After Negative Biopsy

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An expert panel of urologists and radiologists from the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) has issued a set of consensus statements indicating that MRI ... Read more

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

New Imaging Agent Able to Capture Prostate Cancer Metastasis in Bone and Soft Tissue

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A new imaging agent has been found to be safe, fast, and efficient in visualizing metastatic prostate cancer, even in regions where the visualization is often challenging, such as bone and ... Read more