A new randomized clinical trial found that men with localized, intermediate‑risk prostate cancer recovered faster and ...
A meta-analysis of nearly 25,000 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy supports adding presurgery MRI findings to ...
In a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is taken from your body. A pathologist analyzes the sample to check for cancer cells. The main method for diagnosing prostate cancer is a core needle biopsy. It’s ...
Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...
Consider this a PSA about PSA. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in US men, excluding skin cancer, and the second-leading cause of male cancer deaths, after lung cancer. One in 6 men will be ...
The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...
New findings from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), published in ...
Women's HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections—but with fewer of the worst ...
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...