Prostate Cancer

For Prostate Cancer, Continuous Treatment Beats Intermittent Therapy
Prostate Cancer

For Prostate Cancer, Continuous Treatment Beats Intermittent Therapy

Maha Hussain, MD, FACP | May 23, 2013

For men with advanced prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy helps control the disease for a period of time—but this treatment…

Prostate Cancer Treatment’s Startling Side Effect
Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Treatment’s Startling Side Effect

Paul L. Nguyen, MD | April 5, 2013

Prostate cancer is one of the few cancers for which patients have a choice of treatments—such as surgery, radiation, hormone…

Will a Prostate Biopsy Spread Your Cancer?
Prostate Cancer

Will a Prostate Biopsy Spread Your Cancer?

J. Stephen Jones, MD | August 27, 2012

The Right Kind of Biopsy Is Safe... the Wrong Kind Can Put You At Risk For American men, prostate cancer…

New Prostate Cancer Screening Looks Promising
Prostate Cancer

New Prostate Cancer Screening Looks Promising

Ganesh S. Palapattu, MD | August 24, 2012

New Method Measures More Reliable Cancer Marker If you're over 50 and you have a prostate, you've certainly heard of…

Any Man Can Reduce His Risk of Getting Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

Any Man Can Reduce His Risk of Getting Prostate Cancer

Geo Espinosa | August 1, 2012

Natural ways to significantly reduce your risk Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men in the US—in 2009,…

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer

Thomas Gardner, MD | July 31, 2012

Focus on Safety If You Are Considering This Treatment Some men with prostate cancer are planning expensive trips abroad — but…

Doctors Vote on “Best” Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

Doctors Vote on “Best” Treatment for Prostate Cancer

J. Stephen Jones, MD | July 30, 2012

Doctors Disagree on Optimal Treatment for Prostate Cancer There is simply no "best" way to treat prostate cancer, the most…

No Prostate Screenings for Seniors
Prostate Cancer

No Prostate Screenings for Seniors

David F. Penson, MD, MPH | May 2, 2012

Why New Recommendations Urge No Prostate Screenings over Age 75 With all the positive new options in cancer screening, it…