MRI vs. PSA for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer, Increased Survival
Prostate cancer doesn’t have to kill; when caught early it’s very curable. […]
What Causes Prostate Cancer to Be Diagnosed at Stage 4?
Why are some men’s prostate cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage? Did they ignore symptoms? Did a core biopsy miss it? What’s really going on as to why this disease often gets diagnosed only when [...]
5 Ways a Man Can Avoid a Late Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Joe Biden, with the best medical access in the world, still ended up getting his prostate cancer diagnosis in late stage (4) after it’d already spread to his bones. […]
Do Prostate Cancer Bone Mets Grow Slow or Fast in Old Patients?
Does age influence how fast prostate cancer bone mets grow? […]
Does a Prostate Cancer in the Bones Always Spell Doom?
It’s terrifying when one learns their prostate cancer is now in their bones. […]
How Did Joe Biden Get Prostate Cancer If He Was Active, Thin?
It’s a fair question: How did Joe Biden, active on his bicycle and with a trim build, end up getting prostate cancer? […]
How Does the Gleason Score Affect Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer?
Joe Biden’s diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer is very serious. […]
Prostate Cancer Symptoms vs. Kidney Stone: Comparison
The symptoms of prostate cancer and kidney stones overlap quite a bit. But are there any symptoms that are not shared by these two conditions? […]
Pain in One Testicle, Groin, Thigh on that Side: Prostate Cancer?
Could prostate cancer be a possible cause of pain in only one testicle, plus the groin and thigh on that same side? […]
Is There a Color or Feature of Semen that Can Mean Cancer?
Do you constantly check the color, texture and other features of your semen out of fear of prostate cancer? […]
How Long Can Prostate Cancer Go Undetected?
Nearly 269,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed every year with prostate cancer. Almost 35,000 die, so how long can prostate cancer go undetected? […]
The Difference Between Fatal and Nonfatal Prostate Cancer?
Is there a way to distinguish between a deadly prostate cancer and one that won’t kill? […]
What Should Blood in Urine After Da Vinci Surgery Look Like?
Many of the men who’ve had surgery with the da Vinci System want to know what blood in postop urine should look like. […]
Leaking Urine 6 Months after Da Vinci Surgery: Causes, Solutions
Are you still leaking urine six months out from your da Vinci robotic surgery for prostate cancer? Here are causes and solutions […]
How Likely Is Prostate Cancer the Cause of Pelvic Pain?
Pelvic pain can bring fear about cancer into many men. Certainly, pelvic pain that won’t go away should never be ignored. […]
Weightlifting Guidelines after Prostatectomy or Da Vinci Surgery
Confused over those general weightlifting guidelines for Da Vinci surgery? What exactly does “heavy” mean after a prostatectomy? […]
5 Ways Prostate Cancer Can Cause Weight Loss
Men with prostate cancer may experience unintended and significant weight loss. There are five reasons why this can happen. […]
Can Cancer of the Penis Make It Smell?
Many men notice a bad odor coming from their penis. Cancer can affect the penis and has a high mortality rate. If a man begins detecting a smell from his penis, the first thing that [...]
Penis Bleeds During Erections: Causes and Solutions
There are multiple possible reasons for a penis that bleeds during erections, including cancer. […]
Sharp Headache When Ejaculating? What Should You Do?
Do you suffer a sharp headache or head pain only when you ejaculate? “The act of ejaculation causes a great deal of changes in your body,” says Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, a board-certified urologist specializing in [...]
Pain in One Testicle During Coughing: Sign of Cancer?
When you cough, do you feel pain in one of your testicles? What’s alarming about this is that testicular cancer typically occurs in only one testicle. So when a new symptom occurs on one side [...]
Is Clear Jelly Discharge After Urination in Men Cancer?
A discharge of a sticky or jelly like substance with a man’s urination or right after can set off the cancer alarm bells. Prostate cancer is a disease that can cause a variety of symptoms. [...]
Why You Twitch After Prostate Cancer Surgery
Following prostate cancer surgery, a man may experience twitching down there, or what seems like a kind of twitching within or near his manhood. This not only can be quite annoying to some patients, but [...]
Can a CT Scan Miss Prostate Cancer?
A “negative” CT scan for prostate cancer isn’t anything to get too hopeful about because a CT scan can actually miss prostate cancer. […]
Why Even Early Prostate Cancer Is Potentially Deadly
Don’t be fooled that an early, slow growing prostate cancer is nothing to worry about and can’t be deadly. Don’t let the relative lack of publicity regarding prostate cancer trick you into believing that this [...]
Can a Radical Prostatectomy Make Food Taste Funny?
It’s not unheard of for a man to wonder if the change in the way food tastes is somehow connected to his recent radical prostatectomy. The patient needs to make sure that this is not [...]
Where Can Prostate Cancer Cause Pain & How Does It Feel?
Prostate cancer can cause pain in many areas and not just because of bone spread, but also due to other features of the disease. It can feel different ways depending [...]
Proton Beam vs. Cyberknife for Prostate Cancer: Pros & Cons
There is one marked difference between proton beam radiation and cyberknife. men with prostate cancer are understandably concerned over which treatment modality will be most effective. […]
How Is It Possible to Have Really Low PSA & Prostate Cancer?
A very low PSA but aggressive prostate cancer? Yes, for three reasons. “Most prostate cancers produce PSA,” says Sean Cavanaugh, MD, a radiation oncologist with GenesisCare, a premier provider of cancer and urology care. But [...]
Best Diet to Help Treat Prostate Cancer During Radiation
If you’re undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, here’s how you should change your diet to ensure that both diet and medical treatment work most effectively. During Radiation Treatement: What to Eat and Why “Depending [...]
Can a Prostatectomy Cause Permanent Incontinence?
If you have prostate cancer, there’s no way around a prostatectomy—it has to be done—but can a prostatectomy really make you permanently incontinent? […]
How Long Will Painful Urination Last after Catheter Removal?
Catheter removal after prostate cancer surgery can cause painful urination as well as pain even when sitting. “Most of the time, bladder pain after catheter removal goes away relatively quickly, on the order of a [...]
Why Is There So Little Publicity About Prostate Cancer?
Where’s the publicity for prostate cancer? It’s a myth it’s a “good” cancer; it’s expected to kill 26,700 U.S. men this year despite 161,360 new diagnoses. […]
What Happens to Sperm After Prostate Removal?
After prostate removal, the sperm has to go somewhere – but where? Men who are facing prostate removal due to cancer will surely wonder where their sperm will go after removal of the prostate gland. [...]
Risk of Prostate Cancer Spread from Needle Biopsy?
You’re scared that prostate cancer—which you don’t know if you have—will spread by a needle biopsy. But if you don’t have the needle biopsy, then you can’t be diagnosed with prostate cancer – and thus [...]
Can You Have an Extremely High PSA but No Prostate Cancer?
Should you panic about prostate cancer if you learn that your PSA is shockingly high? […]
Prostate Cancer, Catheter Removal, Bladder Pain: Causes, Solutions
Some men suffer with bladder pain following catheter removal after prostate cancer treatment—for several weeks. What are the causes of this and what can be done about it? […]
Can You Be Too Old to Get Prostate Cancer?
“The incidence of prostate cancer increases dramatically with age,” says a report by Sandeep Mistry, MD and colleagues. […]
Is There a Test Better than PSA for Predicting Prostate Cancer?
A study has determined that the IsoPSA blood test is more accurate at predicting prostate cancer than is the traditional PSA test. […]
How Often Can a Biopsy Miss Prostate Cancer and Why?
“A traditional prostate biopsy, which is a random sampling of the prostate, can miss prostate cancers,” says Michael Herman, MD, Director of Urologic Oncology at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, NY. [...]