Genitourinary cancers, prostate cancer chief among them, often present patients with more than one reasonable path forward. Dr. Yu-Wei Chen, a medical oncologist at UC San Diego Health, spoke with ...
Is surgery for prostate cancer considered an elective procedure? The Defense Department has described Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's surgery to treat his prostate cancer on Dec. 22 as an "elective ...
For men who undergo a radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, post-surgery radiation therapy can play a vital role in reducing the risk of recurrence. Despite its benefits, many ...
Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery ...
Receiving radiotherapy after prostatectomy does negatively affect long-term health-related quality of life, including sexual function, urinary incontinence, and urinary irritation, but the timing of ...
For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...
Prostate cancer is Australia's most commonly diagnosed cancer. One in six men will be diagnosed by the time they turn 85. Cancers are abnormal groups of cells that grow uncontrollably and start ...
SpaceOAR Hydrogel reduces radiation exposure to the rectum, minimizing bowel-related side effects in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. A study showed a 25% reduction in bowel ...
Federal regulators have broadened the approved use of a radioactive prostate-cancer therapy so that many more men can receive ...
Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Skene’s gland cancer often has no early symptoms and can spread quickly as tumors ...
SINGAPORE—For many men, a prostate cancer diagnosis can bring immediate fears about surgery, lengthy hospital stays and a difficult recovery. But advances in urology are changing that picture. From ...
Misunderstanding about prostate cancer can lead to a lot of delayed discussions concerning your health. And those delayed ...