Prostate Cancer: By the Numbers

10 Tests Used in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer

Technology is always changing and improving, and medical testing is no exception to this fact. Many more cancers are detected early due to the high level of testing that is now available. More importantly, patients cannot rely solely on one test for a diagnosis as serious as Prostate Cancer. For this reason, there are several [...]

Top 10 Hospitals for Treating Prostate Cancer

When a man gets a diagnosis of Prostate Cancer, many times a second or even third opinion is warranted. If the diagnosis is serious enough, a man will want to ask the best of the best what his best options for treatment and recovery are. While most hospitals provide excellent care for Prostate Cancer, there [...]

10 Complementary Therapies for Treating Prostate Cancer

A diagnosis of Prostate Cancer, if not detected early enough, is life altering for a man. There are many treatments that are available including chemotherapy, radiation and various types of surgeries. Treatment to rid the body of Prostate Cancer is based on science “medicines that have been researched and proven to work and surgeries [...]

10 Treatment Symptoms of Prostate Cancer That Can Be Managed at Home

When a man is diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, there are several treatment options. Unfortunately, many of these options come with unpleasant side effects that can affect a man’s quality of life. However, a trip to the doctor’s office is not always warranted if some of these side effects occur. There are many ways to manage [...]

10 Herbal Treatment to help Enlarged Prostates

Prostate cancer is far from the only problem associated with this gland. In fact in most cases of pain, and urinary problems, the diagnosis isn’t prostate cancer but something more benign. Generally, in 3 out of 4 cases the diagnosis is BHP or prostatitus. These conditions involve pain; swelling and can demonstrate the same symptoms [...]

5 Lifestyle Choices that can Prevent Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer remains one of the conditions that men do not like to discuss. The area of the body combined with the stress and embarrassment of the symptoms can lead to secrecy and force men to turn inward. This is a very dangerous stance to take since prostate cancer is the second most common cancer [...]

10 Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men. It tends to strike older men (over the age of 50). Unlike many other cancers, Prostate Cancer may often go undetected because it is slow growing and its symptoms may never appear. In most cases, men with Prostate Cancer end up dying [...]

10 Things That Can Affect a PSA Test

By now, most men know that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is the first step in diagnosing Prostate Cancer. The PSA test measures the amount of prostate specific antigen in the blood. The prostate gland releases PSA into a man’s blood. A healthy man will have a very low level of PSA in his [...]

Top 10 Side Effects of Treatment for Prostate Cancer

A diagnosis of Prostate Cancer can be devastating to a man “especially if the disease in its advanced stages. There are many treatment options including chemotherapy, radiation treatment, surgery, hormone therapy and biological therapy. The treatment that is utilized is individual of each patient’s disease as well as personal choice. Unfortunately, all the treatment [...]

10 Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

As a man ages, so does his risk of developing Prostate Cancer. But like many cancers, early detection is a man’s best chance of improving his overall survival rate and quality of life. With regular check ups, about nine out of ten men will have their Prostate Cancer detected in the early stages with a [...]