Questions & Answers

My Boyfriend Is Just 40 Years Old And He Has Prostate Cancer And It Has Spread To His Bones; Could This Be Hereditary?

Prostate is very uncommon in young men in their 30s and 40s, but all men could be at risk if they have a strong family history of prostate cancer. If a young man has 3 family members with prostate cancer it is likely he could also be at risk. Normally, a doctor may [...]

Does Masturbation Reduce The Risk Of Prostate Cancer?

Depending on the studies you look at you can find evidence for masturbation to decrease one’s risk of developing prostate cancer, and then other studies show just the opposite. From what some of the studies are saying, young men who masturbate daily in their 20s and 30s may actually increase their risk of having [...]

Can You Still Be Fertile After Having Prostate Cancer?

Treatment for prostate cancer may interfere with your ability to have children. If you have a prostatectomy, you will not be able to father children, because the prostate makes the seminal fluid. You cannot ejaculate without seminal fluid. Your testes make the sperm, but when there is no seminal fluid the sperm [...]

Can There Be Sex After Prostate Cancer?

Men who have had prostate cancer can usually have sexual relations; however, they may have some erectile dysfunction for a period of time. Erectile dysfunction is sometimes permanent and sometimes only temporary after treatment for prostate cancer. Every man is different; some men may be able to resume sexual activity within 5 or [...]

I’m Having Prostate Cancer Surgery; How Much Time Do I Need To Take Off Work?

Most men want to know how much time they will need to take off work, when they need to have prostate surgery. It really depends on the kind of job you have. If you have a sit down job, where you must sit for several hours at a time, you could be back [...]

Is Ozone A Viable Treatment For Prostate Cancer?

Ozone (O3) is three atoms of oxygen bound into a molecule. We breathe air that contains oxygen (O2), which contains 2 atoms of oxygen. You might say that ozone is super oxygen. Ozone has a purifying effect on the body, and it could be a very good treatment for cancer and many [...]

Are There Prostate Awareness Bracelets And Other Items Like There Are For Breast Cancer?

Most everyone is aware of the breast cancer awareness bracelets. Millions of dollars are donated every year for breast cancer awareness. That being said, not too much is said about prostate cancer awareness. Unfortunately, thousands of men die every year from prostate cancer. One in 6 men has been diagnosed with [...]

What Is The Prognosis For Prostate Cancer?

Prostate cancer is the second most prevalent type of cancer in men, and skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in men. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men; lung cancer is the leading cause of death in men. The survival rate for men with prostate cancer [...]

Will Having Chemo And Radiation Before Prostate Surgery Prevent Recurrence?

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments given prior to prostate surgery often reduce the chances of cancer recurring in the body, if the cancer has not spread past the point of origin. These therapies are usually effective is the disease is the nonaggressive type of prostate cancer. A research team at an Oregon cancer institute [...]

My Doctor Scheduled Me For An MRI To Check Me For Prostate Cancer. What Should I Know About Having An MRI?

An MRI test is not an X-ray, it is magnetic resonance imaging. An MRI uses pulses of a specific radio frequency, and a magnetic field and a computer to create images of all the structures within the body. The doctor is able to examine a man’s prostate gland right on the computer screen. [...]