Detecting prostate cancer To determine if a man is at risk for prostate cancer, doctors use a simple blood test called a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test. This can be performed right in a physician’s office. For most men, annual PSA testing combined with a digital rectal exam (DRE) should begin at age 50. However, [...]
The location and function of the prostate The prostate is located behind the pubic bones in a man’s pelvis, between the bladder and the rectum. When healthy, it is about the size of a walnut. A tube, called the urethra, runs through the middle of the prostate and drains urine from the bladder out of [...]
Knowledge is power These are the facts: Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men other than skin cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that almost 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. One in six men [...]
by Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times Online, August 27, 2008 One in five men who undergoes prostate surgery to treat cancer later regrets the decision, a new study shows. And surprisingly, regret is highest among men who opt for robotic prostatectomy, a minimally invasive surgery that is growing in popularity as a treatment. The research, [...]
