Category: General Prostate
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
In one sense, the greatest cure for cancer is to keep it from happening in the first place. Your local drugstore may be the source of inexpensive products that help protect men against prostate cancer such as... keep reading
Does an Ancient Plant Remedy Really Cure Prostate Cancer?
Black salve. Black ointment. Bloodroot capsules. Organic bloodroot extract. Do any of these sound familiar? Have you tried any of them? Numerous preparations based on sanguinaria, or the bloodroot plant, are capturing attention due to such claims as... keep reading
Prostate Inflammation and Prostate Cancer
Dr. J. Curtis Nickel is a Canadian urologist who is an authority on prostate inflammation and BPH. In January, 2018 he opened his presentation to an audience of urologists and oncologists with the wry observation, keep reading
Can Prostatectomy Spread Prostate Cancer?
It has been, and continues to be, our position that metal instruments such as a scalpel or a biopsy needle are extremely unlikely to unleash PCa tumor cells that ultimately threaten a patient’s life. The predominant opinion among clinical professionals is that, even if it were to occur, it would be exceedingly rare. Another way to come at the prostatectomy-spreading-PCa problem is to broaden the question: can surgical removal of cancer cause the cancer to spread? keep reading
An Apple (or Cranberry) a Day Keeps Prostate Cancer Away
When it comes to prostate cancer, a growing body of research continues to identify preventive and therapeutic nutrients in fruits. These compounds are referred to a phytonutrients or phytochemicals (“phyto” means plant). Apples have high concentrations of two types of phytonutrients that... keep reading
Gleason 6 Revisited
The growing use of terms like “indolent PCa” and “insignificant PCa” signal recognition that a) not every low-risk PCa tumor needs to be treated immediately, and b) some PCa tumors may never need to be treated at all! keep reading
Prostatic Artery Embolization for BPH: Some Words of Caution
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive prostate treatment alternative to TURP (“reaming out”), a surgical widening of the urethra to relieve urinary symptoms due to BPH. It can help men avoid long-term use of oral medications... keep reading
The 3 Worst Things You Can Do to Your Prostate
What’s the worst thing you can do to your prostate gland? Many men forget that they have a prostate until it starts acting up. Although it’s small (an average gland is about the size of a walnut) it can complicate your life. As men age... keep reading
Leukemia Risk and Other Hazards After Radiation for Prostate Cancer: An Update
When four years had gone by since the blog below was posted, it was time to explore whether subsequent related studies had been published. It was slim pickings, but the following journal articles had relevant content on prostate cancer followed by acute myeloid leukemia keep reading