Category: Prostate Cancer

Did you ever take one of those whirlwind bus tours of Europe as a way to survey the best tourist attractions? Your itinerary might start by landing in London, then moving on to The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy before your homeward bound departure. A July, 2021 published paper by Rakauskas, et al.[i] is keep reading

More than six years ago, we published a blog post in hopes of reducing patient fears that a needle biopsy of the prostate could spread prostate cancer. Back then, we referred to occurrence of track seeding in prostate biopsies as exceedingly rare. This is what the latest research tells us today... keep reading

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

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

The scary data tells it all. To judge by the statistics, the U.S. is a nation of fat, sick people. Take, for example, these numbers from the Centers for Disease Control: In less than a 10-year period (2000 to 2018) the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. This means over 1/3 of persons keep reading

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

If a college student plans to go on for a higher degree after graduation, grade point average (GPA) can make a difference in being accepted into grad programs. A perfect 4.0 GPA is desirable. A+, A and A- all have the same 4-point equivalence, so what’s the point of adding a plus or minus sign? keep reading

The American Cancer Society (ACS). The National Cancer Institute (NCI). The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Chances are, you’ve heard of at least one of these esteemed organizations—especially if you or a loved one has had cancer. Here’s one you may not know about, despite the fact that it’s over 100 years old: The keep reading

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

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