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It is universally understood that the radical prostatectomy (RP) patient who has immediate return to baseline erectile function is a very rare case. The need to wear a catheter for several days to 2 weeks is itself a deterrent to having an erection. Even men who undergo nerve sparing robot-assisted laparascopic RP can expect a best-case scenario of... keep reading

Dr. Brawley holds an important position as the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. As a practicing oncologist, he is considered a world cancer expert, and he is the author of “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick In America.” So when Dr. Brawley speaks out, he’s worth listening to... keep reading

Manly. Virile. Macho. Hunky. Stud. How does man come to merit such terms? It’s due to his male hormones. When produced by special glands or organs, they are released into the bloodstream in order to “instruct” the development and function of male features. They help create and regulate a man’s masculine attributes, the physical and keep reading

It may be true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which makes beauty a matter of debate. There is no objective standard for beauty. What an individual sees as beauty is actually a matter of taste or opinion. However, whether or not a suspicious mass of tissue is seen as prostate cancer keep reading

If your PSA is unusually high or your digital rectal exam finds an abnormality, how do you know if it’s prostate cancer? Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now the universally preferred noninvasive method for identifying prostate cancer (PCa) prior to having a biopsy. In the years leading up to this, researchers worked toward agreement over keep reading

If you have prostate cancer but you also have a coexisting condition like high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease or diabetes, are you a good candidate for a radical (meaning total gland) treatment? It could turn out to be a rougher journey than you bargained on... keep reading

It’s frustrating when I hear focal therapy described as experimental. There are still many naysayers among urologists and oncologists who insist that focal therapy has not yet demonstrated its merits. To address their skepticism, I turn to international expert Professor Mark Emberton of University College London. Mr. Emberton (see explanation below for why British surgeons keep reading

We like to believe we are creatures of logic, and that we make rational decisions based on tangible evidence. However, we rarely have an upfront, 100% ironclad guarantee that a choice we’re about to make has the result we most hope for. In such cases, we trust as much evidence as we were able to keep reading

Can you think of a time when you experienced an unexpected negative occurrence from some decision or action on your part? Hopefully it wasn’t a huge impact and was easily corrected. However, history is littered with large-scale tragedies stemming from what seemed like a good idea at the time. For example, Chairman Mao’s campaign to keep reading

Radiation as a prostate cancer treatment is an alternative to surgery, especially for patients whose age or other health conditions means they’re not good candidates for surgery. There are other reasons for choosing radiation, especially among men who don’t like what they learn about the potential urinary and sexual side effects of prostatectomy or a keep reading