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A single cup of coffee to start your day has several health benefits. Its antioxidants can slow aging and seem to have a preventive effect for a variety of diseases. Coffee is correlated with reduced risk of developing type II diabetes; there are cardiac benefits to drinking moderate amounts of coffee, including less risk of heart failure. So, you wonder, what effect might coffee consumption have on prostate cancer risk? A recent study... keep reading

Is there a universal right way to be a prostate cancer patient? In my experience, the news “you have prostate cancer” comes as a shake-up. When I have to deliver the news, I see shock, disappointment, dismay, sorrow and other emotions in the faces of my patients. No matter how fleeting these involuntary nonverbal signals keep reading

A man’s heart is essential for his life, while his prostate gland is essential to propagate life. A man can live without a prostate gland, but not so for the heart. That small but mighty muscle is a vital organ keeping him alive, and it is quite a workhorse compared to the prostate gland’s role keep reading

When I entered medical school, cancer was generally viewed as an older person’s disease. The facts were clear. According to Roswell Park Cancer Center, the oldest cancer center in the U.S.: Age 66 is the average age at diagnosis 60% of cancer patients are 65 or older The most common cancers occur more often in keep reading

Uh oh. All is not well in the world of prostate biopsy. The majority of needle biopsies for suspected prostate cancer (PCa) are performed by urologists using transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance. This has been the conventional approach used for decades, but over time... keep reading

For the past 10 years, the PSA screening controversy has been driving me crazy. All along, our position at the Sperling Prostate Center has been a constructive middle ground: support annual screening, and back it up with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate. We’ve known all along that the blood test is imperfect because it’s keep reading

In the ancient world, there were endless tales about the epic deeds of heroes like Jason, who set out with a band of fellow argonauts to find the Golden Fleece. Today, we know these deeds are myths, but we now have researchers conducting a very real, historic argosy for a liquid biopsy that could diagnose keep reading

If you’re wondering what coffee has to do with prostate cancer (PCa) survival, this is the blog for you! I have previously posted about coffee consumption for lowering prostate cancer risk, and its potential to prevent advanced prostate cancer. Now there’s new evidence that men who are diagnosed with PCa, and who have high coffee keep reading

Eating red meat has gotten a poor reputation among cardiologist, and a few years ago, a report came out linking grilled red meat—especially well done—with the risk of developing prostate cancer. keep reading

To paraphrase a famous poem, “How can AI serve prostate cancer? Let me count the ways.” In some ways, clinical researchers and software engineers have established a solid foundation for applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the detection, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of prostate cancer (PCa). On the other hand, given the oceanic potential, we’ve only keep reading