Tag: prostate cancer

This blog is a departure from my usual prostate cancer topics because it is dedicated to the entire world of cancer. And yet, it implicitly includes prostate cancer, because what I want to share is an idea that could be the key to curing ALL cancers! I found a viewpoint article that was published by keep reading

Movies about international spy rings gain popularity as thrillers because they keep audiences in suspense over the identity of the true good guys and bad guys. No one would waste their time and money to see a film in which the villains wore large neon badges saying “I am a SPY!” Within the first 15 minutes... keep reading

Think about this question: would you be willing to put up with hunger pangs and irritability for a couple of weeks if you knew from then on you could live a longer, healthier, and smarter life? Sound unlikely? And yet, the latest scientific evidence suggests... keep reading

No doubt you’ve heard it before, and for sure you’ll hear it again. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the “gold standard” of prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. Sounds impressive, right? When most people hear that phrase, they assume it means the best. However, a standard simply means a baseline against which other things in the same category keep reading

A characteristic of good mystery stories is the use of clues designed to mislead the reader. These literary devices are called red herrings, and they are meant to throw the reader off track. Most prostate cancer (PCa) patients who are treated with beam radiation or brachytherapy (seed implants) can expect they are on the road keep reading

Technical terms like tumorigenicity (the gene-driven development of tumors) and antineoplastic (the property of discouraging new abnormal cells) are big words but their meaning is simple. Sulforaphane has potent cancer-prevention activities, as described by Elkashty, et al. (2021). keep reading

Your PSA blood test came back abnormally high. Your doctor says you might have prostate cancer (PCa) and wants to do a needle biopsy, but guess what? You have a choice. Either: a) He numbs you up and pokes your prostate gland with needles in order to extract tissue samples, or b) He sends you keep reading

How can prostate cancer treatment affect your sex life? Let me count the ways: Damage to the nerves that control erection Loss of ejaculate due to gland removal or whole-gland ablation Loss of desire and/or erectile dysfunction as a result of androgen deprivation therapy Psychological/identity/self-esteem issues that affect performance According to clinical psychologist Leslie Schover, keep reading

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) has been the biggest gamechanger in the prostate cancer world for the past 15 years. It has revolutionized not only the detection prostate cancer (PCa), but it can actually fine tune the diagnosis, treatment plan, and even the treatment itself. Traditionally, almost all aspects of PCa were within the specialty of urology, keep reading

The title is a bit of a trick question. MRI can’t “see” actual genes or prostate cancer gene mutations. There are indeed genetic factors that contribute to both the risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa), and the behavior of particular cell lines. Ongoing research continues to shed light on the genomics of prostate cancer, and keep reading