Tag: prostate cancer
Calypso: Can Radiation Treatment be Improved?
If you look at an illustration of where the prostate gland is located, it’s easy to find. It’s nestled below and against the bladder, and sits in front of the rectal wall (with a layer of tissue in between). Seeing the illustration, your unconscious mind takes for granted that’s where the prostate always stays. However, keep reading10 Top Questions Men Wonder About Regarding Prostate Cancer
Q: Is prostate cancer an “old man’s” disease? A: Yes and no. In general, growing older is considered the biggest risk factor for most types of cancer. This is because genetic instability increases with aging, and it might also be because some people are more susceptible to a lifetime accumulation of environmental toxins that damage keep readingMultiparametric MRI Predicts Recurrence After Prostatectomy
Let’s pretend that you are a prostate cancer patient whose doctor, a well-known robotic surgeon, recommends robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RRP). He makes some very persuasive points: Based on the Partin tables you have less than a 12% chance of biochemical recurrence (rising PSA) in three years after treatment. He’ll “get it all out” and you keep readingThe Truth about How Prostate Cancer Treatment Affects Men’s Lives
A diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) can be shocking, even when the cancer is early stage, localized, and considered highly treatable. A secondary shock wave hits when the patient finds out he has a number of treatment choices, but they all have a variety of trade-offs. Suddenly, the man’s fate lies in his own hands keep reading
New Patient Selection Guidelines for Focal Therapy
When a hive of honeybees becomes overpopulated, about half the bees leave the hive in a swarm to colonize a new site. There could be hundreds of bees in the swarm, and once the swarm is gathered in an intermediate place, a subgroup of scouts break away to explore and find several potential new sites keep readingAgreeing on Active Surveillance Terminology
Medical language is filled with technical terms that are virtually incomprehensible for many patients because in many cases they have Latin or Greek roots. Even when doctors are speaking English, however, they aren’t all using the same terms for the same thing. Take, for example, the expression Active Surveillance (AS). AS is often understood by keep readingWhy You Should Think Twice Before Having Another Drink
What do you know about the effects of alcohol consumption on your body? Everyone knows that alcohol abuse (heavy drinking) will eventually cause liver damage. But wait, there’s more. Those with a high level of consumption are putting other organs on the line: Brain – alcohol impairs clear thinking and coordination because it muddles the keep reading
