Tag: prostate cancer

Ongoing research since we posted the blog below continues to support the need for more diagnostic indicators before performing repeat biopsy after an initial negative biopsy. Repeat biopsies increase the risk of side effects, with a “3.9-fold increase in serious infectious complications and a 16.1-fold increase in noninfectious urological complications…” keep reading

The challenge to overcome cancer has been around as long as the human race has known about cancer. In modern times, the three main methods of battling cancer have been surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Each of these is an attack from outside the body. Now a new approach attempts to activate or boost the body’s own defense system to beat cancer from within... keep reading

Did you ever watch a murder mystery in which all the clues appear to point to an easy solution—but there’s a late breaking twist when the killer turns out to have “hiding in plain sight” all along? Here’s a similar situation: all the usual clinical factors seem to indicate that a prostate cancer patient has keep reading

If you were a kid in the 1960s, you may recall listening to the exciting audio countdown for NASA’s first rocket launches: “Liftoff at T minus 10 seconds. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero…and we have liftoff!” Since then, zero has been dropped from the countdown. In fact, it has keep reading

I came across a journal article by a Brazilian urologic specialist, Dr. Stênio Cássio Zequi of the Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo, Brazil. He asks if focal therapy will be the next step in prostate cancer management. Before expressing his opinion, he writes what amounts to a “snapshot” of the current state of prostate cancer treatment... keep reading

If you’ve been following our blogs, you’ve seen many research-based posts on the merits of a healthy diet for men’s health. This includes, of course, cardiovascular and metabolic wellness. In addition, our blogs maintain the position that if it’s good for the heart, it’s good for the prostate... keep reading

There used to be an off-price clothing store called Syms, described by one journalist as “unlike any department store I’ve seen before or since.” If you were a savvy shopper, Syms was the place for you. Their slogan, “An educated consumer is our best customer,” was one of the greatest in retail history! Today’s prostate keep reading

You worked hard to get a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Or maybe you earned your education, license or other credentials to go into engineering or teaching. Your goal was a white-collar career that would reward you in terms of a good salary, as well as meaningful work which would likely always be in keep reading

All of us should be grateful to the seven branches of our Armed Forces for protecting our safety and defense. Though the men and women who enlist may have varied reasons for doing so, they share the clear and present danger of putting their lives in the line of enemy fire if called upon to keep reading

I recently posted a blog on the relationship between prostate inflammation (specifically, prostatitis) and prostate cancer. I opened with the question, “Is there a connection between prostatitis and prostate cancer (PCa)?” We still don’t have a conclusive answer, but experts do recommend that men with the uncomfortable or even painful condition called prostatitis be informed keep reading