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Prostate Cancer in Families – Get the Word Out!

Hereditary Prostate Cancer in Families - Sperling Prostate Center
How much do you know about your ancestors’ health history, and the health history in your spouse or partner’s ancestry? One of the most precious legacies you can give your children is knowledge that will empower them to make informed lifestyle and healthcare decisions. Many daily choices can help prevent cancer. Educating yourself and your family can boost motivation to form wise habits such as... keep reading

Identifying Recurrence After Focal Prostate Cancer Treatment

Prostate MRI vs Biopsy - Sperling Prostate Center
Before a prostate cancer patient makes a final decision to have focal laser ablation, I go over the details of MRI-guided FLA and what to expect after treatment. I remind each person that it’s important to monitor for PCa recurrence. After any focal treatment (cryo, HIFU, Focal Laser Ablation, MRgFUS, TULSA) PCa can either come back in the treatment site—called treatment failure, meaning the treatment did not destroy all the cancer at the site—or recur in a different location... keep reading

Can an Ancient Diet Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk?

Mediterranean Diet and Prostate Cancer - Sperling Prostate Center
As ancient as the Mediterranean diet may be, it is very much a current event. It is promoted as one of the healthiest—if not THE healthiest—food programs on earth. Now another centuries-old diet is making headlines: the Atlantic diet. It is named after Portugal and northwest Spain, whose traditional cuisines include Atlantic fish and shellfish, and locally sourced plant foods. keep reading
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