Hormonal changes in a man's aging body can cause the prostate to grow—resulting in urinary problems since the gland is wrapped around the urethra, as seen in this image taken from Asklepios Atlas of ...
ELKINS PARK, Pa. (WPVI) -- Because the human body is so complex, medical problems are seldomly stand-alone events. That's why a multi-disciplinary approach is important to getting a better quality of ...
The prostate is a small organ that sits under the bladder in men, and provides a nourishing fluid that helps transport sperm. It often enlarges as men age, most commonly as benign tissue growth — ...
There's big money in treatments for an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Witness the steady ...
The prostate gland has become another major concern of many Nigerian men today, after hypertension, heart and colon questions. The gland is either inflamed, enlarged or cancerous in many cases. Among ...
Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...
Difficulty peeing, a frequent need to go to the toilet and trouble emptying their bladder - those are just some of the problems living with an enlarged prostate can bring men. Just ask David Fleming, ...
Overtreatment of men with prostate cancer and limited life expectancy (LE) has persisted in the era of active surveillance and worsened in some instances, according to a new study. “Overtreatment of ...
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center researchers have developed a tool that could identify metastatic prostate cancer ...
An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...
A new way to prevent excruciating pain from the side effects of advanced prostate cancer therapy has been developed.Many men with late-stage prostate cancer are given a powerful type of ...