There are many different types of cancer, many of them publicized quite vocally, but there is one cancer that very often gets overlooked and doesn't get mentioned as often as it should, this cancer is cancer of the prostate.

Prostate exams are a simple and straightforward procedure and can be conducted in a doctor's office without any need for medical equipment or urine or blood testing. Since every year an average of two-hundred and fifty thousand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is very important that all men receive regular prostate exams. The [...]

The Federal Drug Administration approved the PSA test to be used with a rectal exam to detect prostate cancer. The PSA is just one tool a doctor has available to detect prostate cancer if a man is not showing any other symptoms of prostate problems. The PSA can detect small tumors but it does not [...]

The prostate is a great little gland about the size of a full size walnut that is only found in the male of the Homo sapien species (human beings) and produces the fluid carrying sperm during ejaculation.

If your prostate is too large, your doctor may recommend surgical treatment. Surgery can be done through the urethra tube or done with open surgery. Open surgery requires a cutting through the skin above the base of the penis. The most often used surgery is called TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate. During this surgery [...]

Prostate cancer is the second biggest cancer related killer in males over sixty, yet many men don't look after themselves well enough and seek help when it is needed. Luckily there are many treatments available for those suffering with prostate cancer, a lot of which can totally eradicate the condition.

If you have recently learned you have prostate cancer you know that your life will be completely turned around. Your life and the lives of your family will change and these changes may be hard for you and your family and friends to handle. You will have many different feelings, as your family will. You [...]

In the past the only treatment for prostate cancer was an orchiectomy. That is the surgical removal of the testicles. Thank goodness research has come a long way since then! We now have available several medications that can be given to men to decrease male hormone levels without this drastic surgery. The medicines are available [...]

Prostate cancer is the second largest of all cancer related deaths in males; the only cancer that causes more deaths annually is lung cancer.

The prostate gland is a small, approximately walnut-sized hormone producing organ that encircles the upper part of the urethra. It is only found in men, and is responsible for the creation of certain bodily fluids. It is vital to proper sexual functioning and to regulation of normal bladder control. The prostate gland is necessary in [...]