An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following inconclusive or reassuring results from an MRI scan, new research has found.
Getting the diagnosis of an enlarged prostate has often meant life won’t ever be the same and certainly not as enjoyable. But thanks to a new FDA-approved procedure, the prognosis can be a lot ...
NORFOLK, Va. — I've shared my prostate cancer journey over the past few months, but in this story, I'm talking about a different condition: an enlarged prostate. At Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, ...
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a procedure where a doctor uses a laser to remove prostate tissue from an enlarged prostate that’s restricting urine flow. Benign prostatic ...
When our writer was experiencing some troubling symptoms, the doctor sent him for a digital rectal exam. The damaging preconceptions around it, he learned, are far removed from the reality To cut to ...
It’s not always an easy conversation for men to have, but talking about prostate problems is a critical part of staying healthy. Symptoms such as urinary frequency, urgency, or difficulty going to the ...
Sep. 6—CUMBERLAND — Jim Kidd hopes his experience with a delayed prostate cancer diagnosis will inspire others to undergo a procedure, invented by a Cumberland physician, he calls "lifesaving." ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Instead of using a blood test to determine whether a man has prostate cancer, doctors might one day more accurately diagnose the condition using a new technique that measures a ...
A new study using serial liquid biopsies to track how metastatic prostate cancer evolves under treatment pressure showed that ...