Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found that prostate cancer patients who smoke have an increased risk of experiencing negative side effects from treatment, a recurrence, or even dying from prostate cancer.
Read MoreA new study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden has found that men with localized prostate cancer who exercise have better survival rates than men who don’t exercise. The study was published in December 2014 in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Read More“My PSA is elevated, but I keep having negative biopsies. What does this mean?” This is a common question among many men under the care of a urologist. If you are familiar with prostate cancer, you know that having an elevated or rising PSA (prostate-specific antigen) may mean you have prostate cancer.
Read MoreAccording to a new study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, scientists at the University of California-Davis have found that a diet rich in walnuts, or its oil, can slow prostate tumor growth. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men.
Read MoreNew healthcare guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommend that men should not have a PSA test to screen for prostate cancer. A PSA test is a simple blood test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen in a man’s blood.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have found that vitamin D can help block a protein that causes prostate tumors to grow.
Read MoreAt the Dr. David Samadi Prostate Cancer Center here in New York, we are continually on the forefront of clinical and technological innovation.
Read MoreOctober marks the beginning of all things pink, as Breast Cancer Awareness month kicks off, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about Prostate Cancer and the awareness we which we raised for it in September.
Read MoreIn 2003, 220,900 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed. This number is estimated to reach 450,000 by 2015. In order to diagnose these new cases, there are roughly 1.5 million prostate biopsies per year with about 25 million men who have had at least one negative biopsy.
Read MoreAfter a careful review of the published literature, researchers at Duke University have now provided solid evidence for what many studies have already suggested; that obesity is linked to worse outcomes in patients with prostate cancer.
Read MoreWith all of the different options for the treatment of prostate cancer, patients often ask me why I recommend robotic prostatectomy. I'll share the reasons with you now.
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Several recent studies have examined the impact of family history on the development and growth of prostate cancer. What they have found should be of concern to those with family members with prostate cancer. I'll discuss some of these findings in more detail.
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