The most accurate way to know your cancer staging when it comes to prostate cancer is through a prostatectomy (surgical removal of the prostate). Treatment for prostate cancer recurrence is radiation but studies are showing there is a decline in use despite its known benefit. We explore.
Read MoreA few months ago we wrote about Vitamin D and its prostate cancer fighting power. To refresh your memory, researchers out the University of Colorado Cancer Center had found that vitamin D could help block a protein that causes prostate tumors to grow. They also found that inflammation may be the link between vitamin D and prostate cancer.
Read MorePSA (prostate specific antigen) blood tests are familiar routine for men over the age of 40. The test is typically used as a screening tool for prostate cancer, and has helped countless men detect and treat their prostate cancer early. When treated early, the cure rate for prostate cancer is upwards of 95 percent.
Read MoreSURGERY V. RADIATION - If you’re one of the 230,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, you’re probably dealing with a dilemma of which treatment option to choose. Your doctor has likely spoken with you about radiation and surgery, but how do you choose?
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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