The prognosis for advanced prostate cancer prognosis is dependent upon several factors. While no case is typical, you can learn something about your prognosis for advanced prostate cancer. For every 100,000 men in the United States, just over 152 will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime. This works out to be about 15% of all…
Cannabis oil has been on the minds of men with prostate cancer. It seems that many people want to know if cannabis oil can cure prostate cancer. If you ask any man who has used cannabis oil for prostate cancer and had his cancer go in remission, the answer is yes. If you ask a…
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), the most common of the four types of prostatitis, requires long-term treatment, yet currently available treatment options are not always effective. Pollen extract has shown some benefits while being associated with few side effects. According to a new report in Urologic Clinics of North America, previous preclinical studies of…
Weight gain is a side effect of hormone therapy and an unfortunate effect that patients and doctors need to be aware of. Men who undergo radical prostatectomy and who use hormone therapy as their follow-up treatment are at risk for gaining a significant amount of weight during their first year post surgery. A multicenter study…
Nearly 10 percent of men can expect to be diagnosed with cancer of the prostate during their lifetime. So when it comes to finding ways to avoid developing the disease, naturally there is a great deal of interest. Thus far, conventional medicine hasn’t been very successful in this regard, so some men are turning to…
Beta-sitosterol is a cholesterol-like substance derived from plants (a phytosterol; found in saw palmetto, pecans, soybeans, pumpkin seeds) that does not act like cholesterol. Instead, it mimics the actions of the prescription drug finasteride (Proscar), which inhibits the activity of an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase and is used to manage symptoms associated with BPH, such as…
Grape seed extract is a novel treatment approach for prostate cancer, according to scientists at Korea University. In a new study, recently published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, the investigators identified several specific anticancer activities of grape seed extract. The findings suggest grapes help fight prostate cancer. One finding was that grape seed extract…
Hormone resistant prostate cancer is a sign of advancing disease. Excluding cancers of the skin, cancer of the prostate is the second most common cause of cancer death in men. If prostate cancer is found early, before it metastasizes (spreads) beyond the prostate, there are four main treatment options: Radical prostatectomy (surgical removal of the…
They may be invisible, but they are everywhere and dangerous: chemicals and toxins that can increase your risk of prostate cancer. According to the President’s Cancer Panel Report on Environmental Cancer Risk, “environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.” What you should not underestimate, however, is your ability to identify and avoid exposure to chemicals…
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) evaluated the lycopene benefits for black men who had a prostate abnormality and an elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level. According to Richard van Breemen, UIC professor of medicinal chemistry and the lead researcher on the study, “We’re not setting…
Tomatoes are among the most commonly consumed vegetables (technically they are fruit), but are you aware that they possess a variety of important advantages? Cooked or raw, sliced or juiced, you may want to consider tomatoes for health and antiaging benefits. Tomatoes can help fight aging Tomatoes have been shown to help fight aging in…
Patients who are diagnosed with prostate cancer often do not think about sex after prostate cancer treatment and what their sex life will be like. Every man is different in how he recovers sexually. Each man’s ability to attain an erection after treatment varies. Erectile dysfunction is not a have or have not condition. There…
Myofascial trigger point release therapy, also sometimes referred to simply as myofascial release, is a hands-on technique that involves applying sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue to eliminate pain and restore function and motion in affected areas. Some men with prostatitis have specific tender points in their muscles which, when pressed, cause a twitching…
Problems with the PSA test have been causing controversy due to the many false positive or false negative results of the blood test. In cases in which the test result is a false positive, the PSA is elevated but there is no sign of cancer. Why is this harmful? The US Preventive Service Task Force…
Six men with severely symptomatic, treatment-resistant chronic prostatitis achieved resolution of their disease after undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to results of an ongoing, prospective Phase II clinical trial. The results were published in the April 2011 issue of UroToday International Journal. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which surgeons need…
What is advanced metastatic prostate cancer? is something you may wonder if you have prostate cancer. Metastatic prostate cancer is when cancer has spread from the prostate to another place in the body. You may be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer initially as is the case in 5 to 10% of patients with new diagnoses….
All the test results are in and so is the diagnosis: prostate cancer. What should you do now? It is time to learn as much as you can about your treatment options and then, with the guidance of your physicians, make a decision that best suits your situation. If possible, it is best to consult…
What are the pelvic floor muscles? The floor of the pelvis is made up of layers of muscle and other tissues. These layers stretch like a hammock from the tailbone at the back, to the pubic bone in front. A man’s pelvic floor muscles support his bladder and bowel (colon). The urine tube and the…
Many people confuse Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is one specific (and more serious) type of dementia, but not all types of dementia are Alzheimer’s. Many people mistakenly use the terms interchangeably, but they are not exactly the same thing. If you or a loved one is struggling with cognitive function and are worried…
Men may seek alternatives to vasectomy reversal when their attempt at having their vasectomy reversed via surgery has failed or they choose not to undergo a vasectomy reversal but still want to father a child. Up to 10% of men who have a vasectomy eventually decide they want to have a child, and some of…
