Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities.
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A more advanced form of radiation may be able to treat early and advanced prostate cancers. Here’s how it works and why it may better preserve erectile function.
The link between ejaculation and prostate cancer explained.
People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities.
Knowing where your pelvic floor is and how to exercise it properly can help male incontinence – and might even have some happy side effects.
Products aimed at sexual dysfunction and weight loss were the most common dietary supplements that contained hidden – and potentially harmful – ingredients.
Conversation about how often you piddle is probably not the most scintillating discourse. But there’s a much bigger reason men don’t like to talk about prostate conditions.
In news which may come as a relief to apprehensive men and short-fingered doctors alike, guidelines are now changing.
Screening for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test for men with no symptoms is controversial: experts are divided, and Australians are not routinely well-informed. Prostate cancer…
Hair loss is no longer an inevitable march to baldness. Medical advances over recent decades mean male hair loss can be treated. And it need not break the bank. The cause of male pattern baldness is well…
A new test could help doctors better understand which prostate cancers are likely to remain slow growing and could be managed with surveillance only, potentially sparing thousands of men from unnecessary…
New proteins that may improve treatment for prostate disorders have been found. The G protein-coupled receptors enable cells…
The red pigment in tomatoes could help prevent prostate cancer, according to researchers at a US university. A daily dose…
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