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Condition
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most common reasons people visit their physician. Normal urine is sterile and contains no bacteria. Bacteria can enter through the urethra and invade the urinary tract lining and urine from nearby skin and …
Condition
Testosterone is the “male” hormone; it is responsible for the changes that occur in boys during puberty including deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, enlargement of the penis, development of muscle mass, and production of sperm. Testosterone …
Condition
Waypoints Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer go on to live a normal life span and end up, eventually, dying of something other than prostate cancer. This is especially true for men whose prostate cancer is diagnosed early, before the cancer has time …
Treatment
As previously discussed, many prostate cancers do not pose an immediate risk to health and may not require treatment. Active surveillance is a way to monitor low risk prostate cancer (cancer that is not an immediate risk to your health or well-being) …
Treatment
Radiation therapy is done with the intent of curing the disease by killing cancer cells.. Radiation can be given as external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and/or as brachytherapy (temporary or permanent radiation seed implants). This treatment is …
Treatment
With brachytherapy, radiation is given from inside the body, with radioactive seeds placed permanently in the prostate or with narrow, seed-filled tubes that are placed temporarily for one or two days. … Brachytherapy (Seed …
Treatment
This procedure, used to treat localized prostate cancer, kills the cancer cells in the prostate by freezing them. … Cryosurgery …
Treatment
A radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove the prostate gland and seminal vesicles (and sometimes nearby lymph nodes) after a prostate cancer diagnosis. It is one treatment option for patients with localized prostate cancer. Candidates for the surgery …