10 Commonly Asked Prostate Cancer Questions - Nearly a quarter of a million men in the United States alone will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and for many this will generate a host of questions. Here we look at the 10 most commonly asked prostate cancer questions.
Assessing The Symptoms Of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - Assessing whether or not you are suffering from benign prostatic hypertrophy and, if you are, selecting an appropriate treatment can be a difficult task. As this article will show however the American Urological Association has a short questionnaire designed to help.
How Effective Is The Prostate Biopsy? - Of the one million prostate biopsies carried out each year in the United States alone as many as one quarter produce false negative results. As a result, it is important to find a way to identify those men for whom a follow-up biopsy is required.
Prostate Cancer Surgery - 3 Forms Of Prostatectomy - Prostate cancer surgery, known as a prostatectomy, is often the first line of defence in early stage prostate cancer and this article looks at the three main forms of surgery performed today.
Robotic Prostate Surgery - The da Vinci System - Advances in technology mean that today robotic prostate surgery is possible combining the benefits of both traditional open surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
Understanding The PSA Prostate Test - The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test is used as just one part of the prostate diagnostic process and this article looks at just what the test is and what information it provides.