Low pretreatment testosterone levels have been associated with poorer outcome following radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer in some studies, although other studies found conflicting results ...

Age, race and family history are the only well-established risk factors for prostate cancer, one of the commonest types of cancer in developed countries (Hsing and Devesa, 2001; Grönberg, 2003). Cases ...

Men with smaller prostates had more high-grade cancers and more advanced disease and were at greater risk of progression after RP. These results suggest that prostate size may be an important ...

Finasteride is a well-known generic drug that shrinks an enlarged prostate. A large 2003 study showed it also reduces men's risk of getting prostate cancer. A new study in the Journal of the National ...

Improving imaging processes will lead to more successful treatments and help reduce morbidity in men with the disease. A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate size affects the technical difficulty of radical prostatectomy -- total surgical removal of the prostate gland as a treatment for prostate cancer -- but not the ...

BOSTON – Men with prostate cancer and their partners face difficult decisions regarding treatment, and accurate information regarding expected outcomes can be hard to find, according to results of a ...

Secondary Amenorrhea After Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Is Influenced by Age at Treatment, Stage of Disease, Chemotherapy Regimen, and the Use of Oral Contraceptives During Therapy: A Report From the German ...

Smaller prostate size was linked to upgrades in Gleason score, which, in turn, predicted worse outcomes in men with low-risk prostate cancer, according to study results. The aim of the trial was to ...

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, frequently underestimates the size of prostate tumors, potentially leading ...