Sep. 6—CUMBERLAND — Jim Kidd hopes his experience with a delayed prostate cancer diagnosis will inspire others to undergo a procedure, invented by a Cumberland physician, he calls "lifesaving." ...
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer affects one in six men in the U.S. Urologists recommend men between the ages of 50 and 75 get a prostate screening, which includes a ...
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a procedure where a doctor uses a laser to remove prostate tissue from an enlarged prostate that’s restricting urine flow. Benign prostatic ...
NORFOLK, Va. — I've shared my prostate cancer journey over the past few months, but in this story, I'm talking about a different condition: an enlarged prostate. At Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, ...
In a study of complication rates following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise in serious complications requiring hospitalization. The ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus is the first hospital in El Paso to introduce the Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) procedure to treat men with ...
“For localised prostate cancer, treatment options include surgery or radiotherapy. Both give equivalent cure rates,” Dr Komen ...
Dear Dr. Roach: Could you give your opinion on the REZUM procedure for enlarged prostate? In February 2016, I underwent the traditional TURP surgery, but with very little success. My new urologist ...
A technique to preserve nerves during prostate cancer surgery almost doubles the proportion of men who keep erectile function, according to a new study. Compared to standard surgery, researchers said ...
Screening for prostate cancer is burdened by a high rate of overdiagnosis. The most appropriate algorithm for population-based screening is unknown. We invited 37,887 men who were 50 to 60 years of ...