The most obvious cause of an anal fissure is direct trauma to the anal canal. Childbirth, anal intercourse, and insertion of any foreign bodies into the anal canal can cause a fissure. Chronic constipation and chronic diarrhea can also cause an anal fissure by repeatedly straining the lining ...
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Yourprostateis next to key nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that help you have an erection. Surgery andradiationto treat yourcancercan damage these areas, making it more difficult to get an erection or have anorgasm. (If you were having trouble getting an erection before your treatment, you...
It may also be an appropriate strategy for those with other serious medical conditions or who are at a very advanced age, making them medically unfit for other treatment options. Surgery: Surgery to remove the prostate is called prostatectomy, where the entire prostate gland is removed. Radical...
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Prostate Cancer Surgery Radical prostatectomy is the surgical removal of the prostate gland. Usually, this treatment is performed when the cancer is located only in the prostate gland. New surgical techniques help avoid damage to nerves, but the surgery may still have the...
prostate cancer is more likely to come back after treatment. Cardio exercise, the type that gets your heart pumping like biking or fast-paced walking, helps manage your weight. This not only improves your chances for long-term survival with prostate cancer, but lowers your risk of heart diseas...
Furosemide may cause other serious side effects. Call your doctor at once if you have: a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out; ringing in your ears, hearing loss; muscle spasms or contractions; pale skin, easy bruising, unusual bleeding; ...
We aimed to investigate the impact of socio-economic inequalities in cancer survival in England on the Number of Life-Years Lost (NLYL) due to cancer. We analysed 1.2 million patients diagnosed with one of the 23 most common cancers (92.3% of all inciden
What is the most important information I should know about Prolia®? If you receive Prolia®, you should not receive XGEVA®(denosumab). Prolia®contains the same medicine as XGEVA®. Prolia®can cause serious side effects (including): ...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Management options for patients with low-risk prostate cancer include radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, and active surveillance. Among patients treated with radical prostatectomy, Freedland et al. previously demonstrated significantly higher biochemical progression rates with a...