Prostate cancer has seemed to increase in frequency, due in part to the widespread availability of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. However, the death rate from this disease has shown a steady decline, and currently more than 2 million men in the U.S. are still alive after be...
(EPE) of prostate cancer (PCa).#The presence of EPE in index lesions visible on prebiopsy mpMRI (T2w, DWI and DCE on a 3 Tesla-system) of biopsy-proven PCa patients was blindly assessed retrospectively by two radiologists with 8- and 17-years of experience on the basis of 8 commonly...
Screening for Early Signs of Prostate Cancer Will Save Lives; the Jury Is Still out on the Effectiveness of a Universal Screening Programme Based on a Test to Measure PSA Levels. but Keith Cass, a Welsh Businessman Who Has Terminal Prostate Cancer and Who Is the Founder of the Red Sock Ch...
Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH) is a condition that is poorly understood. Theories suggest that it is caused by a hormone imbalance of testosterone and estrogen or an imbalance of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Symptoms
The PSA blood test, its indications, and interpretation of results should be discussed with your health care provider. If cancer is suspected, a biopsy of the prostate may be needed. Cancer of the bladder and pelvic tumors can also cause irritation of the bladder and urinary frequency. More ...
Currently, the main screening test for prostate cancer involves taking a blood sample and testing it for the level of a marker called prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Higher levels of PSA in the blood can indicate prostate cancer, but also may be higher in benign conditions such as an enlarg...
The division into groups is based on the type of cells that make up the cancer. The two main types of lung cancer are characterized by the cell size and cell type of the tumor when viewed under the microscope. They are called small cell lung cancer(SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer...
(available data). Deaths from colorectal cancer rank third after lung andprostate cancerfor men and third after lung andbreast cancerfor women. Death statistics from colon cancer vs.rectal canceris not clear as an estimated 40% of rectal cancers are misdiagnosed as colon cancer (another reason ...