Prostate Health

Prostate Cancer and Prevention -- I recently attended a meeting of physicians, surgeons, research scientists and concerned individuals for the Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference. Representatives of Oregon Health Sciences University spoke about their state-of-the-art prostate cancer research department. Every man reading this article can benefit from the advances made in prevention, detection and treatment of this disease.
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Life After Prostate Cancer: The Benefits of Nerve-sparing Prostatectomy -- When facing the diagnosis of prostate cancer, for most patients, the overwhelming focus is on eradicating the disease. However once the cancer has been successfully treated, the side-effects of treatment can have a major impact on quality of life.
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Fighting Prostate Cancer -- Prostate cancer claims its turf silently. The tumor grows in the prostate gland discreetly without any obvious symptoms until an advanced stage of growth is reached. The symptoms that do show up at this stage are too mellow to be associated with something as serious as cancer, and men usually ignore them attributing them simply to signs of advancing age.
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Prostate Cancer Risk Factors: Know How to Handle Them -- Prostate cancer is one of the leading health problems and causes of death among men. It may be the major misfortune of a man in his prime. Life threatening health condition, as it may seem, it also provides the fear among men. The fear of losing one's manliness and the fear of being vulnerable are just a few things men with prostate problems can't handle.
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Laser Prostate Procedures: A Comparison of PVP vs. Holmium -- There is good news for sufferers of BHP (Benign Hypertrophic Prostate) and other prostate conditions - new laser treatments are available that have significantly less side effects than the previous treatments (TURP/TUNA), and much shorter recovery durations.
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High Fiber Fruits: Barrier to Prostate Cancer -- Some specific fresh fruits that are high in fiber are apricots, strawberries, apples, kiwi, papaya, grape fruit, cantaloupe and avocadoes. Their inclusion in our diet can provide great results. The most important aspect of fruits is that they can be used in their raw form which is even richer in the fiber and other nutrients.
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HIFU: Prostate Cancers Breakthrough -- Cancer is a frightening word. But prostate cancer doesn't mean the end. There is a breakthrough that is giving men diagnosed with prostate cancer their lives back, and next to painlessly!
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Diet for Healthy Prostate: Why Soy is Not Just for Women -- Researchers from Canada have found that having a diet of red meat, organ meats, soft drink and bottled water increased the risk of getting prostate cancer. They compared the diets of 80 men with prostate cancer, and 334 healthy men, and the diet just described more than doubled the risk of developing prostate cancer.
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Is the Prostate Cancer Biopsy an Effective Diagnostic Tool? -- Despite the fact that there are several different tests which can be carried out if you suspect the possible presence of prostate cancer, the one sure way to diagnose the disease is through a prostate cancer biopsy. But just how successful is the biopsy at confirming this particular disease?
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Pre-surgical Preparation and its Effect on Recovery After Prostate Cancer Surgery -- Even though the prostate is notoriously difficult to remove, there are some things you can do beforehand to speed up recovery after prostate cancer surgery. Over the years, doctors have come to recommend these preparations more and more. If your doctor does not discuss these things with you, it is still important to ask about them.
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