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(BPT) - Receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis is scary, and so are some of the side effects that may come along with treating it. While there are several options available, there's no ...

For more than 80 years, men have been told that testosterone helps prostate cancer grow. But a very different picture has ...

Most people with prostate cancer won’t die from it. But it still kills more American men than any type of cancer except lung cancer, because prostate cancer is more common. Prostate cancer needs ...

If your doctor suspects that you have prostate cancer, they may advise you to undergo a prostate biopsy procedure. A biopsy is a standard cancer screening test that involves the careful removal of ...

Even when diagnosed at an advanced stage, most prostate cancers respond well to treatment. The first line of treatment is often hormone therapy, which is very good at slowing or stopping the cancer — ...

While most prostate cancers grow slowly, some may classify as aggressive prostate cancers based on stage and grade. Prostate cancers mostly consist of adenocarcinomas, which develop within the ...

How Is Localized Prostate Cancer Diagnosed? Most men find out they have prostate cancer through a routine screening. The recommended ages for screenings are 55-69. But you might get a test earlier if ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...