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Regular prostate cancer screening cancels out aggressive cases

Regular prostate cancer screening cancels out aggressive cases

Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to reduce the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of men with low-grade prostate cancer. Now, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have found that while these efforts have been effective, the incidence of higher-grade disease and metastasis […]

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Cause of metastasis in prostate cancer discovered

Cause of metastasis in prostate cancer discovered

Prostate cancers remain localised in the majority of cases, giving affected individuals a good chance of survival. However, about 20% of patients develop incurable metastatic prostate cancer, resulting in approximately 5,000 deaths each year in Austria alone. Medical research has not yet adequately explained why metastases occur in some people and not in others. A research

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5 Lifestyle Changes To Reduce An Overactive Bladder

5 Lifestyle Changes To Reduce An Overactive Bladder

An overactive bladder and urinary incontinence can cause — or even be exacerbated by — stress and embarrassment in a patient’s personal life. While some patients do require medication to manage their overactive bladder, it can also be worth it to educate them on lifestyle modifications that may benefit them. Here are 5 lifestyle changes that

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An overview of non-surgical treatment options for Peyronie’s disease

Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a therapeutic challenge despite the availability of several non-surgical and surgical options. Very few of these options are supported by good quality evidence according to the current American and European guidelines. The period of plaque development and progressive deformity is referred to as the ‘acute phase’ and can continue until 12

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Urological Cancer Management – The Urology Hospital

PROSTATE CANCER Prostate cancer treatment depends on the patient’s age, health, extent, and aggressiveness of the cancer. In certain cases active surveillance where the cancer is closely watched under guidance of your urologist is the optimal initial therapy. In other cases surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy or chemotherapy is required to treat the cancer. KIDNEY

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When Should Those With End-Stage Kidney Disease Forego Dialysis?

Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who decide to forego dialysis and opt for ‘conservative management’ spend less time in hospital and some may get better symptom relief, but they do not live as long as those who choose dialysis. Recently reported new data have added to the body of knowledge on this topic, including

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Pre-Testicular Factors

Pre-testicular factors refer to conditions that reduce hormonal stimulation of the testes. The prostate gland is a small gland that is only found in men. It is located between the penis and bladder and it surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis). The prostate gland helps with the

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Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes May Be Underestimated

The chance of men developing erectile function disorders increases as they get older. Diabetes mellitus can increase the risk of erectile dysfunction further. In a study of 351 men who had recently received a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, scientists from the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf found that erectile dysfunction also occurs in men who have just developed

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