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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Men’s health awareness is all about educating men on preventable health issues and the importance of talking to your doctor. This also involves reviewing some crucial facts about the prostate gland. Only men have a prostate. This walnut-shaped gland is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate sits under the bladder and in front
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The Urology Hospital hosted an online CPD on the 2nd of July 2020. Our three speakers and their topics were: Dr J Mouton (Female Incontinence), Dr L Blake (Interstitial Cystitis), and Dr R Hayden (Prostate Cancer: How Urologists decide on treatment).
New technology is helping improve early detection of prostate cancer – the most common cancer among South African men, with one in 19 at risk at developing it in their lifetime. According to the Cancer Association of SA (CANSA), prostate cancer is on the rise with main risk factors being age, ethnicity, genetics, obesity and
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Suit Up September is here! September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and The Prostate Cancer Foundation is asking companies, sports clubs, healthcare professionals, academic departments and other organisations to suit up on the 27th September or on any other day in September to help create awareness about prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common
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