For patients facing advanced prostate cancer, the idea of surgery is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s a highly nuanced ...

In June this year, Paul Henderson received test results showing elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels. In this ...

1. You may have problems with your prostate that aren’t cancer.

Traditional surgery for prostate cancer, also known as open surgery, involves a larger incision in the abdomen or perineum to access the prostate gland.

Surgery — called a radical prostatectomy — is a common approach to manage and cure prostate cancer in its early stage, when it has not spread beyond the prostate gland.

Using a national cancer database, Swedish researchers found that among 2,566 men with cancer confined to the prostate gland, there was no evidence that men who delayed surgery were in worse shape ...

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey will undergo surgery for prostate cancer, but experts say chances of a full recovery are excellent. In a statement issued by his office late Thursday morning, Casey, 62, of Scra… ...

F or men with prostate cancer, surgery may offer a better chance for survival than other standard treatments, such as watchful waiting, radiation or hormone therapy, a new study suggests. The ...

A prostate MRI, similar to a breast mammogram, is more specific, giving doctors an image that can detect a mass of the prostate gland. Men just need to avail themselves of the testing, Cheruvu said.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being obese may increase the cost of surgery for men with prostate cancer -- at least the more traditional forms of the procedure, a new study suggests. Researchers ...

Alternatives to Surgery for an Enlarged Prostate Up to 90 percent of men in their 70s have benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland.