The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

At 64, Suresh (name changed), had a comfortable and active life. Apart from a small urinary problem that he linked to a slightly enlarged prostate, he had no serious health problems. At his annual ...

—Findings from a recent study suggest that management of prostate cancer has improved in the last 2 decades, including a lower frequency of pathologic grade group 1 prostatectomies. The number of ...

Surgery to remove the prostate saves lives compared to "watchful waiting" for some men whose cancers were found because they were causing symptoms, long-term results from a Scandinavian study suggest.

As the prostate cancer treatment landscape continues to evolve, understanding the risks and benefits of each approach is critical for patients. Prostate cancer treatment continues to evolve, and ...

Vipul R. Patel, MD, FACS, is a board-certified urologic surgeon, medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth, and medical director of urologic oncology at AdventHealth Cancer ...

Men with prostate cancer have a major decision to make: whether to get a lifesaving surgery. Radical prostatectomy, the ...

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A long-term study of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in the late 1980s and 1990s concludes that those who were treated with surgery were much less likely to die of the disease -- or of ...

PSA clearance after BPE surgery follows a rapid, predictable pattern. Learn how TURP and OSP impact PSA levels and clinical ...

When it comes to prostate cancer, there’s a lot of confusion and guesswork floating around—especially among men who don’t like talking about health until something goes wrong. From believing only ...