Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, and understanding the side effects associated with its standard treatments is essential.
Your skeletal health
by Dr. Fred Saad
What you need to know to keep your bones strong and avoid debilitating fractures
Quality of life in the balance
by Dr. John Trachtenberg
Focal therapy aims for optimal cancer control, minimal side effects
Prostate cancer is an extremely common condition. Studies indicate that at least a quarter of men over age 55 have prostate cancer.
What to expect in advanced disease
by Dr. Fred Saad
The Canadian Urological Association outlines a stepwise approach to management
Patient X was diagnosed with prostate cancer 10 years ago and had a radical prostatectomy. He started hormone therapy a few years later and has been on and off it ever since.
When less might be more...
by Dr. Fabio Cury and Dr. Alan Dal Pra
On/off hormone treatment may offer advantages
In the early 1940s, Dr.
Hope on the horizon
by Dr. Martin E. Gleave and Dr. Anthony Koupparis
Promising new players target castration-resistant prostate cancer
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), or hormone therapy, can lead to long-term remission. But most men will eventually build up a resistance.
High-intensity focused ultrasound
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Research is ongoing on long-term outcomes
The decision about which prostate cancer treatment to choose depends on many variables, including your PSA level, the stage and grade of your cancer, your age and overall health status.
Hormonal therapy - ABCs of ADT
by Dr. Fred Saad
How androgen deprivation therapy works, and what happens when it stops working
Hormonal therapy is used to shut down the body’s production of testosterone.
Survivorship - incontinence issues
by Gloria M. Harrison, RN, NCA
Anyone who suffers from urinary incontinence will tell you it’s a distressing problem that often has a serious impact on their quality of life.
Informed decision making
by B. Joyce Davison, RN, PhD
What you need to know to make the best treatment choice
Over the past decade, more men have opted, with the support of their family doctor, to have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test along with a digital rectal examination to screen for
Radical prostatectomy - enter robotics
by Dr. Maurice Anidjar
But the surgeon remains in command
Treatment options for localized prostate cancer are multiple, ranging from active surveillance to surgical removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy) to external beam radiatio