Cancer specialists explain what a prostatectomy is and who might need one - Treatment for prostate cancer has come a long way ...

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 ...

(Reuters Health) - - In men with localized prostate cancer discovered because they had symptoms or noticed during a work-up for another medical problem, radical prostate surgery leads to an average of ...

Pre-treatment prostate MRI predicts recurrence and survival after surgery. Discover how imaging improves risk assessment.

A new study reveals that some men who are diagnosed with "Grade Group one" (GG1) prostate cancer may actually be at higher risk than biopsy results suggest, according to research led by Weill Cornell ...

Stereotactic body radiotherapy as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated. Toxic effects were comparable to a historical cohort of patients receiving conventionally fractionated ...

Among men with PSA persistence after radical prostatectomy, a higher preoperative PSA surprisingly was linked to lower mortality. Men with PSA persistence and preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL had 31% lower ...

A 64-year-old with advanced prostate cancer underwent robotic surgery after hormonal therapy, achieving successful tumour ...

Up to 72% of patients with prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy experience urinary incontinence in the first 3 months after surgery. Up to 72% of patients experience urinary incontinence ...

Approximately 14 percent of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetimes, according to the National Institutes of Health. Radiation therapy traditionally has been a ...