News tagged with prostate gland
Nerve sparing helps most prostate cancer patients to have same orgasms as before surgery
The vast majority of men who have a prostate cancer operation can retain their ability to orgasm if the surgery is carried out without removing the nerves that surround the prostate gland like a hammock, according to a study ...
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Vigorous exercise linked to gene activity in prostate
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified nearly 200 genes in the healthy prostate tissue of men with low-grade prostate cancer that may help explain how physical activity improves survival ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Future prostate cancer treatments might be guided by math
Scientists have designed a first draft of a mathematical model that someday could guide treatment decisions for advanced prostate cancer, in part by helping doctors predict how individual patients will respond to therapy ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Prostate cancer surgery better at teaching hospitals
Prostate cancer patients who undergo radical prostatectomy get better results at teaching hospitals than at non-academic medical institutions, according to the findings of an international study led by researchers at Henry ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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PSA test valuable in predicting biopsy need, low-risk prostate cancer
The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a Mayo Clinic study has found. ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Age a big factor in prostate cancer deaths
Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Studies examine diet's role in prostate cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of nutrition researchers and urologic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Siteman Cancer Center is conducting two studies to investigate a potential link between ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Prostate cancer -- robotic surgery may be best option
Prostate cancer is a significant public health concern and cause of morbidity among men in the United States. In 2011, it is estimated that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and almost 34,000 men will ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Certain medications associated with increased risk of urinary retention in men with COPD
Men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are treated with inhaled anticholinergic drugs appear to have an increased risk of developing urinary retention (inability to urinate), according to a report in the ...
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May 23, 2011 |
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Enlarged prostate: decade-long study demonstrates immediate and long-term benefits of holmium laser treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association (AUA) in Washington, DC demonstrates that holmium laser therapy is a safe and durable treatment option for Benign Prostatic ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Experimental treatment offers relief from painful prostate condition
New findings show that treatment with a specific alpha blocker helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
May 17, 2011 |
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Advanced-stage prostate cancer patients experience 20-year survival rates with surgery
Long-term survival rates for patients with advanced prostate cancer suggest they can be good candidates for surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Their study found a 20-year survival rate for 80 percent of patients ...
May 15, 2011 |
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Study finds highest reported BPA level in pregnant woman and associated abnormalities in infant
A new case study examining an infant's neurobehavioral abnormalities and extremely high bisphenol A (BPA) concentration of the baby's mother suggests a link between the two. The study, Environmental Health Perspectives: A ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Surgery reduces risk of mortality due to prostate cancer even for low-risk groups
A Swedish research team partly consisting of researchers from Uppsala University followed a group of prostate cancer patients in the Nordic region for 15 years. The study found, among other things, that surgery reduces the ...
May 05, 2011 |
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BPA exposure linked to wheezing in childhood
If a pregnant woman is exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), especially during the first trimester, her child may be at higher risk of wheezing early in life, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic ...
May 01, 2011 |
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