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 ...
—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 ...
If you’re dealing with advanced prostate cancer, the thought of surgery might feel like a lot to take in — and that’s completely understandable. For many men facing an advanced diagnosis, surgery will ...
UK surgeons remotely removed a man’s prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away in the country’s first successful robot-assisted ...
In a new study led by the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, investigators show that using advanced MRI imaging and targeted focal therapy can help many men with low- to ...
As a result, researchers have explored less invasive options that aim to treat the cancer while preserving quality of life. One such approach is TULSA, which uses real-time MRI guidance to deliver ...
About 60% of low‑risk prostate cancer patients are opting for active surveillance — and long‑term survival remains high.
Early-stage prostate cancer rarely causes symptoms, making routine screening the most reliable way to catch it before it ...
According to a new analysis, PLND does not impact recurrence-free survival but may reduce metastatic spread in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. The benefit of PLND is most evident in ...
A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.