Did you know that over 50% of the cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the US are not life threatening? Nor will they progress to this status any time soon? I found this very interesting and cautiously optimistic. This means that the larger part of prostate cancers are really not in any sort of advanced [...]
Well, we know that Viagra, the male enhancement drug that took the world by storm several years ago and seems to have never stopped the dance of huge financial success, may not just be able to help your reproductive abilities jump and your sex drive increase. The wonder impotence and sex enhancer drug may also [...]
It seems we are getting quite the torrent of “bad” news about certain supplements. First it was the media trying to scare us away from taking common multi vitamin supplements when they said that a study found a slightly increased risk of death in those that take them vs. those that don’t. Now, it’s vitamin [...]
Well, maybe testosterone levels do protect us men a little. It seems that men have always had a little more risk out of everything. Men traditionally had a shorter lifespan than women, and were more susceptible to die from things like stroke and heart disease. But that is all changing now. Men are even gaining [...]
Well, the PSA test has certainly had its fair share of criticism over the years as a valid testing method for prostate cancer screening in men .Prostate cancer is a male-specific cancer that affects the prostate gland, a very sensitive and important gland that can become enlarged, irritated, and cancerous during a man’s lifespan. In [...]
A new advanced prostate cancer drug, which can be used in those with later stage prostate cancer who have not responded well to the typical treatments out there, has actually been approved earlier than it was thought by the FDA. The drug is called Zytiga, and it is going to probably be a big seller [...]
Many men who either have recurrent, chronic problems with their prostate function, or who have had prostate cancer and whose limited options include prostate removal, say many times their quality of life declines after they have this gland removed. The prostate gland is a male specific organ that is responsible for several male specific functions. [...]
Prostate cancer is still one of the most common male-centric cancers today that kill men and dramatically reduce their quality of life in their later years. Some men get prostate cancer when they’re younger, and typically considered low risk for this type of cancer, but mostly men that are fifty and older are at a [...]
There has been a lot of debate lately about the PSA test that has been used for years and years as a “valid predictor” of male prostate cancer. The reason for the debate is warranted. Science has simply come across a lot of cases where the PSA test is just not a reliable predictor. Men [...]