September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer affects one in six men in the U.S. Urologists recommend men between the ages of 50 and 75 get a prostate screening, which includes a ...
According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 14 million men in the United States have symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate. American Cancer Society ...
The UroLift prostate stents used in the procedure allow the urologists to peel open enlarged prostates without using heat or cutting devices – two options that can cause unwelcome side effects. "This ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 6 (UPI) --Among the least favorite of all medical exams, the digital rectal exam for prostate cancer may be on the way out because other tests are more accurate in detecting ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common condition in men as they get older, but Dr. Millie Erickson says two new procedures offered at Great Plains Health are very effective. The Urolift procedure ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new procedure for prostate cancer biopsies is now being offered at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The center’s downtown Adult ...
Spring resident Bobby Frantom has always been vigilant about his health, including undergoing annual prostate-cancer screenings. For years, his Prostate Specific Antigen blood test results were well ...