Prostate

Prostate cancer risk is strongly influenced by breast and ovarian cancer history in family. The findings suggest that men who have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer should be more heavily screened for prostate cancer, especially if those cancers are associated with a gene mutation BRCA1 or BRCA2. The results of the ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer among elderly men can lead to anxiety and depression. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in elderly men, and even though medical advancements are allowing more men to live with a diagnosis of prostate cancer, depression and anxiety can still linger and affect treatment and recovery. Both depression and anxiety ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men – roughly one in seven men will develop it in their lifetime. The prostate is roughly the size of a walnut and is a gland that sits below a man’s bladder, near the base of the penis. Its role is to ensure that sperm survives when ...click here to read more

There is a long-running debate over the screening recommendations set out by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) for prostate specific antigen (PSA). Less frequent screening for PSA can reduce the risk of over diagnoses as well as over treatment, but the benefits of infrequent PSA screening are still uncertain; there are concerns that ...click here to read more

When it comes to health there are many myths that continue to float around (the shoe size and a man’s penis size for starters – sorry that hasn’t been proven!). Although many tall-tales have emerged, when they become backed by science and data they become hard to refute. Case in point – new findings now ...click here to read more

Gentlemen, if you’ve ever had difficulty urinating, dealing with bladder stones, and falling or staying asleep, among other things, you just might have a problem with your prostate. But the good news is you can do something about it as long as you spot these warning signs right away. Prostate disease can mean a variety ...click here to read more

You may have noticed that men are looking so clean-shaven these days! While some men like to let their facial hair fill in for extra warmth during the colder season, others have just shaven off their “Movember” moustaches. If you aren’t familiar with the term Movember, let me explain: The month of November is dedicated ...click here to read more

If you’re concerned about your prostate, your doctor may have already told you about the benefits of broccoli, tomatoes, whole grains and vitamin E. If you’re not concerned, you should be! The Mayo Clinic says 50 percent of men over 60 will develop an enlarged prostate. After 85, this number rises to 95 percent. So ...click here to read more

Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping across the world. In its wake, it’s bringing a tidal wave of life-threatening consequences that are severely affecting the health and mortality of the global population. Increased risks of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes are just some of the threats associated with obesity. Now, a new study has ...click here to read more

It’s a fact – next to non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in North America. What isn’t always as clear – at least to patients – is how to treat the disease when it is first diagnosed. In the past, there has been a lot of debate ...click here to read more

Our blood reveals many different aspects about our health. Every human being has three different types of blood cells: white cells, red cells, and platelets. Each serves their own purpose and function within a person’s body. Blood tests look at the state of these blood cells, allowing us to determine the health of an individual ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the prostate gland of the male reproductive system. This year alone, over two hundred thousand cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed by doctors in the United States. But, while most men are being encouraged to undergo a prostate cancer screening (PSA test), the medical ...click here to read more

Doctors have reported that a much higher rate of adult women than men see them regularly for preventative reasons.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 80 per cent of men are less likely to go to a doctor; half between the ages of 18 and 50 don’t even have a regular source ...click here to read more

The idea of you or someone you care about being diagnosed with prostate cancer, or being given any kind of cancer risk at all can be very scary. And the bottom line is that prostate cancer risk is all too high, in fact, with millions of people being diagnosed with various forms of cancer and ...click here to read more