Prostate Cancer Medical Reference

Can you get prostate cancer as a young adult or teen? Is early onset prostate cancer common? What’s the best treatment for prostate cancer in younger men? Can you have kids after prostate cancer? What is sperm banking? Find out about prostate cancer in younger men and what you can do to treat it.

People who have prostate cancer may be treated by a urologic oncologist. Learn more about these doctors, who specialize in cancers of the urinary tract and male reproductive organs.

In a nerve-sparing prostatectomy, surgeons try to avoid cutting the nerves near the prostate. Learn about how this surgery is done, whether it’s safe, and how effective it is.

WebMD explores the impact of prostate cancer on fertility.

Learn your options for managing prostate cancer that comes back after you've had treatment.

After recovering from prostate cancer, is there anything you can do to stop it from returning? Learn why it can come back and what you can do about it, including lifestyle changes, vitamins, supplements, and medications that can help.

Prostate cancer emergencies aren’t common, but it’s important to know the symptoms. Watch for these signs of kidney failure, spinal cord compression, UTIs, bladder obstruction, and more.

Genetic mutations passed down through families cause up to 12% of prostate cancers. Genetic testing could provide information that changes your treatment and future health decisions. But it’s not necessary for everyone.

Does being overweight or obese cause prostate cancer or make you less likely to survive prostate cancer? Find out about the link between your weight and prostate cancer, and what you can do about it.

More than 95% of prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas. The other cases could be one of a number of rare forms of the disease. The type of prostate cancer you have helps determine the treatment you get.

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a protein found in small amounts in your prostate gland. Learn how it can help with prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer that spreads or comes back after treatment is often small and hard to detect. A new test called a PSMA PET scan makes these tumors easier to spot. Learn more.

Several studies suggest that drinking coffee may lower a man’s odds of getting prostate cancer. What’s the connection?

A PSA test can screen for prostate cancer or show how well treatment worked. Find out when you'll have this test, and what your results could mean.

Find out when doctors recommend radiation therapy for prostate cancer, how the treatments work, and what the side effects can be.

These treatments use the power of your own immune system to treat prostate cancer.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is a treatment that stops your body from making male hormones like testosterone. This can cause changes in your body and mind -- some temporary, others lasting. But there are ways to prevent or treat these side effects on your own or with your doctor’s help.

Prostate cancer cells usually grow very slowly. But sometimes, they can spread to healthy tissues.

Most men who are treated for prostate cancer will have some problems with sexual function, but it isn't always permanent. Find out what you can do about it.

There’s growing evidence that men who ejaculate more often could have a lower chance of having prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer kills thousands of men each year, though for most it often causes no problems or is easily treated. A prostate biopsy can be an important part of diagnosis and treatment.

Find out what happens during a high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer and learn about the side effects.

Find out how palliative care for advanced prostate cancer can help you manage your symptoms and give you the emotional support you need.

Doctors are finding ways to diagnose prostate cancer earlier and treat it more effectively.

Your prostate cancer’s grade and stage prostate will drive your treatment. How do doctors make the call?

What happens when prostate cancer spreads to other parts of your body?

Just diagnosed with prostate cancer? Here's a roadmap to guide you through the first part of your journey.

From surgery to chemotherapy, you have many choices to treat prostate cancer. It all depends on your health, age, and how serious your cancer is.

Advanced prostate cancer can't be cured, but you can ease symptoms. The goal of treatment is to make you feel better.

Life goes on after prostate cancer. Here’s how you can prepare for changes and live your best.

Prostate cancer that has spread is still treatable. Options like radiation, hormone therapy, and surgery can help you live a longer, active life with the disease.

When are active surveillance and watchful waiting good options for prostate cancer? Get answers.

Early-stage prostate cancer is very treatable with surgery, radiation, and other options.

During a biopsy, your doctor takes a small piece of tissue for testing. Your Gleason score is a number based on the biopsy results.

Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, but what do you know about it?

Here are some ways to improve your quality of life when your treatment for advanced prostate cancer isn't working, including pain relief drugs and other treatments.

Treatments for prostate cancer can cause issues like incontinence, fatigue, and nausea. But there are ways to manage them.

Your doctor might recommend hormone therapy, immunotherapy, radiation, or chemo.

If your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels go up, you might need different treatment.

WebMD explains what metastatic prostate cancer is and how it is found.

WebMD explains how advanced prostate cancer patients can help treat bone pain and other problems related to cancer that has spread to the bones.

In a clinical trial, you may try new drugs for prostate cancer. This could help your health – or that of other men in the future.

WebMD helps make sense of prostate cancer survival rates. Learn how chances increase or decrease based on risk factors and cancer stages.

There are many ways you and your doctor can treat your prostate cancer. Learn what they are and how to choose.

WebMD explains cryotherapy, a treatment for recurring prostate cancer that involves freezing and killing cancer cells.

WebMD examines alternative remedies for the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer, including the bark of the African plum tree, lycopene, pomegranate juice, and saw palmetto berry.

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You have a right to pain relief. Learn more from WebMD about getting pain relief from your cancer symptoms, about what cancer pain medication can and cannot do, the side effects you may experience from pain medication, and rating your pain.

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