LONDON (Reuters) - A genetic pattern could predict how aggressive prostate cancer is, potentially saving many men with less threatening tumors from undergoing unnecessary and life changing surgery, ...

FARGO - Bob Elliott's brother required six weeks of healing after he had robotic surgery to treat his prostate cancer. But when Elliott learned in 2009 that he also had prostate cancer, he had another ...

Before having cataract surgery, any person who has ever taken an alpha blocker should tell their eye surgeon. Tamsulosin is ...

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Surgery to treat the disease can lead to unwelcome side effects. A minimally invasive alternative that avoids surgery is now available ...

Men could cut their risk of prostate cancer by more than a third if they improve their fitness levels by just 3 per cent a year, a study has suggested. Experts have found a statistical link between ...

This story is sponsored by Revere Health. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) is rapidly becoming the gold standard surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and there ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers medically necessary prostate surgeries, including treatments for an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. Medicare covers various prostate procedures, ...

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 ...

Imagine an experiment in which a few hundred women with breast cancer are divided into two groups. Patients in one group have their tumors surgically removed, while those in the other wait patiently, ...

Count Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning as the latest high-profile individual to reveal that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The former Charlotte Hornet and Miami Heat star had Stage 3 ...