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Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer Found to Be Effective

by James Craig on August 5 Leave the first comment

Cryosurgery (also known as cryoablation and cryotherapy) for prostate cancer, a procedure that delivers a gas to the tumor and freezes the cancer cells while limiting the damage to healthy tissue, is an effective treatment for men who have localized prostate cancer. That’s the conclusion of researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk.


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Prostate Cancer Treatment, Incontinence and ED.

by James Craig on July 2 Leave the first comment

A survey of 152 men who had part or all of their prostate removed for cancer treatment asked about their expectations of urinary, bowel and sexual function a year after the surgery. About half of men expected that they would have the same function after surgery as before, and 17 percent of men anticipated better… Continue Reading »


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Surgery for Chronic Prostatitis

by Deborah Mitchell on May 24 Leave the first comment

Six men with severely symptomatic, treatment-resistant chronic prostatitis achieved resolution of their disease after undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to results of an ongoing, prospective Phase II clinical trial.  The results were published in the April 2011 issue of UroToday International Journal. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which surgeons need… Continue Reading »


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ED and Lower Libido after Surgery

by Dr. Geo Espinosa, N.D., L.Ac, CNS, RH (AHG) on May 22 Leave the first comment

Results of a new, small study indicate that radical prostatectomy can have a significant negative impact on men’s sexual health, resulting in erectile dysfunction, lower sexual desire, and reduced frequency of intercourse, among other sexual issues. The study appears in the April 2011 issue of the International Journal of Impotence Research.


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Should Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Have Surgery?

by Deborah Mitchell on May 20 Leave the first comment

A new study reports that the 20-year survival rate for most men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer makes them good candidates for radical prostatectomy. The findings, presented at the 2011 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, challenge previous treatments for such patients, who were offered hormone treatment or radiation but not prostatectomy.


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Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Robotic-Assisted Surgery Can Expect Low Recurrence of Cancer

by Editor on November 27 Leave the first comment

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010)  A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years. The findings were reported in this month’s issue of the European Urology journal by a team of Henry Ford Hospital… Continue Reading »


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