The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

If you’re dealing with advanced prostate cancer, the thought of surgery might feel like a lot to take in — and that’s completely understandable. For many men facing an advanced diagnosis, surgery will ...

An expert answered CURE® readers’ questions on several aspects of a prostate cancer journey, including treatment options and sexual function. A prostate cancer journey can involve plenty of questions.

Vipul R. Patel, MD, FACS, is a board-certified urologic surgeon, medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth, and medical director of urologic oncology at AdventHealth Cancer ...

—Findings from a recent study suggest that management of prostate cancer has improved in the last 2 decades, including a lower frequency of pathologic grade group 1 prostatectomies. The number of ...

Side effects like incontinence and erectile dysfunction can wreak havoc on your emotions. Here’s how to feel like yourself again. When this cancer is caught in its early stages, before it has spread ...

A glowing marker dye that sticks to prostate cancer cells could help surgeons to remove them in real-time, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with high-risk prostate cancer had a significantly lower incidence of distant metastasis when treated with a radiotherapy-based strategy compared with a radical prostatectomy ...

Most patients with prostate cancer undergoing treatment experience complications associated with worse quality of life or new health risks. Prostate cancer surgery and radiation therapy are associated ...

Men with localized prostate cancer who delayed having robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for 6 months or more from biopsy had significant 81% increased odds of biochemical recurrence.

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 ...