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 ...

The second annual report from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) documents a ...

Data from the SEER and MUSIC registries found a decrease in prostatectomies in those with pathologic grade group 1 prostate cancer. This shift is attributed to evidence supporting active surveillance ...

Study results are based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data for 166,581 patients receiving surgery or radiation for localized prostate cancer.

Various imaging modalities show low sensitivity for detecting pelvic lymph node invasion prior to surgery in patients with intermediate risk prostate cancer.

A CUTTING-EDGE cold laser therapy could effectively treat prostate cancer and slash the risk of any debilitating side effects. Australian researchers discovered that the new treatment could ...

Investigators trialed injection of an immune-stimulating substance (poly-ICLC) into the prostate gland using MRI-ultrasound fusion technology in patients scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy.

A long-term study of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in the late 1980s and 1990s concludes that those who were treated with surgery were much less likely to die of the disease -- or of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mercy Medical Center has introduced a new non-invasive treatment for men with localized prostate cancer ...

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