Prostate Cancer Medical Reference
- Prostate Cancer: Eating Right
Maintaining a healthy diet is key when you are undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. Learn more from WebMD about what your body needs to boost your energy and combat treatment side effects.
- Prostate Cancer Specialists
WebMD explains the types of medical specialists you may need throughout your treatment for prostate cancer.
- Understanding Prostate Cancer -- the Basics
The experts at WebMD explain prostate cancer, including causes.
- Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Get the basics on prostate cancer symptoms from the experts at WebMD.
- Prostate Cancer: Glossary
WebMD provides a comprehensive glossary of terms you may hear during prostate cancer testing, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
- Enlarged Prostate
Learn more from WebMD about benign (noncancerous) enlargement of the prostate, known as BPH, the most common prostate problem in men.
- Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
Besides being male, there are other factors, such as age, race, and family history that may contribute to prostate cancer risk. Learn more from WebMD.
- Prostate Cancer Screening Tests and Prevention
You may not be able to prevent prostate cancer. But screening and lifestyle changes can lower your risk for it.
- Prostate Cancer: Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery
Learn more from WebMD about laparoscopic prostate surgery, including eligibility for the procedure, its advantages and disadvantages, and its side effects.
- Prostate Cancer: Dealing with Fatigue
Fatigue -- sometimes debilitating - is a common side effect of prostate cancer and prostate cancer treatment. Learn more from WebMD about coping with fatigue during and after treatment.
- Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
Prostate cancer is not a cause of erectile dysfunction, but treatments for the disease can be. Learn more from WebMD about drugs and devices available to help you regain sexual satisfaction after prostate cancer surgery and other therapies.
- Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Problems
Read about the digital rectal exam, a test to help screen for prostate cancer.
- If Prostate Cancer Comes Back
WebMD explains what happens when prostate cancer recurs after initial treatment, including treatment and survival rates.
- Prostate Cancer: Radiation Therapy
WebMD explains the use of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, including internal and external radiation therapy, how radiation therapy is performed, side effects, risks, and more.
- Cystoscopy or Bladder Scope Test
A cystoscopy, also known as a bladder scope, is a medical test used to check for diseases of the bladder and urethra. Learn more about the purpose and risks of this procedure.
- Managing Prostate Cancer
WebMD helps you navigate the practical and emotional aspects of dealing with a prostate cancer diagnosis.
- Prostate Cancer: Radical Prostatectomy
WebMD explains radical prostatectomy, a prostate cancer surgery in which the prostate gland and surrounding tissue are removed, including benefits, risks, and recovery.
- Transrectal Prostate Ultrasound and Biopsy
In order to screen for prostate cancer, your doctor might perform a prostate biopsy guided by a transrectal ultrasound. Learn more about this procedure and what to expect at WebMD.
- Prostate Cancer: Chemotherapy
Learn more from WebMD about how chemotherapy, any one or combination of cancer-killing drugs, helps fight prostate cancer.
- Prostate Cancer: Radioactive Seed Implants
WebMD describes how radioactive seed implants, a form of radiation therapy, is used to treat prostate cancer. Learn about the procedure, side effects, and risks.
- Prostate Cancer: CAT Scans
Learn more from WebMD about getting a CAT scan if your doctor suspects your prostate cancer has spread.
- Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
WebMD explains which tests are used to help diagnose prostate cancer.
- Prostate Cancer: MRI
WebMD explains the use of MRI to examine the prostate for signs of prostate cancer.
- Prostate Cancer Resources
WebMD provides a list of prostate cancer resources to learn about research, new drugs, clinical trials, and more.
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test
The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is used to measure blood PSA levels and help detect prostate cancer or other prostate abnormalities. Learn more about the PSA blood test at WebMD.
- Types of Prostate Disease
WebMD explains the three different types prostate disease, including prostate cancer, and their symptoms.