Dangers of Watching & Waiting: Why Early Prostate Cancer Treatment is Best

Dangers of Watching & Waiting: Why Early Prostate Cancer Treatment is Best

You are diagnosed with prostate cancer. It’s believed to be slow-growing, localized, small, not causing symptoms and in general low-risk to some degree.   Your doctor says you can take a “watchful waiting” approach. That means you would opt not to treat the cancer,...
Understanding the Prostate: Prostate Function & Prostate Cancer

Understanding the Prostate: Prostate Function & Prostate Cancer

Don’t underestimate the power of the prostate. It has a very vital function because it’s part of the male reproductive system.    The prostate helps to produce some of the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm from a man’s testicles when he ejaculates, according...