How to Treat Prostate Cancer During the COVID-19 Crisis

How to Treat Prostate Cancer During the COVID-19 Crisis

As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe, many patients have had to make an agonizing decision: To continue commuting to their oncologist’s office to receive necessary and lifesaving treatment, or stay home and avoid contracting the virus that has proven to be...
Black Men 5X More Likely to Die From Prostate Cancer Than White Men

Black Men 5X More Likely to Die From Prostate Cancer Than White Men

An analysis of cancer registries published by JAMA Network Open noted that, overall, across the United States, black men had a nearly 40 percent higher risk for death from the disease than white men.  However, the authors of the paper also observed that these racial...
CyberKnife Compensates for Movement of Prostate During Treatment

CyberKnife Compensates for Movement of Prostate During Treatment

The prostate is a small gland, about the size of a walnut, located between a man’s bladder and penis, just in front of the rectum. It is a reproductive organ with the main function of secreting fluid to protect the sperm and providing the inertia for ejaculation. When...